Life imprisonment for Tuschen man who killed mother-in-law, stepdaughter
Joshua Franklin, a former cane cutter, was on Wednesday handed down two life sentences for the gruesome killing of his 55-year-old mother-in-law and nine-year-old stepdaughter whom he chopped to death at Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank…
Man who killed girlfriend’s brother over washroom space jailed for 20 years
A 35-year-old man who killed his girlfriend’s brother during a row over washroom space was on Wednesday sentenced to serve 20 years in prison.
Travis Hyman, a former sawmill worker, was arrested and charged with murder after he killed…
Guyana Open golf tourney confirmed for October 26-27
Over 100 golfers from Guyana and beyond these shores will converge on the Lusignan Golf Course on October 26-27 for what is anticipated to be one of the biggest Guyana Open tournaments in recent times.
At the official launch on Wednesday…
Final leg of Georgetown Grand Prix set for October 25
The final leg of the Georgetown Grand Prix would now be held on October 25 at GT Motorsports. The event was initially slated to be held on Sunday last, but heavy rain put paid to those plans.
After the abandonment on Sunday, the…
UAE duo ‘stood to make US$272,000’ in successful fix
The two UAE players provisionally suspended for alleged breaches of the ICC anti-corruption code allegedly stood to make up to US$272,000 (approx.) if they successfully corrupted the games in the upcoming T20 World Cup qualifiers.…
Germany sends first female Ambassador to Guyana
The newly assigned and first female German Ambassador to Guyana, Ute Konig, presented her Letters of Credence to President David Granger Wednesday morning and noted that the fight against climate change continues to be the center of…
Tuschen men busted with over 90lbs marijuana
An early morning operation Tuesday by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) resulted in the arrest of two men and the seizure of 94lbs of marijuana at the Parika Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
Those in custody are 39-year-old…
Gov’t working on robust labour inspection system, including for oil and gas
The Labour Department is working on developing a robust labour inspection system, including for the emerging oil and gas sector as it looks to update applicable laws on safety and health.
This was announced at the Guyana Safety Forum…
President confirms APNU in ‘exploratory’ talks with Shuman’s Party
President David Granger Wednesday morning confirmed that as leader of the APNU, he held “preliminary exploratory” talks with Lenox Shuman, the Presidential Candidate for the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP).
Speaking with the media at the…
US$300M from oil sector in first year- Energy Director
Guyana is expected to get US$300M next year from the Petroleum sector, according to Director of the Department of Energy, Dr Mark Bynoe.
He explained that this translates to $62 billion which is just 10% of the country’s Gross Domestic…