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...
‘Intelligence not favourable’ – Blanhum says as abduction probes continueAs the probes into the abduction of Joshua David and Delon Alexander continue to unfold, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum Thursday...
New measures, laws in place to help reduce road deaths – Benn Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn on Monday said there are new measures and laws in place to help reduce the...
Operator dies after excavator sankA 19-year-old excavator operator lost his life after the machine he was operating allegedly sank, trapping him in the cabin...
Abduction an increasingly ‘disturbing’ trend- BennWith four cases recently and two victims yet to be located, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has expressed concerns...
Two-year-old boy among four children who perished in fire with motherHemwatie Singh, a 34-year-old housewife, and four of her five children perished in a Tuesday morning fire of unknown origin...
Mother, four children perish in Corentyne fire A mother and four children perished in a massive fire that destroyed two houses in the No. 64 Village, Corentyne...
After deadly 2023, road fatalities on the declineThe year 2023 was one of the most grievous years for road fatalities, but statistics show that there has been...
Massive fire destroys New Amsterdam supermarketA fire erupted Monday in New Amsterdam, destroying the renowned Bob & Sons Supermarket. The blaze started at approximately 19:15...
Armed men rob Chinese businessmen in Lethem, arrested in BrazilThree men, armed with a submachine gun and handguns, robbed a Chinese businessman, Wei Gao on Sunday of cellphones and...
Kangaruma man dies in Mazaruni River boat collisionPolice are investigating a tragic river mishap that led to the death of Davenand Williams, a 34-year-old man from Kangaruma...
Pedestrian, 47, dies in early morning accident at Cornelia IdaPolice are investigating a fatal accident that occurred early Sunday morning in Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, resulting in the...
21-year-old electrocuted while using angle grinder at homeA 21-year-old man from West Coast Berbice tragically died after being electrocuted while working with an angle grinder at his...
UPDATE: Two men charged in staged multi-million dollar robberyThe two men involved in a fraudulent scheme to steal millions from a Berbice jeweller were charged and brought before...
Two men charged with break-and-enter and larceny, granted $100,000 bail eachTwo men, John Gillette, 21, and Naresh Persaud, 20, were formally charged on Thursday, November 7, with Break-and-Enter and Larceny...
Bartica businessman, wife charged with narcotics possession Collin Obermuller, a 44-year-old businessman, and his wife, 25-year-old Autricsha Alexander, both residents of Lot 53 Third Avenue, Bartica, were...
Student, 14, shot in chest after alleged robberyPolice are investigating a shooting incident that left a 14-year-old student hospitalised after he was shot in the chest during...
Police detain ‘well-known’ cotton candy vendor after he tried to sell students candyIn a surprising turn of events, a well-known 24-year-old ‘cotton candy’ vendor has been arrested in connection with an incident...
Weeks after wife dies, Martyrs’ Ville man loses house in fireKenneth Persaud, a 75-year-old retired sugar worker, lost his Martyrs’ Ville, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house to a massive blaze...
