Two men are nursing multiple gunshot wounds at a city hospital are they came under fire from masked gunmen on Tuesday night at Melanie Public Road on the East Coast Demerara. The two injured men have been identified as 27-year-old Ryan Joseph and 29-year-old Bimal Veersammy. A police statement said the incident occurred just around…
Vanessa Anderson, a 22-year-old resident of ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, was murdered Monday night by two sisters – her neigbhours. Police headquarters reported that the two sisters, ages 20 and 29, lived next door to Anderson. It was reported that there would be occasional arguments among the neighbours. The suspects accused the now dead woman…
Murder suspect Suraj Ganpat has reached out to the relatives of his ex-wife, Cindy Ramchandar and explained in a confession that he stabbed the woman out of jealously after he was told that she was romantically involved with another man. In the telephone conversation, he claimed that a relative provided this information and also told…
Francisco Simosa, a 35-year-old man who lived at Sarah Johanna on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), died after he was hit and run over by a motor lorry on Monday. Police Headquarters reported that Simosa was standing on the parapet of the Sarah Johanna Public Road when 32-year-old Shamby Yamat was driving a motor…
Indigenous women have played an instrumental role in preserving traditions and culture while still providing for their families and aiding community development, Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai said on Tuesday. Minister Sukhai spoke at an event hosted at the Umana Yana, Georgetown to commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022. Minister…
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has expressed gratitude to Deandra Dottin for her valuable contributions and her numerous outstanding performances during her stellar 14-year career as a member of the West Indies Women’s Team. The dynamic all-rounder announced her retirement from international cricket, last week. Jimmy Adams, CWI’s Director of Cricket said: “On behalf of all here at CWI, I want to congratulate Deandra on what has…
The Region Two indigenous community of Mainstay/ Whyaka has been selected as this year’s heritage village as the annual September celebrations for Amerindian Heritage Month make a grand return in coming weeks. A suite of activities, including cultural and sporting events, are held throughout the month but those activities were curtailed over the past two…
A pump attendant attached to the Rose Hall Sugar Estate on Tuesday confessed to killing his workmate – a sluice watchman from Canje, Berbice. The death of 59-year-old Angraj Kumar Indrapaul called ‘Charles’ was being investigated as an alleged drowning. His body was pulled from the pump station canal on Friday last after he was…
Assurances by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it is currently engaging Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) on a proposed total guarantee of US$2billion to complement the US$600 million insurance policies for Liza 1, Liza 2 and Payara permits has not found favour with former Head of the EPA, Dr. Vincent Adams, who…
A total of 63 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday. The new cases take the total number of infections recorded in Guyana since March 2020 to 70,222. The new cases were recorded in Region Two (two cases), Region Thee (three cases), Region Four (26…
