Police Detective Dion Bascom was on Wednesday released on $300,000 bail on three cybercrime-related charges for allegedly harassing two of his senior colleagues online by accusing them of ‘covering up’ the murder of Ricardo ‘Paper Shorts’ Fagundes. Bascom, 33, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to…
Guyana joined in celebrations of the 58th Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day which was celebrated by the High Commission of India on Tuesday at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Georgetown. ITEC is a Government of India flagship program instituted on September 15, 1964, and has been a vehicle to share India’s vast and…
Quincy Weekes, 41, called “Baloo” of Mocha, East Bank Demerara who was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning, had an old grievance over $500 with the suspect. This is according to Regional Commander (ag), Mahendra Singh, who told the News Room that Weekes, a taxi driver and the suspect, a 28-year-old resident of Mocha, had…
The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots secured their second victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a comprehensive win over Jamaica Tallawahs by eight wickets under the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern (DLS) method. Click on link to view full scoreboard Patriots won the toss and chose to field first, with Brandon King (22) and…
President Dr Irfaan Ali is set to depart Guyana on Wednesday for a series of engagements in the United States of America, including roundtable discussions, bilateral meetings, a diaspora engagement as well as an interfaith forum, over the next few days. High on his agenda is a meeting on Thursday, September 15, in Washington DC…
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has extended its ongoing claims and objections exercise for a period of seven days to allow eligible persons further opportunities to participate in the process. Persons who are desirous of making a claim to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE) now have until September 21 to do…
The three People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Sase Gunraj, Clement Rohee and Manoj Narayan, have called on APNU+AFC Commissioner to cease his attacks on GECOM Justice (Ret’d) Chairperson Claudette SIngh. The Commissioners contend that certain allegations levelled against Justice Singh are intended to intimidate her as she executes…
A 61-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is the latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard on Wednesday reported that the man died on September 11, taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,280. Meanwhile, a total of 13 more persons were infected with COVID-19 after…
Anyone who knows Caribbean leaders, whether Presidents or Prime Ministers, should also know not to expect them to say or do anything outside of paying ‘full respect’ to Queen Elizabeth II after her death and before she’s buried. They’ll simply say nothing that can even be misinterpreted as being disrespectful of the Commonwealth’s constitutional Head-of-State…
LAZEEZ FUSION, which is owned by former West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, was opened on Monday night at the Amazonia Mall. The restaurant offers a variety of Thai and Indian dishes, and according to Sarwan, the word ‘Lazeez’ is Urdu for delicious, while ‘Fusion’ was added to represent the Thai and Indian foods that will…
