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...
UPDATE: Brothers 2-year-old & 6-year-old perish in Drop in Center Fire
The names of the two boys who perished in a fire at the Children’s Home on Hadfield St, Georgetown at...
52-year-old fatally shot by police during drug bust- 4 in custody
52-year-old Nigel Joseph of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was fatally shot by police during a Drug Bust on the East Coast...
UPDATE: Dallas protest against shooting of black men: Five officers killed, six injured
INTERNATIONAL (BBC) Five Dallas police officers have been killed and six wounded by gunmen during protests against the shooting of...
Breaking News: Brothers 2 & 6 perish in Drop in Center Fire
By Leroy Smith Two children at the ‘Drop-in Center for children’ at Hadfield Street, Georgetown perished just after midnight when...
Dallas protest: Three police officers dead in sniper shooting
INTERNATIONAL (BBC) Three police officers have been shot dead and seven injured during protests in Dallas against the shooting of...
BREAKING NEWS: Bandits escape with 1.5 million from GuySuCo staff
BY Leroy Smith Bandits this afternoon snatched approximately 1.5 million Guyana dollars belonging to the Guyana Sugar Corporation...
Businessman, hitman charged for trucker’s murder
Leroy Smith A businessman who paid for the murder of his former employee and another man who performed the...
BREAKING NEWS: “Junkie” stabbed to death, fruit vendors in custody
By Leroy Smith A man who has since been identified as a ‘Junkie’ was this morning found dead on Cornhill...
Alleged Murderer shot by police
A man this morning allegedly chopped his mother, twenty-five year old, Vanessa Sookram and two year old child, Joel Ganesh...
Unidentified body found in rubble following fire at Wales
A so far unidentified body was this morning discovered in the rubble, after a fire which occurred around 01:30 hrs destroyed...
Police at dead end two months after robbery/murder of elderly couple
By Leroy Smith It was on April 17 of this year that bandits invaded the home of businessman Mohamed Munir...
At least 36 dead and dozens injured in Istanbul airport attack: Flights suspended
INTERNATIONAL (BBC) A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport has killed 36 people and injured about 90....
National Forensic Lab not functioning to full capacity
Leroy Smith The National Forensic Laboratory at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara is still not functioning to its full capacity after...
Man robbed of gold, cash and Iphone among other items
Investigations are being conducted into a robbery which occurred about 14:15hrs. on June 26, 2016, committed on 47- year- old...
Man shot to hand following robbery at Canal No.1
The police in ‘D’ Division are investigating a shooting that occurred today during a robbery at 01:00hr committed on 36-...
Soldiers accused of raping teen
The police are investigating an allegation of rape committed by two soldiers on a 17-year-old at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo....
Unauthorized removal of planes from airport an embarrassment to security sector- Ramjattan
By Leroy Smith Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan on Sunday said the unauthorized removal of two aircraft from the...
Police constable dies in accident
By Leroy Smith Police constable, Ishaan Caines was killed in an accident at Bamia on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway around 15:15hrs...
