Mayelin Cordova, a 41-year-old businesswoman of Byderado Road, Bartica, was on Wednesday sentenced to four years imprisonment for trafficking a Venezuelan national for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Cardova, a Venezuelan national, appeared before Magistrate Crystal Lambert and was ordered by the court to pay one $1.5 million in restitution…
At least 640,000 barrels of oil are being produced in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, which, according to ExxonMobil Guyana Limited’s new Production Manager Huzefa Ali, is a substantial increase from earlier projections. Ali, during a press conference at the company’s Kingston, Georgetown office, said roughly 645,000 barrels of…
Guyana will next month lead the charge to find solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change, food insecurity and malnutrition within Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. These discussions will be conducted by several Heads of State at the 38th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization…
Jason Mohammed led a strong start by Trinidad and Tobago Red Force on day one of their Regional Four-Day match against Guyana Harpy Eagles at the Conaree Cricket Centre, St. Kitts and Nevis. The 37-year-old’s 12th First-Class century was the bedrock of Red Force reaching 215-4 from 81.2 overs when…
Navin Thakur, Chief Executive Officer for Massy Distribution urged the Petra Organisation to unearth more talents in their 10th Milo Schools Football Tournament set to commence February 18. Thakur reflected on Shamar Joseph’s meteoric rise in international cricket as a great example of the talent pool in Guyana, as this…
Machinery Corporation of Guyana Ltd. (MACORP) has expanded its services to Berbice, Region Six with the official inauguration of its new branch on February 1, 2024. Situated conveniently at Phoebe, Port Mourant, Corentyne, this strategic location was chosen for its central position, facilitating easy access for customers in both Upper…
An investigation into the fire which destroyed the Prison Service living quarters at Parade Street, Kingston last Friday found that the fire was electrical in origin. This was confirmed by Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham who told the News Room that an electrical circuit overheated and caused the fire. “From…
Joseph Wilkinson called ‘Dreddy’, the businessman who was gunned down in North Ruimveldt, Georgetown at the weekend, sustained six gunshot wounds about his body, an autopsy confirmed on Wednesday. The autopsy was performed by Government pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh. Wilkinson was killed execution style during the wee hours of Sunday;…
A 27-year-old porknocker is now dead after he was stabbed to death on Monday by his drinking buddy at Big Creek Backdam, North West District. The dead man has been identified as Eutan George called “Blacka”. The incident occurred at around 18:00hrs. Police Headquarters confirmed that the suspect, a 22-year-old…
Virat Kohli’s absence in the England series is set to be extended, with the senior India batter expected to miss the third and fourth Tests in Rajkot and Ranchi, respectively. ESPNcricinfo has learned that doubts also persist on Kohli’s availability for the fifth Test in Dharmasala, which starts from March…
