Huey Anthony Corlette, a 26-year-old labourer of Charity, Essequibo Coast, was placed on $200,000 bail after he was charged with the offence of simple larceny. According to Police Headquarters, Corlette stole from Ronaldo O’Neil, a 31-year-old man from Mabaruma, Region One, on Monday. The case was heard on Thursday last…
Kevin Gordon, a 47-year-old farmer of Henrietta, Essequibo Coast, was placed on $300,000 bail pending further court action after he allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a child. Gordon appeared virtually last week at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Esther Sam where the charge was read to him. He…
Dhudnauth Parbattie, a 66-year-old labourer of Suddie Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was Thursday charged for sexually assaulting a woman in October 2023. Parbattie, also called Ramesh, has been accused of assaulting a woman in Suddie last year. The matter was Suddie Magistrate’s Court, before Magistrate Esther Sam. Pabattie pleaded not…
Vanwest Charles, a 26-year-old businessman of the Warapoka Village in the North West District, Region One (Barima- Waini) died on Friday afternoon following a boat accident. Police Headquarters reported that the incident sometime around 17:00 hrs. Noel Malvin Evans, a 43-year-old boat captain of Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, reportedly…
A seven-year-old boy was injured after a Haslington, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house, collapsed on Friday at about 11:30 hrs. Injured is Danielio Wilson. According to his mother, Melisa Faye-Wilson, he is responding well to treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Faye-Wilson told the News Room that Danielio, his siblings…
In a concentrated effort to prepare for the upcoming Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Season Six, General Secretary Ian Alves on Saturday hosted a club licensing workshop to share with the management of the 10 Elite Clubs licensing criteria. Among the attendees were presidents or secretaries of reigning league…
Guyana’s Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach Omar Khan is confident in his selection of a spirited and youthful 23-member squad for the February 17 must-win Concacaf Women’s Gold Cup Preliminary clash against the Dominican Republic in the United States. The high-stakes elimination showdown will take place at the Dignity…
A fearsome four-pronged pace attack, spearheaded by the thunderous Callum Vidler and Mahli Beardman, who had Anrich Nortje transfixed to the action, led Australia to Under-19 World Cup glory in Benoni. The pace pack snuffed out six Indian wickets to bring their unbeaten campaign to a juddering halt after the top order had…
Glenn Maxwell equalled the record for the most T20 international centuries with his fifth hundred in Australia’s 34-run victory over West Indies. Maxwell drew level with India’s Rohit Sharma after a blistering unbeaten 120 off 55 balls at the Adelaide Oval which featured eight sixes and 12 fours. He helped…
Romario Stoll, a resident of the Charity Housing Scheme on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) was nabbed with 60 parcels of foreign marijuana. A release from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) noted that the marijuana found has a street value of about $8.4 million. CANU Officers were conducting…
