Police are investigating an accident that occurred on Tuesday evening on the Vreed-en-Hoop West Coast Demerara public road which claimed the life of 23-year-old Romario Wilson of Crane Housing Scheme. Police information revealed that Wilson was driving motorcycle CJ 6784 with pillion rider, Shakeel Henry, 22, heading west when hire car HB 3989 made a…
At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, a 31-year-old man was charged and remanded to jail for the murder of his own cousin. The accused, David Smith of the Cuyuni area in region 7 was charged with the stabbing death of his cousin Dave Boyal. The two men were repeatedly involved in an argument when the…
…Gov’t chief whip says PPP boycott will not hinder work …PSC, other bodies urge respect for court ruling GOVERNMENT’S Chief Whip Amna Ally said the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C’s) decision not to attend the National Assembly will not hinder the work of the Parliament. In a brief interview with the Guyana Chronicle on Monday, Ally
Guyana has joined a list of CARIFORUM member countries to sign agreements with the United Kingdom (UK) which will govern their trade after the UK leaves the European Union (EU). The United Kingdom is Guyana’s largest trading partner in Europe and its sixth overall, however, after Britain’s exit from the European Union, commonly known as…
Nine years after a Chateau Margot store owner was shot dead during a robbery, the man who was charged for the murder has been found guilty and sentenced to 80 years in jail. Moments after a jury found Victor Bobb guilty of the murder of 64-year-old Dennis Ramah, Justice Navindra Singh handed down the 80…
A mother of three attending a funeral in the USA will have to return home to bury her husband who was killed in a hit and run accident on Sunday evening at Madewini, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Dead is 50-years-old Peter Billison of Lot 17, Soesdyke Public Road, EBD. His eldest son is 22-years
Police are investigating the death of a Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara man who was struck down by a motor car which sped away. Dead is 50-year-old Peter Billison of Lot 17 Soesdyke. The incident occurred on Sunday at about 19:15hrs on the Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara. Police stated that Billison, was proceeding north…
Led by the Party’s General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo and the Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, scores of supporters of the opposition People’s Progressive Party gathered outside of the Ministry of the Presidency this midday for “elections now”. “We want elections now”, they shouted as some read out a list of Government Ministers that they want to…
A 25-year-old man met an untimely death on Sunday afternoon after he reportedly drowned at the Splashmins resort on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. Dead is Dinesh Ramdass of Coglan Dam, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara. The young man went to the area with friends on Sunday , his aunt told the Guyana Chronicle. Relatives are heading
Former senior team Manager, Ricky Skerritt is the new President of Cricket West Indies. He defeated the incumbent, Dave Cameron 8 – 4; his running mate, Dr Kishore Shallow who challenged Emmanuel Nanthan also won the same margin. Skerritt says “I am humbled and deeply honoured to be elected as President. We pledge to work…
