Crime
Smithfield woman granted $500,000 bail after caught with ganjaA 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 upgradedGeorgetown’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...
Doctor slapped, robbed of cell phone in compound of living quartersA 49-year-old doctor was slapped and robbed of her cellphone while seated in the compound of the doctor’s living quarters...
Woman’s ex-boyfriend brutally chops relative in attempt to continue relationshipSimmone Williams, a woman living overseas has reported that her ex-boyfriend, Jamal Paddy, has been making threats against her and...
Money changer robbed at gunpoint on America StreetA 51-year-old money changer was on Friday held at gunpoint and robbed of over $500,000 in local and foreign currency,...
Pork-knocker wounded after shot with arrow and bowEdith Gouveia, a female pork-knocker, is now hospitalised after she was allegedly shot with an arrow and bow during a...
Couple perish in Parika fireA couple reportedly perished during the early hours of Sunday morning after a fire ripped through their Parika, East Bank...
Hire car driver remanded for robbery at Corentyne Chinese restaurantDeol Narayen, a 35-year-old hire car driver was remanded to prison on Friday after he was charged with the recent...
Four remanded for armed robbery in BerbiceFour persons were charged on Friday and subsequently remanded to prison in connection with a brazen armed robbery that targeted...
Guyana extradites fugitive to CanadaIn a landmark development for international cooperation, Guyana has successfully extradited fugitive Harry Narine Rajkumar to Canada, marking a major...
Speeding truck driver crashes into house at LusignanA 28-year-old truck driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a car before crashing into a house at...
Belle West Robbery/Murder: Trio remanded to jail, police hunt fourth suspectThree men who confessed to the murder of Parbhudai Boodhram during the course of a robbery have been charged and...
Berbice driver gets bail for causing death of boy, 9 Nearly six months following the tragic death of nine-year-old Avenash Charam, of Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice, legal proceedings have commenced....
Brutus fired from Guyana Police ForceFacing serious allegations of misconduct in office, Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus was Wednesday dismissed from the Guyana Police...
Woman bound for Saint Lucia, London arrested at CJIA with cocaineOfficers from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) made a drug bust on Monday, 3 February 2025, while carrying out narcotic...
Cyclist, 65, dies in accident at Covent GardenAn accident Wednesday morning, around 06:25hrs, on the Covent Garden public road, East Bank Demerara claimed the life of a...
Suspect admits to robbing Corentyne businessmanEon Clarke, one of the two suspects who are accused of robbing businessman Ravindra Somai of cash and jewellery, was...
Teenager is suspect in City Councillor’s murder- PoliceInvestigators probing the murder of City Councillor, Kyle Anthony Solomon are pursuing a 16-year-old school dropout, who is the suspect...
City Councillor stabbed to death at D’Urban BacklandsKyle Anthony Solomon, a Georgetown Councillor, was fatally stabbed during a confrontation at D’Urban Backlands, Georgetown on Wednesday morning. The...
Businessman, fisherman robbed at Corentyne Chinese restaurantIn a harrowing incident that transpired late at night, a businessman Lakraj Singh and fisherman Virvash Ramdharry were robbed at...
