A Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice man died and three others were injured after the driver of a Tacoma vehicle allegedly deliberately drove into a crowd of people near a wedding in the village around 1 am yesterday.
Seventy percent of works for the reopening of the Rose Hall Sugar Estate have been completed, inclusive of major changes in the factory as management and staff gear up for the second crop of this year.
The Sheriff Group of Companies will soon commence construction of a Specialty Hospital at Palmyra, Region Six – an investment which after completion will open up 400 jobs to Berbicians.
Janica Sandy’s Ultimate Image Inc continued its expansion with the opening of a new store in New Amsterdam yesterday; an accomplishment that brings excitement and happiness to her heart.
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday disclosed that 132 new roads are to be done in Region Six and 1,000 more metres for the Mara thoroughfare.
The East Canje Berbice fire officer who was placed on $100,000 bail after she was charged with driving under the influence during a fatal accident on the Cumberland Public Road in December, is yet to face any additional charges as police are continuing to wait for advice.
Residents of Plantation Hope, West Coast Berbice were all smiles yesterday after they received transports for their lands confirming them as the undisputed owners of the lots which they have been occupying for decades.
We asked several persons what they were looking forward to in 2023.
An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man yesterday morning went berserk and attacked a resident with a knife after which he turned his attention to a 15-year-old, pinning him in a nearby drain and fatally stabbing him.
Lotus Cosmetics was officially launched in Guyana last month by Sameerah Mohamed-Ferouz and husband Sayyid Ferouz with the promise of affording Guyanese access to a new natural, high-end and affordable line of products.
A Bushlot, West Coast Berbice woman was yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of her 85-year-old great aunt.
Roshanie Basdeo was this morning remanded to prison after she was charged with murdering her aunt during the wee hours of Monday morning. Basdeo, 35, of Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court, where she was charged with the murder of Sumintra Sawh, also known as “Aunty Betty”, 85, of Lot 131 Section ‘B’ Bushlot Village. She was remanded to prison. Basdeo has reportedly confessed to investigators that she murdered the elderly woman after the deceased discovered that she had stolen money from her. The accused also admitted to inflicting injuries on herself so as to corroborate her initial claims that two men entered the house and robbed and killed the elderly woman.
Life always throws you for a loop but it is up to you to never give up on yourself – these are the sentiments expressed by singer/songwriter Gary Morgan, also known as ‘Feature 1 aka 7 boss’, who became visually impaired three years ago, as he remains determined to carve his own path to success.
One person is now dead after a concrete tank exploded at Leeds Village, Corentyne this morning.
As the trial into the deadly piracy attack in 2018 continued yesterday, the High Court in Berbice heard that one of the two accused had threatened revenge over the killing of his brother in Suriname.
The Ms Exquisitely Conscious pageant returns to Berbice in grand style on Saturday, November 26 at the Berbice High School under the theme ‘Recover, Rekindle, Choose to Live.’
A Reliance Settlement, East Canje Berbice man is calling on the Guyana Police Force to reopen the investigation into the murder of his 16-year-old son, Vivian Singh Balrup, who was fatally beaten at Number 63 Beach almost 13 years ago.
The five men who are accused of murdering Number 70 Village, Corentyne carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt back in 2016 were yesterday found guilty of the crime at the conclusion of their trial at the High Court in Berbice, where the main witness had testified to hearing the order to beat the man to death after he refused sexual advances allegedly made by Marcus Bisram.
Singer Alexander Williams popularly known as AW Lyrical, who is currently at the peak of his career and being booked for shows every weekend, said there is a lot more that his fans can expect from him as he is working to create an international platform and name for himself.
New Amsterdam is a historic and proud community long regarded as the ‘capital’ of the ancient county of Berbice.
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