Stephen Burnett, a 17-year-old motorcyclist, died on Saturday after he collided with a motor car in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice). Police Headquarters reported that the accident occurred at about 14:00 hrs Saturday at the intersection of the Amelia Ward Public Road and Toucan Drive in Linden. The accident…
Akeal Hosein scythed through Uganda in a sublime opening spell, using his swinging seam-up delivery to devastating effect, plundering five wickets for 11 runs. That spell sent West Indies hurtling to a 134-run victory on a slow Providence deck. The seamers backed Hosein’s spell up, delivering some excellent wicket balls…
Edinho Lewis, a 37-year-old unemployed man of Da Silva Street, Kitty, Georgetown was Saturday nabbed with an AK-47 rifle, a pistol, ammunition, various narcotics and other items. Police Headquarters reported that ranks went to the man’s address at about 12:30 hrs Saturday, acting on information received. When the man’s apartment…
See below the full release from the British Chamber of Commerce of Guyana: The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham Guyana) is excited to announce that its much-anticipated London Launch Event is confirmed to take place on 11th September, 2024 at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground, Thomas Lord Suite. This…
Vincent Henry, the leader of the Guyana Action Party, was Friday elected the new Chairman of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition. Henry confirmed his election on Saturday during a telephone interview with the News Room. He also confirmed that Tabitha Sarabo- Halley of the Guyana Nation Builders…
National Table Tennis player Chelsea Edghill will represent Guyana at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, scheduled to be held from July 26 to August 10. Edghill, Guyana’s highest-ranked female player, had narrowly lost in her Olympic qualification quest in a seven-game thriller to Estella Crespo of Cuba at the International…
See below the full release from the Attorney General’s Chambers: Guyana’s 4th Round Mutual Evaluation Report was adopted at the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) 58th Plenary and Working Group Meetings held from June 2, 2024 to June 7, 2024 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago with Guyana…
George Russell took Mercedes’ first pole position of the season ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix. Russell and Verstappen set identical lap times of one minute, 12 seconds, but because the Briton banked his first he will start the race from first place. Lewis Hamilton…
England’s T20 World Cup defence is already in danger after a damaging 36-run defeat by Australia in Barbados. After a roaring start, their old rivals piled up 201-7 before England’s batters fell away badly in their pursuit. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt reached 73-0 but after Salt fell in the…
David Miller made an unbeaten half-century as South Africa avoided a hat-trick of World Cup upsets against the Netherlands with a nervy four-wicket victory in New York. The Dutch posted a modest 103-9 after being asked to bat first as Sybrand Engelbrecht’s disciplined 40 off 45 balls helped them recover…
