The mother of a 7-year-old boy who was struck down by a car on February 13, is pleading for justice after her son is now bedridden. Jayden Cheefoon suffered severe head injuries along with a fractured shoulder after he was hit by a hire car on the Lovely Lass Public Road, West Coast Berbice. Cheefoon…
–to guide cooperation, advancement between Guyana and Brazil –infrastructure, agriculture and trade, energy and security primary areas of focus FUTURE cooperation and advancement between Guyana and Brazil will be driven by an actionable framework which was agreed by the Presidents of both South American nations. The strategic framework which focuses on four key areas: Agriculture…
The partially decomposed body of 60-year-old Roystan Lam was found in his Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home around 17:45 hrs on Friday. Police Headquarters reported that Lam resided alone in a one-storey wooden structure. Based on enquiries, he was last seen alive on April 29, 2022, by his neighbours. On Friday evening, however,…
A 29-year-old mechanic was on Friday charged with the murder of Noel Anthony Fredericks, 29, a miner of Mainstay Village, Essequibo Coast. Quacy Shepherd of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Crystal Robinson at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that Shepherd was not required to plea to the charge…
Some three months after the government commenced negotiations with a Chinese joint venture on the construction of the new Demerara Harbour crossing, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill says that the government is finalising those talks. Edghill’s statements come after the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision that an impact study…
Lewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1’s governing body the FIA to back down in its strict approach to drivers wearing jewellery in their cars. Race director Niels Wittich reiterated before the inaugural Miami Grand Prix it is prohibited to wear body piercings or neck chains in competition. Hamilton described the new focus on the…
A group of members on the Management Committee of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union has passed a motion of no-confidence against the Credit Union Chairman, Trevor Benn, but there are questions surrounding the legality of the move. Benn who won the elections for Chairman by a landslide last year will be replaced by…
Hours after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Guyana on Friday, the countries signed two treaties to bolster assistance and cooperation in the areas of criminal and civil matters. The treaties were signed at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) between Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd and Brazil’s Minister of…
Guyana and Brazil today signed two treaties to develop areas of cooperation between the neighbouring states. The agreements were signed during the one-day visit to Guyana by the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonoro. One of the treaties will see the parties offer advice on civil matters, which will include civil, labor, and administrative law,…
The 35-year-old driver involved in the accident along the Nigg Public Road, Corentyne, Region Six on Friday which resulted in the death of Rajendra ‘Andy’ Khadaroo, was reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol. The driver has been identified as Khamwattie Mangar Karpen. Police Headquarters reported that a breathalyser test found her alcohol level to…
