An 18-year old man was Sunday afternoon stabbed by a woman in Tabatinga Drive, Lethem, Rupununi after he told her that he wanted to end their relationship, police said. The injured man has been identified as Brandon Bailey. Police late last night said they were still looking for the 20-year old woman. Investigators were told that the man returned home ...
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Youth critical, four others suffer minor injuries in West Demerara road accident
One youth is critically injured after the car he and four others were travelling in slammed into a bridge and ended up in a canal at Den Amstel West Coast Demerara, police said. The accident occurred at about 9:30 Sunday night, as the driver of the hire car lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a turn on the Den ...
Read More »Diaspora stakeholder complains to President about slothfulness, discourtesy on investment webinars
Two months after Guyana’s inaugural Diaspora conference, one of the stakeholders has complained bitterly to President Irfaan Ali about the last minute cancellation of a series of investment webinars that should have started earlier this month. In a letter to Dr. Ali, the President United Guyanese Diaspora Global Network Corp (UGDGN), Wayne Forde said the attitude following the May 22, ...
Read More »Water safety techniques to be included in schools’ curriculum
Water safety techniques may soon form part of the schools’ curriculum as part of efforts to prevent drowning. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said on Sunday. “In particular, efforts will be made to provide teachers with information to make water safety education a part of the curriculum in Guyana,” he said in a message to mark the first ever United Nations-designated ...
Read More »‘No entry’ to Trinidad and Tobago nationals unless fully vaccinated, COVID-19 negative
Nationals of Trinidad and Tobago must be fully vaccinated and must have a negative PCR test before they are allowed to enter Guyana, Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill said on Sunday. “Trinidadian nationals requite both doses of their vaccines and a negative PCR and once they have that, when they come to Guyana, they are good to go; no need for ...
Read More »Car ploughs through fence, killing one, injuring another
Two persons, who were standing in a yard at De Willem, West Coast Demerara, were Saturday afternoon struck down by a vehicle that ploughed through a fence, police said. One of them has since died. He has been identified as 54 year-old Kenneth Smith who lived at Ocean View, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara. Still in hospital is 43 year-old Rampaul ...
Read More »Investors invited to kickstart Amaila Falls Hydropower station project
Projecting that he Guyana Power and Light (GPL) will require at least 465 megawatts of electricity by 2025, the Guyana government has taken steps to revive plans to construct the Amaila Falls Hydropower station. The Prime Minister’s office has issued a request for proposals, stating that government hopes that construction of the hydropower station will begin in 2022 and will ...
Read More »Three suspects in GYD$2 million robbery arrested
Three suspects have been arrested and one XR motorcycle has been held in connection with the GYD$2 million that was snatched from a clerk on Friday the Guyana Police Force said. In all, police were told that six men, three of whom were pillion riders, participated in the Friday afternoon robbery on Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt. Although the clerk resisted ...
Read More »Guyanese businesswomen to benefit from IDB-funded project
Guyanese women are to benefit from an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded project aimed at boosting their entrepreneurial skills, the Western Hemispheric bank said Saturday. In Guyana, the IDB Group will collaborate with the Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) to coordinate and implement We3A activities, working closely with the other executing partners especially Thunderbird School of Global Management ...
Read More »Battered body of fuel tanker driver found in vehicle by owner
The driver of a fuel tanker truck was early Saturday morning found dead in the driver’s seat on the Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. Police also say his belongings have been found in a nearby market stall. He has been identified as 31-year old Laurel Samaroo of Tuschen New Scheme. Investigators say they were summoned to the fuel tanker ...
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