Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall said a letter requesting information on the investigations that prompted United States sanctions recently will be dispatched this week. The sanctions on the Mohameds and Mae Thomas were instituted recently after a US Treasury Department office said it unearthed fraud and…
Kyrie Nelson, the 3-month-old baby boy who passed away at Mya’s Daycare on June 28, died as a result of suffocation, a post mortem revealed on Wednesday. The post-mortem examination was done by government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh. Investigations from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, revealed that…
Following concerns about the Guyana Fire Service’s response to the fire at Bush Lot, Berbice which claimed the life of a man and destroyed three buildings, Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham on Wednesday said an investigation was launched and upon completion, defaulters will be sanctioned. “It has been brought to…
Brothers Sudesh and Sunil Dhaniram will be turning out on Saturday at the Laurel Creek Conversation ground in Waterloo, Ontario, to be part of the first Fazil Sattaur’s memorial 30-over match. The siblings started their cricketing careers at Albion in Berbice, Guyana, playing with Sattaur, who came from the same…
The individual segment of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, has been tremendously successful for Guyana, as nine athletes won medals. Leading the charge was Nicholas Verwey with a second successive Boys’ Under-19 gold and Avery Arjoon completing a title repeat in the…
In a concerted effort to support sister nations devastated by the catastrophic Hurricane Beryl, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who currently serves as the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has appointed Prime Minister, the Honourable Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips to lead Guyana’s response…
On Tuesday, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, marked a pivotal moment in Guyana’s educational landscape by ceremoniously commencing the construction of the Kopinang Secondary School in Region Eight. This initiative, part of a comprehensive effort by the government to expand access to secondary education across the country, underscores a significant…
The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) has announced its initial list of athletes vying for a spot on the team heading to the Pan American Games in Monterrey, Mexico, this August. Following the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) ‘s first-come, first-served approach within weight categories, the GMMAF registered…
The annual Malteenoes Sports Club cricket camp will return from July 15-27 at the club’s Thomas Lands, Georgetown facility. It will cater to males and females ages seven to 18. According to a release from the club, the activities will run Monday through Friday from 09:00h to 15:00h. Registration forms…
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Countries across the Caribbean were battered by Hurricane Beryl, a monstrous Category 5 storm that ripped through the southeastern part of the region. And Guyanese living in or visiting those countries were among those affected by the hurricane. Sunita Ghir, a Guyanese living in St. Vincent…
