In an effort to further enhance his obvious skills, reigning National Junior cycling champion Alexander Leung will participate in a Track and Road cycling camp organised by the International Cycling Union (UCI)/World Cycling Centre (WCC) Continental Development Satellite in Couva, Trinidad. The talented 17-year-old, attached to Continental Cycling Club, departed…
Deadly gas station explosion: Three persons discharged from G/town hospital, four still receiving care
See below the full release from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation: The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) wishes to provide an update on the patients who were brought to the institution following a reported explosion at a city gas station on the evening of Sunday, October 26, 2025. A total…
‘Be alert, heighten security’ – Private Sector Commission tells businesses after gas station explosion
See below the full release from the Private Sector Commission: The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is seriously concerned at the news of the explosion at the Mobil Fuel Station at Regent & King Streets and deeply saddened over the loss of the life of six (6) year old Soraya Bourne…
Vreed-en-Hoop businessman charged with manslaughter, granted $1M bail in shooting of Lance Corporal
A 37-year-old Vreed-en-Hoop businessman, Robert Hoosein, has been charged with manslaughter after fatally shooting Police Lance Corporal Richard Hayes last week. Hayes died from a single gunshot wound to the chest following an incident at Hoosein’s cellphone stall on Stelling Road, Vreed-en-Hoop. On Monday, Hoosein was formally charged and granted…
Motie looks to reinvent what it means to be a left-arm spinner
West Indies‘ Gudakesh Motie isn’t your average spinner. The 30-year-old, whose primary skill is left-arm fingerspin, can also bowl wristspin with that arm, turning the ball away from left-handers, denying them a favourable match-up. Clips of him bowling left-arm wristspin to left-handers in Guyana’s Global Super League earlier this year went viral. T20 continues…
Oliver delivers victory at Bruster’s golf tournament; focus switches to Guyana Open
The Lusignan Golf Club came alive on Sunday as 36 golfers battled it out under clear skies for top honours at the Bruster’s Real Ice Cream Golf Tournament 2025. The course was in splendid shape, lush fairways, smooth greens, and a gentle breeze that tested every shot, setting the perfect…
Deadly gas station explosion: Mother of 6-Y-O pleads for justice
What was supposed to be a simple, routine Sunday treat turned into tragedy for six-year-old Soraya Bourne, who lost her life in the fiery explosion at the Mobil gas station at Regent and King Streets, Georgetown. Now, her grieving mother, Samantha Roach, is seeking for answers and justice as she…
Police searching for man believed to be behind deadly gas station explosion
Police are searching for a man, believed to be Spanish-speaking, who allegedly left two suspicious bags at the Mobil Fuel Station at Regent and King Streets, Lacystown, shortly before a powerful explosion killed a six-year-old girl and injured several others on Sunday night. Police sources told the News Room that…
Seales and Hosein boss Powerplay as West Indies go 1-0 up against Bangladesh
West Indies captain Shai Hope led a batting turnaround that helped his side win by 16 runs against Bangladesh in the first T20I in Chattogram. Hope and Rovman Powell, playing his 100th T20I, put together a late burst of sixes to help the visitors to 165-3. In reply, Bangladesh crashed to 42-4 in the Powerplay, and…
President Ali orders full investigation into deadly gas station explosion
See full release from the Office of President Dr Irfaan Ali, issued on Monday October 27, 2025: While on official duty in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I received comprehensive briefings late last night and early this morning regarding the circumstances surrounding the explosion at Mobil gas station at the…
