Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has moved to the Court of Appeal in yet another bid to overturn the libel judgement against him that went in favour of Opposition Member of Parliament and former Housing Minister, Annette Ferguson. Two weeks ago, the Full Court was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the Vice President’s appeal…

Teachers and students of the Campbellville Secondary School in Georgetown are now in a traumatised state after a ‘gang-related’ incident disrupted the entire school on Thursday. According to Public Relations Manager of the Ministry of Education, Murtland Haley, the incident stemmed from a misunderstanding between two students at the school. Haley, who was at the…

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has informed the Guyana Government that Venezuela has joined the border case before the Court by submitting Preliminary objections to the admissibility of the case before the Court regarding the 1899 arbitral award. Venezuela had previously said that it does not recognize the Court’s jurisdiction and will not take…

A member of the Guyana Police Force and a mechanic are among several persons who have been arrested in connection with a stolen Toyota Premio motorcar (HD 2132). The car was stolen from 34-year-old taxi driver Rameshwar Singh on Sunday last while he was returning from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Police Headquarters on Thursday…

One day after teachers of the Lodge Secondary School staged a walkout over classroom gangs and threats being made against them, the Police were called into the school after an airgun was found in the bag of a male student of the school. The Ministry of Education has confirmed the discovery and has indicated that…

Defending champions Barbados inflicted a commanding nine-wicket defeat on the Leeward Islands on Thursday afternoon, as second round action in the Cricket West Indies CG United Women’s T20 Blaze continued at the National Stadium, Providence. The Bajans were led by West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews, who followed up a superb bowling spell with an unbeaten…

A Police Officer and a mechanic have been arrested in connection with the theft and stripping of a Toyota Premio motor car that belonged to a taxi driver. The car was discovered at a West Demerara body workshop after investigators questioned a Police rank who is currently on sick leave. A police statement said a…

The Ministry of Health recorded 154 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday from1, 772 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to, 65, 714. The new cases were recorded in the following regions; Region One (one case), Region Two (11 cases), Region Three (eight cases), Region Four (79 cases), Region Five (three…

The local Tik Tok star who was arrested after an alleged attempt to ship cocaine out of Guyana in Hindu religious items was today charged for cocaine trafficking and remanded to jail.  23-year-old Lisa Ramnarine of Hague, West Coast Demerara appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning where the drug trafficking charge was read…

Concacaf has announced that the 2022 Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship is scheduled to take place from July 31 to August 7 and will feature the participation of 31 Concacaf Member Associations, as well as one invited guest. The 2022 edition of the developmental tournament will be hosted in its entirety at the Hillsborough County Tournament…