A post-mortem examination was conducted on the body of 27-year-old Matthew Ramlochand found that he was stabbed to the heart and lungs. Ramlochand, a Pork-Knocker of the Soesdyke–Linden Highway, died on January 11, following a stabbing incident at Barakat Landing, Cuyuni River. The examination was performed by Government Pathologist Dr….
Phase Two of Moleson Creek–Eldorado road commences
Phase Two of the Moleson Creek to Eldorado Road project is moving apace, with thousands of acres of land set to be opened shortly. During a visit to the Region Six site on Saturday, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Madanlall Ramraj, underscored the strategic importance of the roadway,…
Abram Zuil makes successful defence of Region Two ISSAC title
Abram Zuil Secondary School successfully defended their title when the 2026 Region Two Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Championship (ISSAC) concluded last Friday (January 16), following three days of competition that began on January 14 at the Joe Jagmohan Ground on the Essequibo Coast. The meet was officially declared open on the…
Governance, membership and safety standards discussed at NSC meeting with GSSF
Press Release from the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation The Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) recently attended a strategic meeting with the Director of Sport, Mr. Steve Ninvalle, at the office of the National Sports Commission, together with the two Assistant Directors of Sport- Ms. Melissa Dow-Richardson and Mr. Franklin Wilson-…
West Indies stumble at U-19 World Cup as Afghanistan and England win big
England and Afghanistan produced solid all-round displays as they bagged big wins against Zimbabwe and West Indies respectively in the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026. Rain forced a share of the spoils between New Zealand and USA, but not before Nitesh Sudini lit up the stage with a terrific…
Cop wounded by disorderly miner at Port Kaituma
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is investigating an alleged felonious wounding involving a Police Constable attached to the Port Kaituma Police Station. According to a statement from the GPF, ranks proceeded to the Port Kaituma Waterfront, North West District on Friday at 12:50h to conduct inquiries into a separate matter…
Mitchell, Phillips hand New Zealand historic series win; Kohli’s ton in vain
New Zealand clinched their first one-day international series win in India with a 41-run victory in the deciding third match. Daryl Mitchell’s 137 and Glenn Phillips’ 106 helped the tourists post 337-8 in Indore, which proved beyond India despite Virat Kohli’s 124- a record-extending 54th ODI century. Successive deliveries by…
T20 Blaze: Spinners, Campbelle put Guyana back on winning course
Parsimonious bowling from spin trio Ashmini Munisar, Plaffiana Millington and Sheneta Grimmond backed up by an unbeaten fifty from captain Shemaine Campbelle placed Guyana back on winning momentum against Jamaica in Round Three of the Cricket West Indies’ T20 Blaze on Saturday evening at the Arnos Vale Playing Field in…
GGDMA fully supports govt’s “zero tolerance” campaign against illegal mining
See full statement from the GGDMA: The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) fully endorses the recent move by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Government of Guyana to enforce a “Zero Tolerance Policy” against illegal mining and unregulated activities. We stand firmly behind the comprehensive campaign…
President Ali says Guyana emerging as premier tourism destination
Delivering remarks on Saturday night at the opening of the Plaza Court Hotel on Main Street, Georgetown, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said Guyana is rapidly emerging as one of the Caribbean and South America’s premier tourism destinations Driven by strategic investments in infrastructure, safety, and human capital, the president…
