June 22, 2018

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night. The earthquake which occurred just 98 kilometres west of Trinidad and Tobago was also recorded in Venezuela. According to the University of the West Indies…

A 42-year-old man Friday morning discharged several rounds at a former tenant who tried to set him on fire. The tenant, Chezley Tyndall, 50, confronted his former landlord, John Ramanand at a store on Regent Street when the incident…

Switzerland took a huge step towards the last 16 of the World Cup as Xherdan Shaqiri scored a brilliant solo 90th-minute winner against Serbia. The Stoke City player dribbled from inside his own half before slotting past Serbia…

President David Granger has declared Monday, June 25 a national day of mourning for the victims of the April 27th and May 3rd piracy attacks off the coast of Suriname.  The attacks have left close to twenty fishermen dead or missing. In…

Since its resuscitation a few months ago, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) has been flooded with multiple complaints and cases for investigation, the Ministry of the Presidency said. The ERC – which is headed by Bishop John Smith –…

A male sex worker was remanded to prison today for armed robbery by Magistrate Leron Daly. Godfrey Cox, 19, of High Street, Georgetown denied that on June 20, 2018, at King and Charlotte Streets, Georgetown while being armed with a…

Approximately six months after its rehabilitation, the Baramita Airstrip in Region One is back in a deplorable condition. While residents believe that the contractor did a shoddy work, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure blamed the…

Ahmed Musa scored both goals as Nigeria swept aside World Cup debutants Iceland to leave Group D intriguingly poised with one round of games to go. The Super Eagles would have gone out with defeat but came good in Volgograd. Musa…

A 45-year-old former policewoman appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday, charged with demanding money from a 73-year-old man she allegedly kidnapped. Natasha Singh of Crane Old Road, West Coast Demerara appeared before…

Forty-three-year-old Nicole Rosemary appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on a 6-year-boy after she allegedly burned his hands with an iron. Rosemary…