A Berbice family is distressed following the death of Ravindra Yudeshwar Bishram, a 52-year-old resident of Cumberland Village, East Canje, Berbice, who was purportedly beaten to death on Thursday at the New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital. A relative and caretaker, Mr. Diaram Singh, informed reporters that at approximately 8:30 hours on…
Woman dies after bee attack at Success
A 77-year-old pensioner of Success, East Coast Demerara (ECD) has succumbed to her injuries after she was attacked by bees at about 07:00hrs on Friday at Success. A 25-year-old female is also hospitalised following the incident. Police said Mohadai Sankar, who was visiting from the United States of America, along…
GTI students commence 2D and 3D designs with new technology laboratory
Students of the Government Technical Institute (GTI) are moving away from the era of pen and paper and into three- dimensional digital design with the commissioning of the Karpowership-GTI AutoCAD Technology Lab. The new laboratory replaces manual drafting tools with twenty-six high-performance workstations running specialised Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, according…
CCJ upholds ruling on reversal of prescriptive title
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday delivered its ruling in a case of Eslene Vigilance v Roopnarine Persaud in which it agreed with the local courts that the applicant failed to prove that the contended land was acquired by fraud as claimed. Based on a petition for prescriptive…
T20 World Cup: Incessant rain washes out opening Super Eight fixture between New Zealand and Pakistan
New Zealand and Pakistan will share the points after rain forced a washout in Colombo. The officials waited over two hours from the official start time for an improvement in the weather conditions, but the steady drizzle that began at the toss only grew heavier and never quite relented. With…
Bartica man fined $200k for DUI
Alexis De Camp, a 25-year-old of Byderabo Road, Bartica, was charged with the offence of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol. According to the police, his breath alcohol level exceeded the prescribed limit, contrary to Section 39(A)(1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02, as amended…
Diaspora events to commemorate Guyana’s 56th Republic Anniversary
See below the full press release from the Consulate General of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in New York: The Consulate General of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in New York is pleased to inform the Diaspora of three significant events that are being held to commemorate the 56th Republic…
GFF and Rights of the Child Commission sign landmark protection agreement
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has taken a decisive step toward professionalising its youth infrastructure by signing a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC). The agreement, formalised at the Federation’s Secretariat on Wednesday, aims to embed robust safeguarding systems across all tiers of…
Labourer killed at Capoey Mission; brother in custody
Police in Region Two are investigating the alleged murder of a labourer identified as Leslie Edwards, called “Bumpy.” According to a statement, the police said the 57-year-old man and his 59-year-old brother were at their Capoey Mission, Essequibo Coast home when an argument ensued between them at about 14:10hrs on…
NA Psychiatric Hospital patient identified as 52-Y-O
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient of the New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital. According to a police statement, the man identified as 52-year-old Ravindra Yudeshwar Bishram, formerly of Cumberland, East Canje Berbice was discovered by staff at the hospital who went to investigate “gasping sounds” from…
