Three men on Wednesday confessed to the murders of four fishermen who were killed during a piracy attack in 2016. Ramesh Singh, Stephon Leacock and Ganesh Naidoo, appeared before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Berbice High Court. The men admitted to killing Hemchand Sookdeo, 45, called ‘Dread’, a father of…
One month after 40-year-old Sherman Phillips was brutally chopped during an argument, one of his alleged attackers was on Wednesday charged with murder and remanded to prison. Sean Lindore called ‘Leather’, a 27-year-old gold miner appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert. He is accused of murdering…
The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) on Wednesday announced its official rosters for the highly anticipated 2023 Inter-Guyana Games (IGG) basketball tournament for Under-17 boys and girls, set to take place in Paramaribo, Suriname, from November 17-19. “This dynamic and talented group of athletes is gearing up to represent Guyana with…
Ben Stokes hit a superb century as England boosted their beleaguered World Cup campaign with a 160-run victory over the Netherlands in Pune. The defending champions’ hopes of progressing were already over, but the result does improve their chances of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Stokes hit 108 from…
Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Franklin Wilson on Wednesday morning submitted his list of candidates to contest the GFF elections, slated for December 9, 2023. Presidential candidate Wilson and three other members submitted their list to General Secretary of the GFF, Ian Alves at the football headquarters in Dadanawa…
A 24-year-old barber has been charged with the attempted murder of a man he allegedly burnt during a fight at a Mahaica, East Coast Demerara barber shop. Khamalnarine Jaggernauth of Unity Village, Mahaica, appeared before Magistrate Rushelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court. He was charged with the attempted murder…
Demerara Bank Limited, the country’s lone indigenous bank, has recorded an after-tax profit of $4.06 billion for the financial year ending September 30, 2023. The figure is a 37.9 percent increase from the $2.9 billion recorded in 2022. According to the audited results for the financial year, the bank reported…
Detectives are probing the brutal stabbing of 26-year-old Jasoda Gocool of Herstelling Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara, who is now in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The incident occurred on Tuesday at about 06:00 hrs on the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Police described the attack as…
An accident on the railway embankment road at Triumph, East Coast Demerara in the wee hours of Wednesday resulted in the death of Curtly Christopher Cambridge, a 32-year-old from Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Police Headquarters reported that Cambridge was on motorcycle CK 1795 when he rode into the…
Guyana has informed the Japanese government of Venezuela’s recent aggressive postures, including its illegal referendum, towards the English-speaking country as both sides have pledged to work together on a number of global security challenges as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Policy consultations are underway in Tokyo, Japan…
