The fifteen-year-old sister of the Linden woman, Shonnette Dover who was murdered and buried in a shallow grave was charged this afternoon with accessory after the fact of murder. The charge was filed against the sister on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The teen appeared at the Linden Magistrates’ Court and was…
Guyanese trio- batsman Shimron Hetmyer and all-rounders Keemo Paul and Romario Shepherd- have not made Cricket West Indies’ list of international retainer contracts, which was made public on Wednesday. World number one Test all-rounder Jason Holder is the lone player to receive an all-format contract on the new list, which includes for the first time…
The father of the suspect in the Linden shallow grave murder was this afternoon released from Police custody on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The DPP advised the Police that there was insufficient evidence to charge the man, Shawn Alleyne with any crime related to the murder of Shonnette Dover at the…
— several regional carriers cited as errant parties THE Ministry of Public Works and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Monday convened a meeting with local travel agents to address issues of outstanding refunds to Guyanese travellers. The engagement, hosted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Liliendaal, was led by subject minister Juan…
Kishan Bayo, also known as Penton, is believed to have drowned sometime on Monday. Police Headquarters in a statement said the 26-year-old fisherman of No. 76 Village Corentyne, Berbice was last seen alive and highly intoxicated at about 12:30 hours. More than 12 hours later, at about 16:45 hours, he was found lying motionless in…
The death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana jumped to 303 today as four more deaths were recorded. Two of the latest victims are from Region Four while the other two are from Region Six and Region Seven. In the past two months, the country has recorded more than 100 deaths. The spike in…
— more than $924.5 million spent over past four years ASIDE from its annual maintenance budget, the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) expends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to repair damage caused by vehicular and marine activity. In 2020, that sum stood at a whopping $263,163,644. In 2019, $104,157,912 was spent on doing repairs. Earlier in…
In light of continuing violent attacks against women in Guyana, the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, is urging men to move on with their lives if a woman wants to end a relationship. “The continuing horrific murder of women in Guyana by their husbands and partners needs to stop. Each…
The plumber who savagely stabbed his lover to death at her Durban Street home has died after ingesting poison. The man, Lawrence Brummell, was taken to the hospital last night less than an hour after he stabbed Nicola Wilson to death at her home. At the hospital he complained of feeling unwell after ingesting a…
–will have G$161M nuclear calibration, storage plant to service oilfield operations JUST three months after announcing the move of its regional base to Guyana, Schlumberger, one of the world’s leading oil service providers, has wasted no time in initiating efforts to cement its position in the local oil sector, as work is progressing expeditiously on…
