Two men who were arrested on Thursday for breaking into the tomb of 19-year-old Vishnu Samaroo at the Hampshire Burial Ground in Corentyne, Berbice, confessed to police that they committed the act after they heard that the body was buried “with plenty money.” This is according to Regional Commander Boodnarine Persaud who told the News…
Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer were involved in a belligerent partnership for the fifth wicket and then the Indian bowlers overcame West Indies’ fiery start and Nicholas Pooran’s fighting half-century to register a 17-run victory in the third and final T20I at Eden Gardens on Sunday to make a clean sweep of the series. Suryakumar (65…
Several fishermen are feared dead after one crew member told the fishermen’s families that the trawler they were all working on sank near the Mahaica River in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Coast of Guyana. Claudine Welch, the daughter of Ronald Burton- one of the fishermen feared dead – told the News Room that a…
The three fishermen who are feared dead after a boat reportedly capsized near the Mahaica River in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Coast of Guyana, had radioed for help, stating that the boat was quickly becoming inundated with water. This is according to family members of the men, who spoke to the News Room at…
An 80-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) died on February 20 and has been recorded as Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. There have now been 1, 211 COVID-19 deaths recorded since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020. And, 39 of those deaths were recorded during this month so far. Meanwhile, another 18…
Esmond Jermaine Anderson, a 28-year-old man from the #5 Village on the West Coast of Berbice, was nabbed with cocaine concealed in a bowl of fried rice at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at TImehri on Friday. According to a release from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), Anderson was about to travel on a…
Three families are holding out hope and praying for a miracle after receiving news of the sinking of a fishing vessel and their three relatives going missing. The trawler which carries the name “World Friend 307”, reportedly encountered troubles out in the Atlantic early on Saturday morning and sank after flipping over. Captain Harold Damon…
Hours after media reports of missing fishermen, who are feared dead, surfaced, the Ministry of Public Works has announced that several stakeholders are searching for the locals. The men feared dead are: Captain Harold Damon, Winston Sam and Ronald Burton. The trio alongside another seaman who has returned to shore, Vincent Dazzell, were working aboard…
It must have been a special mixed fried rice that has landed a 28-year-old Berbician in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after 6.6 pounds of cocaine was discovered in a bowl of fried rice that the man was taking to the United States. On Saturday, CANU agents at the Cheddi Jagan Airport…
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that Islamophobia has no place in civilised societies and is counterproductive to multiculturalism, in which all are recognised, valued and respected. The Head of State made this assertion during his virtual address to the Family Summit hosted by the TARIC Islamic Centre of Ontario, Canada on Friday last evening, under…
