The movement of prisoners, particularly those housed at the Mazaruni Prison, as well as timely response has been enhanced as the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) on Wednesday received an $8M speedboat with accompanying engine. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Adele Cole-Clarke handed over the new speedboat to…
President Irfaan Ali is urging fellow Guyanese to come out in their numbers and support the West Indies team at the upcoming World T20 matches in Guyana. The two-time champions will commence their campaign in the month-long tournament on June 2 against Papua New Guinea at the National Stadium, Providence….
See below full statement from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards: Inspectors of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Legal Metrology Department are currently conducting surveillance exercises at shops and markets countrywide to ensure that measuring instruments used in retail trade were verified. So far during the exercises over…
Days after he was arrested, wanted man Dexter McDonald, called ‘Labba’, was on Tuesday remanded to prison after he was slapped with three charges, including the attempted murder committed on Guyana Defence Force (GDF) private, Azim Khan. McDonald, a resident of Middle Walk Buxton, ECD, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore…
Sandeep Lamichhane‘s prospects of making the T20 World Cup 2024 received a jolt after he was denied a US visa. ESPNcricinfo had reported last week that he was in line to be considered for Nepal’s squad for the T20 World Cup, to be played in the USA and the West Indies from…
The prestigious ICC Men’s T20 World Cup trophy touched down in Guyana on Tuesday, marking the final stop on its decorated tour. The iconic trophy arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Timehri, escorted by Damon Leon, the ICC T20 World Cup’s Head of Public Relations and Communications….
Police have arrested two men who attempted to defraud an East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident of $250,000 as payment for a plot of land. Police Headquarters reported that one of the suspects, a 30-year-old man of Mes Delices, Canal #1, West Bank Demerara, was arrested on May 20, at the…
The Golden Jaguars are currently on a two-week training camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as they gear up for their first 2026 World Cup Qualifier match against Panama on June 6. The camp, which has been organised and hosted by the Rio de Janeiro State Transport Secretary, Washington Reis,…
To honour 54 persons who perished in fires over the past seventeen months, Tuesday was designated ‘Fire Victims Awareness Day’. Throughout the day, firefighters from across the country participated in activities such as prayers, a minute of silence and the laying of flowers to reflect on those who tragically lost…
Education Minister Priya Manickchand recently highlighted that all primary school children will received government issued Spanish dictionaries and textbooks from September, a move expected to help Guyana achieve its goal of developing a competency in the language. Guyana’s Head of State, Dr. Irfaan Ali said Spanish would become compulsory in…
