January 2020

A journey to transform the judiciary resulted in the introduction of audio-visual recording equipment at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court on the East Coast of Demerara Thursday. The equipment included a camera, a Smart Television,…

A 20-year-old Private of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) lost his life Wednesday night after crashing his motorcycle head-on into a car on the Capoey Public Road, Essequibo Coast. Dead is Misteno Thomas of Middle Road, Buxton, East Coast…

A host of foreign governments on Wednesday urged Guyana to decriminalise sexual activity between men and urged protection for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. According to the Criminal Offences Act Chapter…

With an increase in Venezuelan migrants to Guyana and cross-border threats, President David Granger on Thursday touted a new Border Security Squad to better police outlying regions. This squad will come under the Guyana Police Force’s…

Go-karters will have an extended calendar for the 2020 Georgetown Grand Prix season, with the first of four rounds set to start March 21 at GT Motorsports. Since the event started in 2017, the norm has been three rounds, but this year an…

Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has been appointed to the Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) World Cricket Committee, which meets twice a year to discuss the most important issues in the game and acts as an independent voice…

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha on Thursday announced that it will put on its theatrical spectacle Naya Zamana - Zindagi Express on Saturday, February 8 at the National Cultural Centre. The Sabha said the production is a frank and…

South Africa were caught napping by spin again in the quarter-final, as left-arm spinner Rakibul Hasan took a five-wicket haul to knock the hosts out of the 2020 U-19 World Cup. Bangladesh will now face New Zealand in the semi-final, on…

A 42-year-old miner is in a stable condition at the Mahdia Hospital where he is being treated for burns to his abdomen, hands and thighs which he sustained while rescuing three children from a burning house in Dandro Hill, Mahdia, Region 8…

The Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has laid off 146 workers effective Thursday, January 30. This in addition to the 142 employees laid off on January 23, bringing the total number to 288. The workers…