Articles published on Wednesday, February 1, 2023
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) today explained events behind the arrest of a Vigilance man with suspected cannabis and the unrest it triggered at Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
A Berbice contractor was today remanded to prison after he was charged with causing a death by dangerous driving following an incident in Canefield, East Canje Berbice, where it is alleged that he rammed his vehicle into a crowd of people.
A Vryheid, West Canje Berbice businessman was today remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder.
Protesters this afternoon began leaving the road at Buxton on the East Coast Demerara after unrest had erupted earlier in the day over a raid conducted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU).
Celebrating its 100th anniversary today, the Massy Group has announced plans for global expansion.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Guatemala, Nicaragua and Cuba reached all-time lows on Transparency International’s corruption index released on Tuesday due to increased organized crime by public institutions, co-optation by political and economic elites and increased human rights abuses.
BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Shares in Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s conglomerate plunged again today as a rout in his companies deepened to $86 billion in the wake of a U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Police investigating the killing of 38-year-old Siobhan Rogers say they have no clear motive for her murder.
Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sentenced the two men who were convicted for the 2018 piracy murders to death.
Former champions, Guyana Harpy Eagles will look to get this season’s West Indies four-day championships off on a winning note when they come up against defending champions, Barbados Pride from today.
Self-confessed, convicted drug trafficker Barry Dataram was last week held by United States authorities after serving jail time here and traveling to the country he fought extradition from many years ago.
Suraj Veersammy was yesterday jailed for 25 years for killing his wife whose battered body was found stuffed into a partially submerged barrel at Belvedere, Corentyne in April 2020.
Corporate giant Edward B. Beharry Limited has renewed its partnership with Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) for the 13th year.
SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies ODI star Shai Hope sparkled with a sublime, unbeaten 91 but his Twenty20 International counterpart Johnson Charles eclipsed him with breathtaking unbeaten hundred, as Comilla Victorians produced a stellar run chase to beat Khulna Tigers by seven wickets here yesterday.
The US Embassy here yesterday launched a project to strengthen the training of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to enable it to improve its response to vulnerable populations.
The man who allegedly fired his cousin’s gun at the ‘626’ Bar at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) last Friday was yesterday placed on $650,000 bail after he was read three charges at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court.
Mighty Ruler won the Men’s final while Bartica Queens won the Women’s title in the Jermaine Christian Birthday Street-ball tournament on Saturday evening at the Bartica Community Centre tarmac.
(ICC)This column is part of the build-up articles being provided for free editorial use giving credit to the International Cricket Council Our last match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – the 2020 final at the MCG – was watched by 86,174 spectators!
A speeding car fatally struck two cyclists on the Devonshire Castle Public Road yesterday morning and the driver is in custody.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially released its 2022 Year in Review catalogue, which summarised the activities and events staged by the association during the period following the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions.
Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson on Thursday took aim at Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, over the quality of road works being executed under his watch, as he criticized the measures in Budget 2023.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil is preparing a task force of armed forces, police and government agencies to expel illegal gold miners who invaded the Yanomami indigenous reservation, officials said yesterday.
Dear Editor, GECOM yesterday, after haggling over the issue of the demarcation of constituency boundaries from November 2022 to January 2023, decided that the report of the CEO met the standard required of such a report.
KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday, saying the rich world had to realise that people were more precious than the minerals in the earth beneath them.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Wicketkeeper Tevyn Walcott and former West Indies batsman Sunil Ambris both gathered uptempo half-centuries but a late collapse saw Windward Islands Volcanoes squander a great opportunity on the opening day of their first round Regional First Class match against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force.
Dear Editor, For years the villagers of Lusignan East have been affected by the operation of an inconsiderate resident with a ‘truck business’ but no business place to house his huge trucks.
The Guyana Police Force says that the file on a fracas last December at the Providence Police Station is with the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
Suruj Basraj, called ‘Vickram’, a 54-year-old businessman of Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara, was arrested two weeks ago by a police rank from the Beterverwagting Police Station and later charged with felonious wounding.
(Reuters) – Actor Alec Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter yesterday for showing a “reckless” disregard for safety that led to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie “Rust” in New Mexico in 2021, according to court documents.
Dear Editor, Episode 11 in SN’s probing and revealing series titled “How the cost of living is hitting people” extends the dismal picture of real people in Guyana coping with real pain.
LONDON, CMC – Captain Hayley Matthews has underscored the importance of consistency if West Indies Women are to make an impact at next month’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup, and said that she believes the pitches will also be a decisive factor in results.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine said yesterday its forces had repelled Russian attacks on a road near the eastern town of Bakhmut, preventing Moscow gaining control of an important Ukrainian supply line.
Dear Editor, The Men on Mission, MOM, initiative was launched with the expressed vision that it will provide men with a platform for positive change and equip them to deal with complex issues while enhancing their lives.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Veteran coach Roddy Estwick has been snapped up by the Barbados Cricket Association, just over a month after being released by Cricket West Indies.
By Shabna Rahman Vernon Gray, of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, never thought that he would be able to get out of his dilapidated shack, but the Men on Mission (MoM) in Region Three proved him wrong when they presented him with his new house.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Huge crowds marched across France yesterday to say “non” to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to make people work longer before retirement, with pressure in the streets intensifying against a government that says it will stand its ground.
Dear Editor, Fifty years after the African slaves secured their release from bondage in the United States of America, a descendant of the Manumitted Africans, Dr.
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported six new cases of COVID-19.
oung Achievers brushed aside newcomer Alpha by a 3 – 0 score-line when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued on Monday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said sday it had pressed criminal charges against four more men over their alleged connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
Guyanese-British actress, Letitia Wright yesterday visited Queen’s College as part of her whirlwind visit here and she was given a rousing reception by hundreds of students from across the country.
Dear Editor, Since his election to office as President of Guyana following the stalemate and fiasco of the March 2, 2020 general elections which lasted for five months, Guyana’s Head of State has carved out his own niche both domestically and on the international stage.
(Reuters) – Bangladesh have appointed Chandika Hathurusingha for a second spell as head coach, with the former Sri Lanka batsman signing a two-year deal, the country’s cricket board announced yesterday.
By Kenneth Rogoff LONDON – Many of those who attended this year’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos were struck by the jubilant mood of the CEOs in attendance.
Durant Fredericks, a 46-year-old unemployed man of Block 8, Mon Repos, ECD was arrested on 2023-01-27 by a detective from the Beterverwagting Police Station and charged on 2023-01-30 with two counts of Possession of Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Gautam Adani’s crucial $2.5 billion share sale was fully subscribed yesterday as investors pumped funds into his flagship firm, despite a $65 billion rout in the Indian billionaire’s stocks sparked by a short-seller’s report.
Dear Editor, The debate on the Gas to Shore project centered on the transportation by means of pipeline versus Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tankers.
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Paolo Banchero had 29 points and nine rebounds, Moritz Wagner added 22 points and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 21-point deficit for a 119-109 victory over the host Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
