The Police say they are investigating a serious accident which occurred on 2020/11/02 about 15:05 hrs on Buckhall Road 47km involving motor lorry # GXX 9462 owned by Innovative Mining of Lot 79 Prashad Nagar, Georgetown and driven by Pritam Singh, age 33 years of Lot 23 Soesdyke Public Road EBD and Motor Pick up # GRR 9660 owned by Prem Lallbachan of Hampton Court, Essequibo Coast, driven by Arvin Bissoon, age 31 of lot 157 Hampton Court, Essequibo Coast with occupants Dennis Lucas, age 52 years and John Hendricks, age 49 years both of Moruca Region 1.
(Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented number of ballots cast early, the lack of consistency about how these votes will be counted, and ongoing legal battles have made the outcome of the 2020 U.S.
After crossing the halfway point of a planned two-week lockdown, the indigenous community of Kwebanna, in Region One, is still seeing new cases of COVID-19 but its Toshao Paul Pierre believes it has nonetheless been effective in stemming transmission.
The Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) yesterday announced the appointment of Trevor Bassoo as its new General Manager, effective from October 19th, 2020.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The police yesterday sent a warning to event promoters to adhere to stipulations when granted permits to host events and to desist from staging unauthorised parties in the wake of a mass shooting at a Westmoreland party on Sunday night in which 12 persons were hit, two fatally.
With only 5% of the work done so far, the government has terminated the $826.7 million contract that was awarded to BK International on December 31, 2019, for the construction of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School.
The Ministry of Education is due to make a decision on sanctioning teachers over the failure to submit students’ School Based Assessments (SBAs) scores to the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) for this year’s regional exams after the regional body has completed requested reviews.
A biker died yesterday morning after he apparently lost control of his speeding motorcycle along the Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road.
The Hydrometeorological Department of the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday announced the start of the rainy season, while saying that chances of flooding between now and January have increased due to a “moderate” La Nina weather pattern.
As tributes continue to pour in following the death of former Caribbean table tennis men’s singles champion, George “The Chief” Brathwaite, his dear friend, Errol Caetano – a Caribbean champion himself – is the latest to deliver touching words on his passing.
Curt Thomas is likely to know his fate tomorrow after a jury deliberates on the case against him for the alleged murder of Parika fuel dealer Seeram Singh.
Following the decision of the Court of Appeal to discharge the order which had suspended certain parts of the Cricket Administration Act (CAA), which essentially paved the way for elections of the Demerara and the Guyana Cricket Boards, Attorney-at-law Arudranauth Gossai yesterday told Stabroek Sport that further action by the Court is needed to initiate the process.
Magistrate Fabayo Azore is expected to rule next Friday in the Preliminary Inquiry into the charge against two of the three men accused of the 2017 murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio.
After seven months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gym doors have reopened to 50% capacity which means that only half of the people the gym can optimally caters for will be allowed in on a given day.
Guyana was one of nine countries which abstained when the Organization of American States (OAS) passed a resolution condemning upcoming elections in Venezuela as unlikely to meet the “minimum conditions for…democratic electoral processes in keeping with international standards.”
KENOSHA, Wis./PITTSBURGH, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made a last-ditch push for votes in battleground states yesterday as their campaigns prepared for post-election disputes that could prolong a divisive presidential election.
As West Indies prepare to face New Zealand later this month, an otherwise important series for the Caribbean side could have an even greater significance for a few key members in their side.
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said that properly trained staff and the right equipment are among requirements that need to be met by private labs in Guyana in order to be licensed to conduct Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19.
Dear Editor,
On Sunday, November 1, 2020 a statement was issued by Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Attorney General, in which he made several allegations against me and others with respect to the sale of lands at Ogle.
The Government and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) continue to “engage” on working conditions and remuneration within the public health sector but the public and the workers remain uninformed about the process.
VIENNA, (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked six locations in central Vienna yesterday starting outside the main synagogue, killing two people and injuring at least 14 in what Austria called a “repulsive terror attack” while hunting one or more assailants on the loose.
Chairman of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Competitions Committee, Shaun Massiah has signalled his intention of approaching the government over the resumption of cricket in Georgetown.
A Meten-Meer-Zorg labourer has succumbed after being stabbed by a drinking companion on Sunday, just two days before he was due to celebrate his 21st birthday.
KABUL, (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed Kabul University, killing at least 22 people including students in their classrooms, yesterday and Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for what President Ashraf Ghani called a “despicable act of terror”.
Delhi Capitals (DC) sealed a place in the Qualifier 1 as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in Match 55 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
Dear Editor,
So many would agree with colleague Vishnu Bisram’s contention that the renunciation by the Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, of her dual citizenship status requiring legal advice to be provided by the Clerk of the National Assembly, is a ‘non-issue’ – as reported in Stabroek News of October 30.
Mayor Ubraj Narine has defended his decision last week to allow a motion for the City Council to proceed to fill several vacancies without the needed approval of the Local Government Commission (LGC).
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was briefly detained yesterday, his Chadema party said after police foiled planned opposition protests against last week’s election by arresting prominent officials in the main opposition party.
By Shashi Tharoor
NEW DELHI – Beyond the major headlines surrounding the US presidential election, a little-noticed development is attracting attention both in India and among American campaign strategists.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – A Swiss court was yesterday set to start hearing Russia’s appeal against a four-year ban imposed on its athletes competing at major international events under their own flag over allegations of doctoring laboratory data.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress approved yesterday a motion to initiate a process to remove President Martín Vizcarra from office over corruption allegations, a month and a half after he survived a prior impeachment trial.
(Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals failed in their bid to make the playoff of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) but their pace spearhead Jofra Archer will leave with his held head high after his superlative performance in the tournament.
(Reuters) – Pat Cummins’ return to form in the India Premier League (IPL) is good news not just for his Kolkata Knight Riders but also for Australia coach Justin Langer ahead of the blockbuster home series against India.
LONDON, (Reuters) – After years of administrative chaos, UK Athletics (UKA) published a 12-year strategy document yesterday that shifted emphasis from a lottery-funded chase for Olympic medals to a rejuvenation of the sport at grass-roots level.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s skipper, Stafanie Taylor, struck a cameo but it went in vain as rain frustrated Adelaide Strikers’ hopes of a win by forcing a no result against Perth Scorchers here Sunday.
ANSA McAL Trading Limited yesterday presented electronic tablets to the top 60 students at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment in recognition of their performance.
In August, the state of affairs in the education sector demanded that Education Minister Priya Manickchand, returning for her second tilt at the portfolio, hit the ground running.
