After an opening defeat to Australia on day one of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup last Friday at Providence, West Indies rebounded to beat Scotland by seven wickets on Monday in St. Kitts. Opting to bowl first in their Group D match-up, West Indies skittled out Scotland for just 95 in 35.1 overs. The…
A fire of unknown origin has completely destroyed a two-storey wooden and concrete house at Lot 25 Maida Farm, East Berbice, Corentyne, on Sunday. The fire, which began at approximately 08:45 hrs, also damaged a wall and windows of a neighbour’s house. Assif Mohammed, called “Fazil”, 46, who owned the house ravaged by fire, said…
A 25-year-old hire car driver of Scottsburg, Corriverton, Berbice is in serious condition after he was stabbed during a fight with his sister and another man on Sunday night. Police Headquarters reported that Veeraj Singh and his sister, Jashoda called “Devya” got into a fight after the sister threatened their mother earlier on Sunday. Singh…
REGION Six Health authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a four month old at the Skeldon Hospital last Friday. The infant died while receiving medical attention. Grandmother of the infant, Kamlawattie Radreeks, 38, of Crabwood Creek, East Berbice, Corentyne, is distraught at her loss and is seeking an early response from the…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy There has been some amount of planned power outages over the past few days as the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) temporarily shut down the massive Garden of Eden power plant but fewer blackouts are promised now that the company has tapped into more of its older machinery. GPL’s Chief Executive…
ST STANISLAUS College student, Ariel Taylor, has been accepted into Stanford University’s premier and largest hackathon, TreeHacks 2022, which will run from February 18 – 20. A member of STEMGuyana since 2018 through the Sports Hall STEM club, Taylor, a two-time member of Team Guyana Robotics, was blown away when she received the acceptance email…
Police in Regional Division #10 are currently on the hunt for three males who allegedly robbed a family of four and shot one of the victims before escaping with three cellphones and gold jewellery valued at $400,000. Police Headquarters reported that the three bandits pounced on the family at around 20:15hrs at their Blue Berry…
AS the government continues to address Guyana’s susceptibility to flooding, a conscious effort is being made to construct new drainage infrastructures and upgrade a number of existing ones all across the country. On Sunday, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) of the Ministry of Agriculture indicated that it was embarking on construction works valued…
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy The Guyana Fire Service is continuing its investigation into the massive fire which destroyed the Laparkan shipping company storage bond and the storage bond of another shipping company identified as ‘Tropical’. The bonds are located at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNIC) Wharf at Lombard and Broad Streets in Georgetown. Millions…
APNU+AFC parliamentarian, Sherod Duncan was, on Monday, released on $200,000 bail for an alleged cyber bullying complaint against him filed by a staff of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The member of staff is GECOM’s Information Technology Manager, Aneal Giddings who reported emotional stress caused by Duncan’s “trench crappo” and “jagabat” references during on his…
