The KFC Goodwill School Football series will reach a new tier this season when a top Jamaican School football team, Clarendon College, will contest the championships starting December 12. The Jamaican joins teams from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, who will battle against the top teams from Guyana in the…
Responding to recent calls for sustained peace in the region in the wake of heightened tension in the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy, Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says those pleas should be made directly to the Nicolas Maduro government. “We have never threatened the peace, Venezuela threatened the peace,” Jagdeo…
Dinesh Seepersaud, also known as ‘Quicksilver,’ was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2020 rape of a woman during a home invasion, where he held her at knifepoint. Seepersaud was sentenced by Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Berbice High Court; he was represented by attorney-at-law Surihya Sabsook. He…
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the shooting of a 34-year-old shopkeeper late last month by police ranks on patrol duty. Reports are that the shooting occurred at around 20:00 hrs on October 30 at Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD), weeks after the victim, Otto Pitman, who…
Relatives of Chooromanie Tulsie called ‘Anita’, the single mother who was discovered dead in her Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home on Wednesday, are puzzled as to what might have been the motive behind her murder and are hoping that justice will prevail following the investigation. The body of 38-year-old…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Thursday visited Mabaruma, Region One (Barima- Waini), and engaged scores of residents, particularly on their concerns about Venezuela’s aggressions. Just as he landed in Mabaruma, the Commander in Chief was immediately engaged by dozens of residents at the airstrip. Many of them asked questions about…
See below full statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Water, Bishram Kuppen: It has been brought to the attention of the management of the Ministry of Housing and Water that there are a number of allegations, which are circulating on social media about corrupt…
Guyanese all-rounder Kevin Sinclair picked up two for 39 from 17 overs as West Indies ‘A’ bowled out South Africa ‘A’ for 250 to set up a chase of 224 on the final day of their Four-Day match in South Africa. Sinclair ended with match figures of 4-103 from 35…
A well-known furniture establishment was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night, leaving seven persons homeless and the owners counting millions of dollars in losses. Deodat Tikchand, owner of the Tikchand Furniture Establishment located at West Canefield Settlement, East Canje, has been operating the business for over 30 years. The fire,…
Many people living in border communities are said to be concerned about Venezuela’s planned December 3 referendum and any potential aggressions towards Guyana. So government ministers are travelling to those communities and will engage residents directly as part of a national effort to improve public relations in light of Venezuela’s…
