Ronaldo Watson, a 25-year-old procurement manager from First Street Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, was discovered dead in his apartment on Friday last. Police in a statement on Tuesday said “Investigators do not suspect any foul play.” Watson was a UG student who lived alone in the apartment located in…
Jason Isaacs was arrested on Tuesday at the Weldaad Police Station. He was wanted for the 2021 murder of US-based Guyanese Hemraj Pardesi. Police issued a wanted bulletin for Isaacs in May this year. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, Isaacs is also suspected of fatally shooting a man…
Omali Medas, a 19-year-old labourer from Sophia, Greater Georgetown was arrested at about just after midnight on Monday. Police Headquarters said its ranks acted on information received and intercepted a white Honda XR motorcycle (without Registration number or documents) between Regent and Wellington Street, Georgetown. Police searched the motorcyclist and…
A 32-year-old contractor, armed with a Glock 19 pistol, thwarted a robbery attempt in Georgetown Sunday night. Police Headquarters reported that two suspects on a motorcycle (CM 1812) approached the contractor and demanded his phone while he was on Irving and Forshaw Streets in Queenstown, Georgetown. One of the suspects,…
Young Anthony Evelyn had a memorable weekend, shattering the Rookie lap record at Round Two of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s Circuit Racing Series at the South Dakota Circuit. Also setting lap records in their individual categories were Adrian Fernandes in the Sports Tuner, Anand Ramchand in the…
St. Ignatius Secondary recorded a dramatic win over Waramuri Primary Top in a pulsating penalty shootout on Sunday evening to seize the championship title at the inaugural Guyana Football Federation-Blue Water Shipping Under-15 Girls’ National Secondary School Championship. Fans at the GFF National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara,…
Anguilla’s Minister of Home Affairs, Kenneth Hodge on Monday announced the country’s decision to remove visa requirements for Guyanese and Colombian nationals. A press release from the Minister’s office revealed that the decision was made by the Executive Council on June 27, 2024. “This means that effective immediately, these persons…
Buxton United FC, rooted at the bottom of the table, endured another defeat, this time against Den Amstel FC, while Western Tigers FC moves up one spot to fifth position with a win over Ann’s Grove United FC in Saturday’s fixtures of Round Two of the KFC Elite League Season…
On Monday, Guyana’s Civil Defense Commission (CDC) staff members and volunteers from the CDC Volunteer Corps packed relief hampers for residents of Grenada who were severely affected by Hurricane Beryl. Items include tarpaulins, chainsaws, generators, batteries, torch lights, safety vests, hygiene items, water purification tablets and collapsible water bottles. The…
Carl Persaud, a resident of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice (WCB), died Monday night in a massive blaze that destroyed two buildings and damaged a third. Persaud lived alone in the upper flat of one of the buildings; the bottom flat of the building was used by the Nalico &…
