The 25-year-old dog food vendor who was charged for possession of an unlicensed gun, was assaulted just hours after he was remanded to prison. Prison Director (ag) Gladwin Samuels said the incident occurred around 20:30hrs Friday at the Lusignan Prison Holding Bay. The prisoner sustained injuries to the head. “When asked what might have caused…

Miss Guyana Earth, Xamiera Kippins, inched closer towards the Miss Earth crown when she captured the gold medal for South America at the Miss Earth Costume Competition. The competition is taking place in The Philippines. Miss Guyana displayed a Randy Madray illustration of Guyanese folklore – The Ole Higue as part of her competition. Peru and…

HYDERABAD, India (CMC) – Stroke-maker Roston Chase stood on the brink of his fourth Test hundred after producing a gallant effort to lift West Indies out of trouble against India on the opening day of the second and final Test here yesterday. The 26-year-old right-hander was unbeaten on 98 at the close as West Indies

By Bibi Khatoon After a meeting, which lasted for six and a half hours, officials of the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) emerged with an agreement Friday afternoon. While the binding document will be signed next week, the agreement not only called off a planned strike action by the union but also…

The Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union this afternoon announced that they have reached an agreement for salary increases for teachers. Under the new agreement, which covers the years 2016 to 2018, teachers will now see a 12% increase on their salaries for 2016, an 8% increase for 2017 and another 8% increase…

RAHUL Singh’s fine batting form continued at the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) ground last Sunday when he hit a half-century to help the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to a five-wicket win over the home team in the GCA Friends of Cricket Hundred 100 Overs’ U-17 Tournament. MYO won the toss and batted first, but the

Police have reported that 86 persons lost their lives as a result of road accidents from the period of January 1, 2018, to September 30, 2018, representing a 5.7% decrease in fatal accidents. Speeding has been flagged as the major cause of the road fatalities. According to the statistics, 36 of the fatal road accidents…

A Venezuelan National, who claimed that he fired several gunshots as part of a celebration in an apartment building, will have to celebrate differently behind bars after pleading guilty to a number of gun related charges today. 27-year-old, Jesus Rodriguez told the Court that he came to Guyana to conduct business and upon the successful…

EXXONMobil is the latest entity to come on board with the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) for the Ignite race meet set for November 10 and 11. The company handed over sponsorship with exactly one month remaining. Ignite, which is set to form the basis for the final leg of the Seaboard Marine

Guyana, on Wednesday, officially received new diplomatic envoys from a total of five countries with pledges to support key and emerging sectors, including mining and oil and gas. President David Granger received the Letters of Credence from two new High Commissioners and three new Ambassadors at an accreditation ceremony at State House where he reaffirmed…