Bevon Stephon Griffith, also known as “Spooney,” was shot and injured on Friday afternoon while attempting to escape from the Camp Street prison in Georgetown, where he is currently incarcerated. Griffith, a resident of Sophia, is now receiving medical treatment under guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital for a single…
See below the full statement from the Guyana Fire Service: Ninety-seven individuals have been added to the Guyana Fire Service’s workforce after successfully completing a three-month training program at the Leonora Training School. The training, led by Training Officer Delbert Pitt, commenced on May 13, 2024, and concluded on August…
Several roads in communities on the West Bank of Demerara in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) will soon be built at a cost of $1.3 billion. The projects are part of a larger development plan launched by Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, on Friday. A total…
SEE STATEMENT FROM THE GUYANA CRICKET BOARD: “In response to the article published in the August 23, 2024 edition of The Guyana Chronicle, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) finds it is necessary to address and rectify several inaccuracies that have emerged in the public sphere. The GCB aims to clarify…
Another batting masterclass from captain Hayley Matthews saw Barbados Royals overcome Trinbago Knight Riders in the second match of the 2024 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. After her decisive innings of 61 not out against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the…
A 34-year-old woman died on Friday morning after she lost control of the car she was driving and crashed into a bridge along No. 43 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. The deceased is Melena Stephen, a resident of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown. Police Headquarters said she was reportedly speeding at the…
A post-mortem examination has shed light on the causes of death for Wilton Longford Benn, a 63-year-old Public Health Nurse whose body was discovered in a New Amsterdam hotel. Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh conducted the autopsy on Friday at Memorial Gardens Crematorium & Funeral Home in Georgetown, determining that…
On August 22, 2024, a total of ninety-three (93) female entrepreneurs benefited from the inaugural ‘Women Entrepreneurs Financial Empowerment Forum’ hosted by ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc. (ACI) through the Bankability Fund for Women (BF4W). The event brought together participants from Regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10, both in person and…
Shakib Al Hasan is among 147 people against whom charges have been filed in connection with an alleged murder during the protests in Bangladesh in early August, an officer at Dhaka’s Adabor police station, where the case was filed, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. The case, of the death of a garment worker,…
Guyanese Olympian Keevin Allicock, via MVP Sports and Smalta, has given back to the sport of boxing by rewarding top performers of the recently concluded Winfield Brathwaite Caribbean School Boys and Girls Boxing Championship. Allicock, who is a Brand Ambassador of MVP Sports and Smalta, presented incentives and trophies to…
