A West Ruimveldt woman, who got fed up of her reputed husband’s “child mother” visiting their home has found herself facing an attempted murder charge, after stabbing the man. 39-year-old, Kendra Grant, was granted bail in the sum of $150,000 bail after appearing before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore to face the attempted murder charge. Court…
Vishual Singh and Christopher Barnwell played crucial knocks on Friday to give four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars an important 38-run lead over Leeward Islands Hurricanes by stumps on day two in Antigua. The two sides are contesting round two of Cricket West Indies’ Professional Cricket League Regional Four-day championship. Responding to Hurricanes first innings’ 182,…
Police Commissioner Leslie James today said the Guyana Police Force intends to further crack down on the lawlessness on the country’s roadways. Guyana has recorded over 110 deaths on the roads so far for this year. Speaking at the Police Force’s Annual Award Ceremony this morning, Commissioner James said there has been a spike in…
The sum of $13.8 billion has been approved for the Guyana Police Force in 2019 and caters for the construction of new Divisional Headquarters as the Force moves towards having Division in each of the ten Administrative Regions. The budget for the Force was approved during the consideration of the 2019 budget estimates for the…
The Ansa McAl company is continuing its investment drive in Guyana. Today, the company through Ansa Motors, launched the Fuso and Freightliner brand of vehicles in Guyana. “We are not here to sell you a Truck, we are here to partner with you”, General Manager of Ansa Motors Caribbean, Rishi Basdeo, stated at the launching…
Christopher Brijmohan, 24, was sentenced to serve 18 months imprisonment on Wednesday by Magistrate Zamilla Ally for causing the death of his friend, 19-year-old Christopher Baichan on November 9, 2014. At the conclusion of the trial at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court, Magistrate Ally found Brijmohan of Albouystown, Georgetown, guilty of causing death by dangerous driving. …
(ABC) A passenger was arrested last weekend at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens after authorities say he attempted to smuggle live birds concealed within hair rollers. U. S. Customs and Border Protection agents stopped the arriving passenger on a flight from Georgetown, Guyana. During the course of the inspection, they discovered 70 live…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) wrapped up a five-day FIFA-facilitated futsal referees’ workshop at the National Resource Centre on Sunday last with the presentation of certificates of participation. The workshop, which began on December 5, saw the participation of 13 match officials from Berbice, Linden, Georgetown, West Demerara and Essequibo engaged in theory and practical…
President David Granger will be returning to Guyana this evening, having completed the second round of medical treatment and evaluation at the Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Quirúrgicas (CIMEQ) in Havana . According to a statement from his office, the Cuban Team of Specialists on Monday reiterated their complete satisfaction with the President’s response to medical…
Following investigations into increased criminal activities in Central Georgetown, two teenagers appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Tuesday, accused of snatching the cell phone of an under-cover police officer during a sting operation. Leon Gittens, a 19-year-old block-maker of East Ruimveldt and Akacie Primo, a19-year-old Labourer of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara were jointly charged with…
