A labourer was on Monday remanded to prison following a fatal hit-and-run incident involving eight-year-old Sahil Naipaul. Ramsarran Samaroo, 22, of Lot 13 Grant 1805, Crabwood Creek, Corentyne Berbice, appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Michelle Matthias. It is alleged that on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Samaroo drove…
Confident Guyana U17s depart for regional tournament after GCB boosts team with gear
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is reinforcing its commitment to youth cricket. President Bissoondyal Singh visited the national U17 squad before they departed for the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Tournament in Trinidad and Tobago. The team, led by captain Romario Ramdeholl and vice-captain Parmeshwar Ram, departed for Trinidad…
Norton vows to maintain cheap electricity rates in Linden despite no plans to hike costs
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Presidential Candidate, Aubrey Norton, promised to keep electricity rates low in the mining town of Linden should the party be elected after the September 1 General and Regional Elections. APNU, the main political opposition, took its election campaign to Linden on Sunday, hoping to…
More young Guyanese to study in China
Six young Guyanese have been awarded Chinese Government Scholarships, with most set to pursue studies in the medical field. This year’s recipients are Keron Williams, Makena Alleyne, Yudesh Persaud, Melissa Mickie, Robert Lee, and Serena Rambarran. Two of them will be studying at two of China’s top universities. They received…
More young Guyanese to study in China
Six young Guyanese have been awarded Chinese Government Scholarships, with most set to pursue studies in the medical field. This year’s recipients are Keron Williams, Makena Alleyne, Yudesh Persaud, Melissa Mickie, Robert Lee, and Serena Rambarran. Two of them will be studying at two of China’s top universities. They received…
Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, who had previously been threatened by Israel, was killed along with four colleagues in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in an attack condemned by journalists and rights groups. Israel’s military said it targeted and…
Guyana records 18% increase in visitor arrivals in first seven months
During the first seven months of 2025, Guyana recorded an 18 per cent increase in visitor arrivals when compared to the same period in 2024, according to a notice from the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce. Between January and July 2025, a total of 242, 655 visitors arrived in…
Cuban man shot dead by security guard at supermarket
Pedro Alexander Frometa Slonchak, a 34-year-old Cuban national, was shot dead by a security guard at the Real Value Supermarket on Thomas and Church Streets, Georgetown. The security guard has been identified as 25-year-old Kelvin Belgrave from the KGM Security Service. He was arrested and is in custody, assisting with…
Cuban man shot dead by security guard at supermarket
Pedro Alexander Frometa Slonchak, a 34-year-old Cuban national, was shot dead by a security guard at the Real Value Supermarket on Thomas and Church Streets, Georgetown. The security guard has been identified as 25-year-old Kelvin Belgrave from the KGM Security Service. He was arrested and is in custody, assisting with…
$553M Bartica Stelling commissioned
For years, the people of Bartica have relied on their riverside hub as a lifeline to the rest of Guyana, and now the gateway has been transformed. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali commissioned the new $553 million Bartica Stelling, a modern, safer and more efficient port facility that promises to…
