A 26-year-old labourer succumbed to his injuries a month after he fell from a 10-feet metal scaffold while pressure washing a business place at Affiance, Essequibo Coast. Dead is Domindra Narayan of Columbia, Essequibo Coast. The incident occurred on January 9, 2024, at around 12:45 hrs; Narayan was picked up…
Close to $2 billion collected from teachers by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is unaccounted for given that the books of the GTU have not been audited by the Auditor General’s office over the last 35 years. The Auditor General’s office on Friday confirmed that “the last Financial Statement submitted…
West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph has joined Lucknow Super Giants to replace England quick Mark Wood. He will join Super Giants for INR 3 crore, an IPL statement on Saturday said. INR 3 core is approximately US$361, 381 which is equivalent to approximately G$ 72,276,200. ESPNcricinfo understands that the…
Rain prevented play for a third consecutive day in the first-round match of the West Indies Four-Day Championship between Guyana Harpy Eagles and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Conaree Sports Club in St. Kitts on Saturday. Cricket West Indies media informed that an inspection was done at 10:30h,…
Guyana is well on its way to achieving 2000 hotel rooms by 2025 to accommodate the vast influx of visitors the nation has been witnessing in recent days. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond on Friday inspected ongoing works of the new Aiden Hotel located at Robb and…
The master plan draft for Silica City, Guyana’s inaugural modern and sustainable city project, is expected to be available by mid-2024. This was disclosed by the Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues during last Thursday’s edition of the Guyana Dialogue. Silica City will be established along…
A 40-year-old man of Port Kaituma, North West District was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for killing his reputed wife after he found her dancing with another man. The sentenced was imposed on Tyrone James by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Demerara High Court. Last month, James was indicted for…
Pork-knocker, Dhanraj Theopolis called ‘Abdool’ was on Friday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment fatally beating his 19-year-old reputed wife in 2018. Theopolis, 45, formerly of Barama Line, Baramita, North West District, was sentenced by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Demerara High Court. Last month, Theopolis was arraigned for the capital…
The first phase of the Guyana Technical Training College at Port Mourant, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) was commissioned on Friday, a move President Dr. Irfaan Ali describes as an investment in the country’s future. The first phase of the project encompasses the Facility Simulator (FacTor), a state-of-the-art training facility…
The Deeds and Commercial Registries on Friday revealed that the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has not filed its annual returns in 20 years. A brief statement from the registry noted that it received queries from the media about the audited financial statements of the GTU and in examining the records,…
