February 19, 2020

A sod-turning ceremony was held Wednesday for the construction of a Hilton hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara. The investors are Energy Real Estate Solutions (ERES) and Caribbean Marketing Enterprise Inc (CMEI). The hotel will have…

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Wednesday commissioned new staff quarters which cost over $280 million. The apartments will save the Corporation an estimated $20 million on rentals, said Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…

A 27-year-old Police Constable appeared before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Wednesday charged with sexually assaulting a woman. Shane Tobin pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that during the month of February 2020, he…

Two men and a woman were remanded to prison Wednesday for the murder of former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Daniel Jermaine Forde, who was fatally beaten by residents of Silver Hill Soesdyke/Linden Highway. Courtney Wolfe,…

A wooden two-storey house collapsed in First Street, Campbellville, Georgetown around midday on Wednesday. There are no reported casualties as no one was inside the house at the time. Residents had claimed that an elderly woman was…

Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud on Wednesday disclosed that more than 50 persons arrived in Guyana from China and were screened for the new coronavirus but he said a European national who travelled through China has been “lost,”…

Berbice Police have arrested and charged several men who were part of two gangs which terrorised residents of the county. Police said that at about 21:20hrs on February 13, they intercepted a motorcar on the No. 51 Public Road,…

After thumping wins in their first two games of Group A of the Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship Qualifying, the national Under-20 men must guard against complacency, Head Coach Wayne Dover has warned. The Guyanese take on the US…

Seasoned all-rounder Rayad Emrit is set to make a return to his beloved Guyana for the Golden Republic T20 Bash on Friday at the National Stadium, Providence. The man from Trinidad says is he coming to give his best. Through playing for…

Guyana Jaguars have remained in second position after fifth round action in the West Indies Four-day championship, but Barbados Pride have extended their lead at the top. A high-scoring draw against the Windward Islands Volcanoes meant…