Nineteen-year-old Alex Ferreira was killed after he collided with a hire car at Tabatinga Bridge, Central Rupununi, Region Nine. The accident occurred at about 23:00hrs on Sunday, Police Headquarters reported. The car HC 2059 was being driven by 59-year-old Walter Martin of Tabatinga. He has since been arrested. Police reported that Martin claims that the teen…
A 51-year-old Fairfield, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, man has died one day after being struck down by a motorcar on the Fairfield Public Road. Dead is Deosaran Moonilall. Police Headquarters reported that the accident occurred at about 17:59hrs on Saturday. According to the police report, the car PTT 9481 was proceeding west along the southern…
A 28-year-old man of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, was electrocuted at the scene of an accident at Zeelugt Public Road. Dead is Seeram Jainarine, known as Akash, a truck operator. The tragic incident occurred at about 16:30hrs on Sunday. Police Headquarters reported that Jainarine was assisting a 70-year-old man, who suffered a blowout to his…
Eureka Medical Laboratories Incorporated (EML) is pleased to be part of history in the making, as Guyana participates in the inaugural Junior Pan American Games to be held in Cali, Colombia, from November 25 to December 5, 2021. EML’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Andrew Boyle did not hesistate to support 28 young Guyanese in the…
As the Ministry of Health begins the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots, Guyanese who were vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik-V vaccine, which is still to be granted WHO approval, can now be inoculated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine as a booster shot, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony announced today. It was explained that it…
AS of today, persons who are interested in receiving a COVID-19 booster shot can do so, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony during his daily COVID-19 update for November 22. The Health Minister said in order for persons to be eligible to receive the booster shots, they must fall within one of three categories…
Carl Craig, a 50-year-old canter driver, was charged for causing death by dangerous driving following the fatal accident involving Linden couple Nicholas Valcin, 42, and Olisa Valcin, 31. Craig was charged on Monday at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court on the East Bank of Demerara (ECD). He appeared before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman where he pleaded…
Investigations are ongoing into Saturday’s fire which gutted the Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility and other sections of the building located at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary. The Guyana Fire Service in a statement on the investigations has determined that the fire started in a section of the Police Force’s living quarters which was located…
THE last three days have been especially difficult for Guyana’s aviation sector as its members mourn the death of two of their pioneers jointly credited for the conceptualizing of the Art Williams & Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School. 84-year-old veteran aviator Malcolm Chan-a-Sue, and 80-year-old aircraft maintenance engineer, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Charles Hutson died within three…
Guyanese Isai Thorne and Matthew Nandu contributed with ball and bat respectively in the second West Indies Rising Stars Under-19 warm-up game at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua on Monday. Team DePeiza defeated Team Auguste by two wickets with two balls to spare. Matthew Nandu Batting first, Team Auguste made 225 all out in…
