December 8, 2017

By Devina Samaroo Enveloped by a scandal over a signing bonus from ExxonMobil, Finance Minister Winston Jordan this evening said he was not under obligation to reveal the details. Jordan had previously denied the existence of a…

  The country’s transparency watchdog has slammed the government, saying it appears to have deliberately engaged in deception in relation to the matter of a signing bonus with ExxonMobil.   The government today admitted it had received a…

A 61-year-old Cashier employed by Puran Brothers Incorporated was on Wednesday morning robbed of cash and cheques belonging to the company. According to information received, Kuarsingh Ramdass, was on his way to deposit the money at a…

A Kaneville, East Bank Demerara man was this morning robbed a short distance from his home by two men, one armed with a handgun. The businessman, Devon Headecker, 23 went to a nearby shop when he was confronted by two males on bicycles.…

Guyana’s Candidate Master (CM), Anthony Drayton, defied a prolonged period of inactivity and retained his form to cart off the spoils in the inaugural Caribbean Chess Cup staged in Bridgetown, Barbados, from November 28 to December 3.…

Ansa McAl Trading under its popular Stag Beer and Promoter Borris Ross on Friday unveiled the ‘Skills for Gold’ seven-a-side football tournament, which is set to kick off Saturday night (December 9) with three games at the Number Five…

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a male suspect who allegedly choked and robbed a female security guard of her $35,000 cellular phone about 05:15hrs this morning. A police release noted that the…

Off-spinner Shane Shillingford grabbed four wickets as Guyana Jaguars were dismissed for 194 against Windward Islands Volcanoes on Friday at Providence. Jaguars, resuming on 78-2 in response to Volcanoes' first innings 117, were bowled out…

A 35-year-old man accused of posing as a Guyana Power & Light (GPL) employee and defrauding a woman of over $150,000 was on Friday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. Edward Dowridge appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the…

The wait for a Chris Gayle special in this BPL season is finally over. The West Indian smashed 126 – the highest score in the BPL - to eliminate Khulna Titans and power Rangpur Riders into the second qualifier. This was the first hundred…