Corwyn Arthur called ‘Cross Eye’ was on Monday sentenced to serve over 13 years in prison for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2013 and an additional 18 months for brutally beating her during the attack. The sentence will commence after he completes serving a current 15 years jail sentence for fatally stabbing his ex-lover’s husband…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Barbados Pride are holding on to a slim lead – less than a point – in the standings of the Regional First Class Championship following a third-round shock defeat to Guyana Harpy Eagles on Saturday. Harpy Eagles, who amassed 490-7 declared in their first innings followed up by 71-5,…
Local agro-processors have added their own flair to Guyanese foods and food products, making packaged pepperpot that needs just three minutes in the microwave before eating and cheese-flavoured plantain chips. And to help these producers expand production and satisfy both local and foreign markets, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a…
…finish as top scorers LIVERPOOL forward Mohamed Salah and Tottenham’s Son Heung-min will share the Premier League’s Golden Boot award after finishing the season tied on 23 goals. Egyptian Salah began the final day one goal clear of the South Korean at the top of the scoring charts. Son scored twice in Tottenham’s 5-0 win…
The Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Chamber of Industry and Commerce has welcomed the newly inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the governments of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, emphasising that this will promote much-needed investment and trade opportunities. See below full media release issued by the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Chamber of Industry and Commerce:…
ANDREW Symonds’ life will be celebrated by former teammates with a no-jacket, no-tie memorial service in Townsville on Friday, almost two weeks after the cricket star’s death. Symonds’ family confirmed on Monday that a public memorial would take place for the former Test and limited-overs champion close to his home in North Queensland. Ian Healy,…
As the May/June rainy season continues, flooding is now being reported at Rockstone in Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) where residents have reportedly chosen to remain in their flooded houses. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in a statement on Monday evening reported that the village Toshao has confirmed that a few homes are under floodwaters as…
CLUBS in the West Berbice sub-association over the weekend joined their counterparts from the Upper Corentyne area, as rejection surrounding the planned July 31.resignation of BCB president Hilbert Foster continues. Twelve of the 14 clubs were present at the meeting and they all supported a motion to reject the resignation and asked Foster to at…
The Ministry of Public Works issued a Certificate of Inspection today approving the electrical works which have been done at Tucville Primary and Secondary Schools over the last few weeks. Recently, parents of pupils attending the schools which share the same compound raised concerns that there were several electrical issues at the schools which made…
MOHAMMED’s Enterprise became the latest corporate entity to throw its support behind Guyana’s Mixed Martial Arts team for the June 22 – 24 Pan Am Championships in Mexico. Four athletes will represent Guyana at its second International Mixed Martial Arts Federation tournament, with the country’s first outing being the World Championships in Abu Dhabi earlier…
