July 9, 2019

By Bibi Khatoon Of the eleven names submitted by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo for consideration of the next Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, the Government has rejected five, shortlisted four and two are under “active…

President David Granger says he is committed to continuing dialogue with the Opposition to ensure that the new Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is selected through a “credible process.” A statement from the Head of…

Leonard Albert was on Tuesday afternoon found guilty by a 12-member jury of raping a six-year-old boy on June 9, 2012. Albert was on trial before Justice Simone Morris- Ramlall; he was represented by Attorney-at-law Maxwell McKay while…

Budding table tennis stars Jasmin Billingy and Malachi Moore have been nominated to represent Guyana at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Hopes Training in the Dominican Republic from August 11-19. The training is…

Wynette Amsterdam known as ‘Legacy’ was on Tuesday sentenced by Magistrate Sherdel Isccas-Marcus to two years, three months imprisonment and slapped with a $2.4M fine for cocaine trafficking. The 32-year-old promoter was on trial at the…

A one-year 11-month old baby boy lost his life on Monday afternoon after he reportedly drowned in a pond next to his mother’s Number 52 Village, East Corentyne Berbice home. Dead is Brieston Akrie, who was discovered floating head down…

Despite the fact that the Caribbean Court of Justice upheld the passage of a No-Confidence Motion against the coalition Government triggering early elections, the Finance Ministry is moving ahead with preparations of the 2020 National…

Archery Guyana continued its development programme last weekend when it took part in a Guyana Olympic Association-sponsored training seminar focusing on the Plus 1% software database. The software enables sporting entities to enter their…

Delon Blake, a 39-year-old man of Kumuni Creek, Demerara River on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the rape of a 76-year-old woman in 2017. Blake confessed to the crime before Justice Simone Morris- Ramlall at the High Court. He has to…

India and New Zealand will resume their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday after a rain-affected day at Old Trafford. New Zealand reached 211-5 from 46.1 overs before rain forced the players from the field at 14:00 BST. The rain was not…