‘We are proud of you’ was the recurring theme on Tuesday afternoon when key stakeholders welcomed the first batch of local-based athletes and officials who represented Guyana at the 53rd Carifta Games at the weekend in Grenada. Guyana’s 24-member track and field team ended the three-day championship from April 4-6…
A post-mortem examination has found that Isabella Dabadial, the seven-year-old girl who died on Sunday, was manually strangled to death. In a release, the Guyana Police Force said Government Pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Brijmohan performed the examination at Bailey Funeral Home, Number 4 Village, West Coast Berbice. He gave the cause…
The body of Arif Azeez, a 15-year-old student of Adventure, Essequibo Coast, was recovered on Tuesday. In a statement, Police Headquarters said the teen reportedly drowned around 16:30hrs Monday at Hot and Cold Lake, Onderneeming. Initial enquiries revealed that Azeez had gone to the lake on an outing with friends…
Passengers who are put out of minibuses after complaining about loud music are being treated unlawfully and drivers can face charges. Inspector Lindon Williams of the Kitty Police Station’s Traffic Department made this disclosure during a recent episode of the ‘Road Safety and You’ programme. Williams said it has become…
Guyanese Olivia Solomon narrowly missed out on the record as she powered to gold in the Girls U-17 800m on Monday afternoon at the 53rd Carifta Games at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada. It was Guyana’s fourth gold medal of the championship and sixth medal overall….
Minister of Home Affairs, Oneidge Walrond, has reaffirmed that there is “no tolerance” for the mistreatment of individuals in Police custody, as authorities continue to probe recent incidents involving alleged misconduct. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a recent event, Walrond said her office treats all such reports with…
Heavy rain in Guwahati delayed the start of the match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) by more than two and a half hours. And when play finally began at 10.10 pm, there was another storm awaiting MI. RR’s openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ransacked 80 runs in five overs. Sooryavanshi was eventually dismissed for 39…
A man was last Thursday arrested and taken into custody following the interception of a parcel of cannabis at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle. In a statement, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit (CANU) said its officers, acting on information received, intercepted the parcel which was destined for…
Months after he was arrested for the illegal possession of narcotics, Rajesh Mookram was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $27 million after he was found guilty of the crime. The sentenced was handed down by Magistrate Taunna Hardy at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, April 2. In…
The Bangladesh government has appointed former captain Tamim Iqbal as the new Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president after it dissolved the BCB board of directors that was led by Aminul Islam. The decision came following the recommendations of a five-member investigation committee that looked into various allegations against the BCB’s elections held in October…
