Daily Archives: February 27, 2023
Ex-media worker jailed, fined $14M on cocaine trafficking charge
After months of changing her plea in a cocaine trafficking charge, former media worker Zanneel Williams was Monday sentenced to four years...
Cops search fisherman’s home for drugs, wanted persons
A fisherman of Good Hope Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara was arrested in the wee hours of Monday after police...
Wickets for Barnwell on rain-shortened day at Providence
Rain had the final say on day three of the first round Inter-County Four-Day match between Berbice and Demerara on...
Guyanese Elliot Vieira to ride for Canada at Daytona 200
Bridgestone will support a Canadian super team at next month’s 81st running of the Daytona 200 at Daytona International Speedway...
Norton Street property destroyed by fire
A building situated at Lot 6971 Norton Street, Georgetown was destroyed by fire in the wee hours of Monday. The...
Four years imprisonment, $3.5M fine for man nabbed with cocaine
A 44-year-old Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident was on Monday sentenced to four years in jail and fined $3.5...
Guyana to host three regional table tennis tournaments in March
From March 16 to April 1, the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will be a hive of activity for table...
Bartica Cycling Classic set for March 5; Fazia’s Collection ‘riding’ with organisers
Cyclists from around Guyana will be invading the town of Bartica this Sunday (March 5) when the second edition of...
Brazilian pilot, miner found at illegal mining sites remanded to prison
The two Brazilian nationals, who were allegedly found at illegal mining sites at the Aishalton, South Rupununi, Region Nine, last...
Guyana eyes new vaccine manufacturing plant to ensure timely access to medication
In Guyana’s quest to improve healthcare, the government will soon establish a local pharmaceutical manufacturing plant to address the long...
Ramharack lone West Indian in Women’s T20 World Cup Team-of-the-Tournament
The Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament has been announced after Australia’s victory over South Africa in the final...
With 17 pregnant women dying in 2022, Guyana taking steps to improve maternal care
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy For years, health authorities in Guyana have been trying to prevent women from dying during their...
