Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganja
A woman from Smithfield, Berbice, has been granted bail set at $500,000 after she was caught with 345 pounds of marijuana. On January 24, 2026, Sarafina Pitt, 32, a housewife, and Shamay Bryan, 33, a grocery shop owner, were reportedly found with approximately 345.8 pounds of cannabis in Number 10 Village, West Coast Berbice, with...
$2.8B for a better Georgetown, major markets and green spaces to be upgraded
Georgetown’s iconic markets, historic buildings and community spaces are set for a major facelift this year, as government moves ahead...
Police silent on probe into murder of Rupununi tour guide, family considering second autopsy
Frustration is mounting for the family of tour guide, Leon Baird as they say Police have not provided any recent...
Maid who stole $3.2M for Christmas shopping gets $150,000 bail
By Leroy Smith 30-year-old Gomattie Silos was on Monday arrested and on Tuesday charged by the police for stealing GYD$3M...
Two homes gutted, several displaced, others require medical attention
By Leroy Smith Two houses were this evening (Wednesday, February 15, 2017) gutted by fire resulting in several persons being...
Community calling for justice in vigilante killing
By Leroy Smith Residents of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo (E.B.E) are not prepared to give a free pass to the...
Businesswoman, barber, three others remanded for murder of Tain domestic worker
Five persons including two females were refused bail for the murder of a Tain domestic worker who was killed execution...
AFC extends condolence on death of EBE resident; confirms councilor detained
The Alliance For Change (AFC) confirms this morning (Wednesday, February 15, 2017) that one of the party’s councilor and a...
GDF Inquiry into rape by three soldiers completed
By Leroy Smith Chief -of- Staff of the Guyana Defense Force Patrick West has been handed a preliminary report into...
UPDATE: Three in custody as family suspects foul play in East Bank Berbice man’s death
The Police in Berbice have arrested three friends of a laborer attached to the Providence Estate whose body was fished...
AFC councillor, brother, father arrested for vigilante killing
By Leroy Smith A Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) Alliance For Change Councillor, her brother and father are presently the...
Body of Estate worker found in Berbice River
The body of a 30-year –old man was this morning (Tuesday, February 14, 2017) fished out of the Berbice River....
Brother of ‘drug mule’ Reg.3 executive asked to vacate government house
The Regional Democratic Council of Region Three has given notice to the brother of former Deputy Regional Executive officer, Ameena...
Guyanese attempts to ‘sneak’ out JFK with cocaine in footwear
A Guyanese citizen was nabbed by U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the John F. Kennedy International Airport...
11-year-old student allegedly commits suicide
The death of an 11-year-old female student of the St Therese’s Primary School in New Amsterdam has left many shocked...
UPDATE: Escaped Camp Street prisoner was unsupervised
By Leroy Smith Sources close to the operations of the Guyana Prison Service moments ago told the News Room...
DEVELOPING STORY: Prisoner escapes Camp Street jail
By Leroy Smith A prisoner of the Camp Street Jail, Georgetown moments ago managed to scale the fence of what...
Beterverwagting fire reportedly started by jealous partner
By Leroy Smith Guyana Fire Service and Police Detectives are working on the theory that the Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara...
Three perish in early morning fire
By Royan Abrams The closely knitted community of Beterverwagting on the East Coast of Demerara (E.C.D) was awoken this morning...
BREAKING NEWS: Teen who was shot in mouth by cop, again shot
By Leroy Smith Alex Griffith, the teenager who was shot in the mouth by a Cadet officer back in 2014...
20-year-old killed in early morning accident
By Royan Abrams The Police in C Division are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old East Coast...
