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...
N.A woman in serious condition after being struck by female partner
By Royan Abrams A Bermine Scheme, New Amsterdam woman is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after...
Update; Corentyne man arrested for raping 12 year old
By Royan Abrams The police in Berbice have arrested a 42-year-old Cane Harvester from the lower Corentyne, Berbice who went...
Anns Grove man killed after mining pit collapsed
By Leroy Smith Keon Wilson of Anns Grove, East Coast Demerara lost his life on Saturday afternoon after a mining...
BREAKING NEWS: Six in custody for abduction of US citizen
By Leroy Smith A businessman along with his wife, two friends and two boat operators are in custody, following the...
Businessman robbed at Gunpoint in Vryman’s Erven, New Amsterdam
By Malisa Playter Harry A businessman of Vryman’s Erven New Amsterdam, Berbice was last evening robbed at gunpoint by...
Peacemaker hospitalised after being stabbed several times
By Royan Abrams A Hire Car driver is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after being stabbed...
UPDATE; 21 year old held for Tuschen taxi driver murder
By Leroy Smith The police in ‘D’ Division have arrested a man in connection with the murder of Tuschen, East...
UPDATE; Hurricane Matthew: Death toll rises to 842 in Haiti
CHANTAL, Haiti (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew‘s trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those viewing the aftermath on Friday, with the...
18-year-old female imprisoned for Simple Larceny
By Malisa Playter Harry An 18-year-old domestic worker was on Thursday, October 06, 2016 placed on $60,000 bail for stealing...
Corentyne man in hiding after raping 12-year-old
By Royan Abrams Police in ‘B’ Division are hunting for a 42-year-old Cane Harvester from a village on the Corentyne...
At least 478 died in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew: officials
(Reuters) The number of people killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti rose to at least 478 people on Friday, as...
Five arrested following guns & drugs find at popular wash bay and bar
By Leroy Smith Five persons were arrested this morning after the police in ‘A’ Division swooped down on a sports...
Operation Safeway records remarkable decrease in accidents
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), there has been a 44.4% decrease in fatal accidents from September 15th to...
Cotton Tree men hospitalized after chopping each other
By Royan Abrams Two men were rushed to the Fort Wellington Hospital for medical attention on Wednesday (October 05, 2016)...
Hurricane Matthew; Haiti death toll reaches 140
Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 140 people, almost all of them in hard-hit Haiti, where authorities and...
UPDATE; East Bank Berbice man remanded for raping 8 year old
By Royan Abrams A 49-year-old East Bank Berbice man was today (Thursday, October 6, 2016) remanded to prison for raping...
Linden man remanded for possession of gun and ammunition
By Royan Abrams A resident of Central Amelia’s Ward Linden was remanded to prison earlier today when he appeared in...
Corentyne teacher sent on administrative leave for sexually assaulting students
By Royan Abrams A senior teacher attached to a Secondary School at Corentyne, Berbice (name of school withheld) is in...
