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...
Rosignol man fakes $10M robbery, nabbed by Police Paramdeo Victor, a 37-year-old resident of Rosignol, Berbice, was arrested Wednesday after faking a $10.25 million robbery. Police Headquarters reported...
Female pedestrian, 15, survives serious accident at Grove, lorry driver arrestedA 15-year-old female pedestrian is in stable but serious condition after being struck by a motor lorry in Grove, East...
Former manslaughter accused found dead at Linden houseMonths after he was freed from prison, 25-year-old Brian Hermanstyne was on Tuesday afternoon discovered dead at his Wismar Hill,...
Rice farmer, 43, dies after losing control of tractor Sunil Rampersaud, a 43-year-old rice farmer of Mibicuri South, Black Bush Polder, Region Six died on Monday afternoon after losing...
Police find ganja, cocaine in Mahdia arcade Police Officers on Monday found 910 grammes of cannabis and 30 grammes of cocaine during a raid exercise at the...
Police nab suspects in East Coast robberies Police captured two suspects involved in different armed robberies along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) on Monday night. Police...
Three men in custody for alleged murder of food vendor Three men were arrested on Monday for the alleged murder of Nigel Somersoll, a food vendor of Linden, Region 10...
Bartica businessman, wife busted with drugs Collin Obermuller, a 44-year-old miner and businessman of Bartica, Region Seven, and his wife were arrested on Monday after Police...
Four arrested after gun found in minibusFour men were on Sunday arrested after Police found a 9MM pistol and three rounds of ammunition in a minibus...
$27.4M worth of ganja destroyed in KimbiaCannabis worth about $27.4 million was found and destroyed during a narcotics eradication exercise at Kimbia, Upper Berbice River on...
Kwakwani man hospitalised after stabbed 10 timesLancelot Captain, a 28-year-old labourer of Kwakwani Park, Upper Berbice River, Region 10 is hospitalised in a serious state after...
Lethem man dies after being attacked by pit bullsA man died in Lethem, Central Rupununi last Saturday after he was reportedly mauled to death by two pit bull...
Food vendor, 56, shot outside Linden houseFifty-six-year-old Nigel Somersoll is now dead after he was reportedly attacked outside his West Watooka, Linden house early Monday morning....
Marudi abduction & robbery: Victim withdraws claim that $14M raw gold was stolenOne of the victims from the Deep South Rupununi robbery and abduction which occurred over the weekend has withdrawn claims...
Poultry vendor remanded to prison for chopping bandit to deathSeeindra Marimutoo, a 43-year-old poultry vendor of Portuguese Quarters, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) was Monday remanded to prison...
Marudi abduction & robbery: Victims were robbed of $14M worth of raw gold, cashThe men robbed and abducted over the weekend in the Deep South Rupununi, were relieved of one kilogramme of raw...
Marudi abduction & robbery: Suspects believed to be Brazilian nationals Police are investigating an alleged robbery and abduction at Marudi, Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine and it is believed that...
Police probing robbery, abduction of Guyanese & Brazilians in Marudi The Guyana Police Force on Saturday afternoon said it is investigating an alleged robbery under arms and abduction of a...
