Kemar Roach and Jason Holder picked up four wickets each as West Indies defeated England by 10 wickets to win the second Test in Antigua. The victory, in three days, means West Indies have won the series with a match to spare after their thumping 381-run success in Barbados last week. SUMMARY: England 187 (Moeen 60,…
Two Guyanese and a Venezuelan remanded to jail over Essequibo marijuana bust
Two Guyanese nationals and a Venezuelan made their first Court appearance today to face drug trafficking charges after they were busted with just over 70 pounds of marijuana. The three, Emroy Carvaio, Siddique Karahmad and Ricardo Garcia, in Court and all pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor told the Court that the three…
Nations gearing for Monday reopening
..After advice from Sheriff Security boss While heeding the advice of Sheriff Security Company, the School of the Nations kept its doors closed this week while ensuring that a number of security measures were in place for its reopening which is slated for Monday of next week. Following the shooting of the school’s principal Dr.
Human skull found on Wismar Shore
Police in Linden Thursday found a suspected human skull on the Wismar Shore, in close proximity of the Wismar/Mackenzie Bridge. Police Headquarters say the skull is presently at the Linden Hospital Complex Mortuary awaiting an examination by the Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh on Monday, February 4, 2019.
Chief Justice rules no confidence motion was validly passed; AG to appeal
Chief Justice Roxanne George-Wiltshire today ruled that the no-confidence motion against the Government of Guyana was properly carried by a majority in the National Assembly. She said with the vote being valid, the Cabinet should resign even as the President and Government remain in place. The Chief Justice ruled that 33 votes in the National…
Cabinet ceased to exist immediately on night of No-Confidence vote
The Cabinet of the Coalition Government ceased to exist immediately upon the passage of the No Confidence motion on the night of December 21, 2018, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire ruled Thursday afternoon. The President and his senior ministers form the Cabinet, which meets regularly to make decisions and decide whether to give a “no…
Child perishes in Mon Repos fire
A fire on Thursday afternoon at Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara has left a two-year old child dead. Reports are that around 14:00hrs, the fire was observed at a bedroom at the top flat of the building which stood opposite the National Agricultural Research Extension Institute (NAREI) compound. The child’s grandmother was reportedly
BREAKING: Canada blocks Irfaan Ali from traveling to Toronto for Diaspora Outreach
The Canadian Government through its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago, has written to recently elected PPP Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, indicating to him that he should not travel to Canada at this time in wake of the pending criminal matters that he is facing in the local Court. Ali is facing 19 criminal charges…
Breaking: Canada blocks Irfaan
…raises questions over 19 criminal charges The presidential ambitions of Irfaan Ali has hit a snag with the Government of Canada blocking his travel to that country owing to the 19 criminal charges against him for his role in the sale of lands in the Pradoville 2 Scheme. This development is viewed as a major
Private schools booted from seventh Milo football tournament
The seventh annual Milo Schools Football tournament, set for a grand kick-off on February 9 at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, was launched on Wednesday afternoon in Georgetown. In sharing details of the tournament to media operatives, Co-Director of the Petra Organisation, Troy Mendonca, indicated that no private institutions will participate in the two-month long…
