Two business owners and a bus driver were reportedly robbed by seven men at gunpoint of their smartphones, jewelry and $600,000 in cash. The incident occurred at the corner of Leopold and High Streets in Georgetown on Sunday at about 08:15hrs. Police Headquarters in a statement revealed that the three victims were purchasing food when…

To complement the development of the Drag Racing Strip, the new executives of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) will be conducting repairs to the South Dakota Circuit to allow both Drag and Circuit Racing to effectively co-exist on the same surface. According to Committee Member Gavin Gayadin, the club has received quotations…

DOHA, (Reuters) – FIFA are assured semi-automated know-how to help with faster Video Assistant Referee selections might be prepared for the World Cup in Qatar later this 12 months, world soccer’s governing physique president Gianni Infantino stated on Monday. Trials on the AI know-how will proceed within the coming months however Infantino stated there was…

A 77-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the latest COVID-19 fatality, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. The unvaccinated man died on June 12, taking the country’s death toll to 1, 240. Meanwhile, 34 new cases were recorded from 344 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to 65, 926. The new…

•FORMER Australia Test spinner Shane Warne, who died earlier this year, and retired former world No 1 tennis player, Ash Barty, have both been recognised with Orders of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Warne, who died of a heart attack in Thailand in March at the age of 54, was awarded an Order…

Alan Padmore, a 28-year-old labourer also called ‘jockey boy’ was found dead on Monday in a hammock at his Armadale Village, Bushlot residence on the West Coast of Berbice (WCD). He was found with a piece of the hammock’s cloth wrapped around his neck. Police Headquarters reported that the man died sometime between 09:00 hrs…

(REUTERS)-Russian Daniil Medvedev returned for a second stint as the men’s world number one on Monday (Jun 13), replacing Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings. German Alexander Zverev rose to a career-high second spot with Djokovic slipping to third following his defeat to Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of the French Open,…

Two men posing as passengers robbed four women in a route 31 minibus on Sunday while on Lombard Street, Georgetown. Police said the incident occurred at about 12:51hrs; the suspects joined the minibus at Goed Intent, West Bank of Demerara. “One of them was sitting in the conductor seat assisting with opening and closing of…

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, (Reuters) – American Christian Coleman won the men’s 100 metres in 9.92 seconds and Aleia Hobbs overcame compatriot Sha’Carri Richardson in the women’s 100 metres at the NYC Grand Prix on Sunday. The reigning world champion, Coleman, who returned to action in January after serving an 18-month suspension for breaching…

Trinidad and Tobago won by the slimmest of margins, edging the Windward Islands by one run in fourth-round action of the Cricket West Indies CG United Women’s T20 Blaze on Monday afternoon at the National Stadium, Providence. Batting first, Trinidad and Tobago managed 88-8, to which the Windward Islands responded with 87-7. The game seemed…