Daily Archives: June 1, 2022
Fisherfolk to receive $150k cash grant by next week; urged not to cheat the system
By Lazeena Yearwood Distribution of the one-off $150,000 cash grants promised to the country’s fisherfolk by the government will commence...
‘Coconut Man’ on $500k bail for allegedly killing Better Hope engineer
Stherlinga Gilkes, 43, called ‘Coconut man’ or ‘Herby’, was granted $500,000 bail after he was charged with the stabbing death...
Security guard charged with murdering father of four
A 22-year-old security guard was charged and remanded to prison for the murder of Collin McPherson, a 43-year-old father of...
Schoolgirl dies in Goed Fortuin accident involving police pickup
A 12-year-old student of the West Demerara Secondary school, Kayla Barnabas, died after she was struck down by a police...
FOUR-DAY: Keemo Paul bags 5-41 as Red Force stumble to 203-9
Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Trinidad After a strong start by Trinidad and Tobago Red Force yet another...
Specialised training for firefighters as new fire station opens at Eccles
In Guyana, only general firefighting training is offered, but that is expected to change now that Barbados has agreed to...
Baby girl among 3 COVID deaths; 206 new cases
A three-month-old baby girl from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is among three new COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on...
Grill Masters City Stars crowned GCOS anniversary softball champions
The Guyana Committee of Services (GCOS), as part of its sixth anniversary, wrapped up its nationwide 11-a-side softball cricket competition...
U.S. jury rules Amber Heard defamed Johnny Depp
(Reuters) – A Virginia jury on Wednesday ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched...
Deaths at Marriott: Police still awaiting results sent overseas
One month after two friends were found dead in a car in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel in...
10 months jail for man who beat Police Sergeant
Seon Prince was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for cuffing a Police Sergeant to his face during an...
Pauline Chase re-elected unopposed as Bar Association President
Attorney-at-Law Pauline Chase will serve a second term as President of the Guyana Bar Association as she was re-elected, unopposed,...
