Daily Archives: November 24, 2021
Security guard robbed of electric bike, phones, cash
A 54-year-old security guard of Church Street, Enterprise, East Coast Demerara was robbed by two bandits of his electric bike...
60,000 ganja plants, 600lbs dried cannabis destroyed by cops
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Wednesday destroyed 60,000 cannabis plants and 600 pounds of dried cannabis which were...
Guyanese law student cops Rhodes Scholarship
Rawletta Barrow of Guyana is the 2022 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason made the announcement last...
Banks DIH workers to benefit from 9% wage increase
More 1,000 employees from local beverage manufacturing company – Banks DIH Limited – are set to enjoy a nine per...
Commander Griffith demands justice for murdered Orin Boston, warns residents not ‘fully calm’
Two months after the shooting death of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston by a member of the SWAT unit, Regional Commander,...
Businesses told ‘be fair to customers’ this Christmas
By Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.gy The Christmas season is approaching and the atmosphere in main shopping plazas and business districts is...
November COVID-19 death toll moves to 50; 79 new cases
A 55-year-old fully vaccinated man from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, according to information provided...
‘I was drunk when I killed him’ – 18 years jail for Pike St. man
Bevon Griffith called ‘Spooney’ was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for the Christmas Day 2017 fatal stabbing of...
Shepherd cracks 39* off 11; Thomas takes hat-trick in Abu Dhabi T10
Guyanese all-rounder Romario Shepherd impressed with the bat, and his fellow Caribbean counterpart Oshane Thomas took a hat-trick on Wednesday...
Six persons make final shortlist for Chief Elections Officer post
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy More than a month after applications closed for persons to fill the vacant post of Chief...
More Pfizer vaccines expected but no word on special doses for children aged 5 to 11
Another shipment of the US-made Pfizer vaccines is expected in “early December” but there is no clear indication when the...
Sir Curtly to visit Berbice for fast bowling clinic
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that former West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose will be in the...
