Persons interested in acquiring a house lots are being urged to follow the “legitimate” process and not offer bribes. “Nobody should be frustrating you; nobody should be approaching you to do you a favour by helping you for some financial gain to them personally for your house lot,” Susan Rodrigues,…
Investigators probing the brutal murders of gold miners Zaheer Mohammed Sheriff and Donvan Washington are currently on the hunt for two men, who are listed as the prime suspects in the crime. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Saturday issued wanted bulletins for Kellon Fredericks, 21 and Romain Henry,19. Their…
As the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) company continues to grapple with multifaceted challenges resulting in electricity shortfalls, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that a powership will soon arrive in Guyana’s shores, adding 35 megawatt of power to the national grid immediately. During a live broadcast on Friday night,…
Exciting wicketkeeper/batsman Jermaine Grovesnor lit up the Transport and General Sports Club in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Under-13 Pairs competition, sponsored by sponsored by I&S Trading, TECHLIFY Inc. and Unique Electrical and General Store. The 30-over competition features rivalry among male and female teams from…
A 48-year-old unemployed man was on Friday released on $200,000 bail for the fatal accident at the corners of Cummings and Church Streets, which claimed the life of motorcyclist Conal Husbands on March 25. Lawrence Holder of Paradise, East Coast Demerara, appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown…
Guyana Harpy Eagles ended day three of their sixth-round game in the West Indies Four-Day Championship against Jamaica Scorpions in the ascendancy at Sabina Park, Jamaica. At stumps on Friday, Jamaica Scorpions were 123-2, still 296 runs away from the huge target of 419 for an outright win with one…
An ambitious goal to eliminate cervical cancer in Guyana was launched on Friday by the Ministry of Health with a set target of providing screening to at least 70 per cent of the country’s woman population. The ministry’s cervical cancer elimination strategy plan was distributed to stakeholders during a ceremony…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy The Guyana Cricket Board’s Male Under-19 Inter-County 50-over competition commenced on Friday with Demerara and Berbice securing victories in two low-scoring matches. It is from this competition the Guyana team will be selected to compete in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 competition in July…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that iconic Grammy award-winning artist Sean Paul and Soca superstar Kes will join forces to produce the official anthem of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 hosted in the West Indies and USA. With just 50 days-to-go until the Men’s T20 World…
Thirty-six residents from communities in Region Three (Essequibo Islands- West Demerara) will soon commence construction after receiving the steel and cement subsidy from the Ministry of Housing and Water on Friday. The vouchers, each valued $225,000, were distributed as the Ministry held its first ‘Dream Realised’ initiative for the year…
