Several Queen’s College students were honoured at the school on Friday after they topped Guyana and the wider Caribbean at the 2020 and 2021 at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). These top students are: Samuel Haynes, Sarena Razack, Bhedesh Persaud, Riley Nurse, Zaynab Saffie, Zane Ramotar and Roshini…
With Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie set to proceed on his pre-retirement leave this month, the search is set to begin for a new Commissioner of Police. The next senior rank is Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Williams, however, since the PPP Civic Government took office, two other senior officers have also been acting as Deputy…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy “It came as a total shock; I was speechless for a while,” said former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan as he reacted to the sudden passing of Australian legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne on Friday. Warne, 52, was discovered unresponsive in his villa in Thailand, suspected to have died from…
With Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie set to proceed on his pre-retirement leave this month, the search is set to begin for a new Commissioner of Police. The next senior rank is Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Williams, however, since the PPP Civic Government took office, two other senior officers have also been acting as Deputy…
A total of 22 new COVID-19 infections were reported by the Ministry of Health on Friday, taking the total number of infections recorded since March 2020 to 63,024. Importantly, no additional deaths were recorded. As such, the overall death toll remains at 1,223. The new infections were recorded from: Region Two (one case), Region Three…
With Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie set to proceed on his pre-retirement leave this month, the search is set to begin for a new Commissioner of Police. The next senior rank is Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Williams, however, since the PPP Civic Government took office, two other senior officers have also been acting as Deputy…
The lone survivor of the Noble House Seafood vessel mishap, Vincent Dazzel, was reportedly subjected to another round of questioning as the search and recovery mission for the bodies of his boat captain and crew members continue. This was revealed by the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill on Friday when asked for an update…
With Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie set to proceed on his pre-retirement leave this month, the search is set to begin for a new Commissioner of Police. The next senior rank is Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Williams, however, since the PPP Civic Government took office, two other senior officers have also been acting as Deputy…
Hayley Matthews inspired West Indies to an upset victory over hosts New Zealand in a tense opening match of the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Tauranga. Matthews struck a sparkling 119 to propel West Indies to 259-9 after they were asked to bat in ideal conditions at the picturesque Bay Oval. Though New Zealand captain…
A total of 2.330kg of cocaine with a street value of $2.6 million was seized during an operation by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU). The operation was conducted between Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara, and Ruby, East Bank Essequibo, on Thursday. Ian Griffith, 45, of North East La Penitence was arrested during the operation. Investigations…
