Source: Guyana Chronicle ON Sunday evening, basketball fans at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall were treated to the Anthony Moe show, as the 6’10” forward was instrumental in helping Dyna’s Ravens to a 15-point (73-58) win. Bounty Colts, the defending champions, will be gunning for a title ‘three-peat’ in the Guyana Amateur Basketball…

Source: Guyana Chronicle PANTHERS Rugby Club started their 2018 season on a winning note after stopping the Guyana Police Force Falcons 24-12 to win the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Second Division tournament. Playing at the National Park Rugby field on Sunday, the Panthers out-played the Falcons with Daniel Anderson, Ryan Dey, Delroy…

Source: Guyana Chronicle GUYANESE were out in their numbers to support when teams from Suriname and Trinidad invaded the King of the Strip 2, the second drag racing event for the season. When it mattered most, the Guyanese stepped up to the plate and dished out a heaping helping of licks to their…

Source: Guyana Chronicle CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – Government will establish a Centre of Excellence for Sports here, aimed at harnessing the talents of young athletes in order to unleash the true potential of the sports industry. The project is expected to get underway in September and will be based at the Gros…

Source: Guyana Chronicle LONDON, England (CMC) – World number one Twenty20 bowler Rashid Khan is among three more players confirming their participation for the ICC World XI in the Hurricane Relief match against West Indies at Lord’s next month. The 19-year-old Afghanistan star, who helped propel his side to the capture of the…

Source: iNews Guyana With Guyana’s growth rate contracting, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has stepped up to the plate by compiling a report detailing several recommendations to put Guyana on a path to greater economic growth. The report was presented on Monday by representatives from several PSC organisations to Leader of the Opposition…

Source: iNews Guyana Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, on Monday announced that the Department of the Environment (DoE) is working on a proposal consisting of measures, which include a ban on the use of single-use plastics in Guyana. This type of plastic is made of low-density polyethylene, which does not break easily and…

Source: iNews Guyana East Coast of Demerara residents can now expect faster relief from intermittent flood waters after heavy rainfall, following the construction of  a $360M drainage pump station at Lusignan. The critical facility will be utilised to pump flood waters from drainage canals to the Atlantic Ocean. Clayton Belgrave, who resides in…

Source: iNews Guyana WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Treasury on Monday said that it could lift sanctions on Russian aluminum giant Rusal if tycoon Oleg Deripaska gives up control of the company. The announcement sent aluminum prices falling by 7.2 per cent on the London Metals exchange, while other metals including…

Source: iNews Guyana A plumber and father of a four months old baby was on Monday placed before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after he allegedly discharged gunshots at a Police constable who was pursuing him. Twenty five-year-old Keiron Hinds of  Smyth Street, Georgetown denied that he committed the offence and two other offences…

Source: Stabroek News TORONTO,  (Reuters) – A driver plowed his white Ryder rental van into a crowd, killing nine people and injuring 16 along a roughly mile-long stretch of busy Toronto sidewalk during lunch hour on a sunny Monday afternoon, police said. Link: Driver kills nine, injures 16 plowing van onto Toronto sidewalk

Source: Stabroek News LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain will compensate some Caribbean immigrants who have lived legally in Britain for decades and have wrongly been labelled illegal immigrants because of trouble documenting their status, interior minister Amber Rudd said today. Link: Britain to set up compensation scheme for “Windrush” migrants

Source: Stabroek News The private criminal charges instituted by two PPP/C MPs against Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence and the former minister in the ministry, Minister George Norton have been discontinued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack. Link: DPP discontinues charges against Ministers Lawrence, Norton

Source: Stabroek News Private criminal charges have been filed against three more Ministers of Government, this time over the D’Urban Park project. Link: Nandlall files private charges against Jordan, Patterson, Roopnaraine over D’Urban Park

Source: iNews Guyana (The Times, UK) – Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Commonwealth secretary-general, oversaw “wholly inappropriate” public attacks on a senior aide she blamed for leaks about her behaviour and spending, a tribunal has said. The former Labour attorney-general was criticised by a panel, which ruled that a former senior civil servant…

Source: iNews Guyana (ESPNcricinfo)- Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan, the No. 1 ranked T20I bowler, has been added to the World XI squad that will take on West Indies in a one-off T20I at Lord’s on May 31. The match is being organised to raise funds for the reconstruction of stadiums that were damaged…

Source: iNews Guyana UK-based advisor to the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Dr Sam Sittlington  who had made recommendations earlier this year to have the Unit implement cash sniffer dogs at ports of entry, now says that they are going ahead with the project. Sittlington who returned to his role in SOCU earlier…

Source: iNews Guyana Bounty, Survival, Real Value, Mattai, DSL, Budget and Massy Stores’ on Sunday rewarded the first twenty shoppers to their outlets, with prizes for bringing renewable bags to the supermarkets. The move by the five supermarkets to encourage their customers to forgo plastic bags was in observance of Earth Day. The…

Source: iNews Guyana Commuters are utilizing the Good Hope bridge, on the East Coast of Demerara which was re-opened officially on Saturday afternoon, despite not being fully completed. The Public Infrastructure Ministry had said that the Bridge was “95 per cent completed with a few minor works to be done”. The Bridge which…

Source: Stabroek News (Trinidad Guardian) The steelpan fraternity has been plunged into mourning after an avid bass players of the Invaders Steel Orchestra was killed while trying to run away from a robbery in progress yesterday. Link: T&T steelpan player killed during robbery

Source: Guyana Times A man who is said to be of unsound mind was remanded to prison on Friday after he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Magistrate Leron Daly Marvin Prince pleaded guilty to the charge that was read to him which stated that on April 17, 2018 he was found…

Source: Guyana Times State entities – contradicts Minister’s assertion on lost market share – clears air on sudden departure from State entity Despite a recent statement from Finance Minister Winston Jordan that the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) lost market share in 2017 owing to its performance, a former high-ranking official at the State…

Source: Stabroek News The Panthers Rugby outfit defeated a game Police Falcons squad 24-12 in the final of the B Division Rugby Tournament yesterday at the National Park to kick start the local season. Link: Panthers capture GRFU `B’ Division final

Source: Stabroek News (IPL) In yet another last-over thriller in VIVO IPL 2018, the Rajasthan Royals defeated the Mumbai Indians by three wickets at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium last night. Link: Royals beat Mumbai in another last over thriller

Source: Stabroek News Acknowledging that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) lacks the technical expertise to deal with audits in the petroleum sector, Commissioner-General  Godfrey Statia is moving ahead with plans to train his current staff even as he looks to the diaspora and other support in establishing a specialised unit within the GRA.

Source: Stabroek News BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Elegant stroke-maker Shai Hope says West Indies have already trained their sights on the Sri Lanka Test series, as they target success in the three-Test rubber in June. Link: Hope says preparation underway

Source: Guyana Chronicle — Harmon tells opening of Linden Town Week LINDENERS received only good news of a blooming future by Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who on Sunday revealed in his charge to officially open Linden Town Week 2018 that the mining town is poised for better days. Harmon, who was the…

Source: Guyana Chronicle THE charges brought against Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence and Minister of Social Cohesion Dr George Norton, who served as Public Health Minister are likely to be disallowed by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack. The duo has been charged with misconduct in public office contrary to the…

Source: Guyana Chronicle A 60-year-old security guard attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital died on Sunday morning after he was struck down by a drunk driver on the Pouderoyen Public Road, West Bank Demerara (WBD). Dead is Keith Redmond of Bagotville, WBD, who was returning home on his bicycle around 05:15hrs when…

Source: Guyana Chronicle AN employee of the Little Diamond / Herstelling Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is under scrutiny for suspected fraud after several bogus receipts surfaced in the name of a taxi service with her signature. According to reports, the receipts for trips from the office of the NDC to a commercial bank on…

Source: Guyana Chronicle THREE armed and masked bandits attacked and killed a Dominican miner at a mining camp at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, police have confirmed. Dead is Pedro Pablo Rosario, 55. Reports indicate that the Dominican was relaxing in a hammock, in the watch…

Source: Guyana Chronicle By Clare Lovell LONDON (Reuters) – A flash of attacking brilliance from Olivier Giroud and an emphatic header from substitute Alvaro Morata earned Chelsea a 2-0 win over struggling Southampton at Wembley on Sunday and an FA Cup final date with Manchester United next month. Giroud muscled and dribbled past…

Source: iNews Guyana A $141.6M contract has been awarded to the Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited for the construction of four door sea sluice for the Mahaica-Mahaicony Abary Agriculture Development Authority (MMA/ADA). To be constructed at the D’ Edward Village, West Bank Berbice, in Region five the workd will be supervised by E&A…

Source: iNews Guyana The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) has revealed that it will commence proceedings to have state assets recovered in 10 identified cases later this year. SARA’s Director, Dr Clive Thomas reported that some 50 to 60 cases have thus far been reviewed and “Beginning at the start of the third…

Source: iNews Guyana After being mired in controversy following the crowning of Rafeiya Husain as the representative to compete for the Miss Universe 2017 crown on the international stage, Guyana has now been reportedly banned from participating in the pageant for the next two years. A committee member revealed that after complaints were…

Source: iNews Guyana Police in Nashville, Tennessee are now hunting for a 29 year old who barged into a waffle in the wee hours of this morning and killed three people. The man who was nude, stormed into the restaurant at around 03:25hrs and opened fire with killing the three and injuring four…

Source: iNews Guyana A West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) security guard was killed in the wee hours of this morning when a drunk driver slammed into him as he was making his way home. The now dead man has been identified as Keith Raymond, 60 of Centre Road Bagotville. The accident occurred at…

Source: Guyana Chronicle A 60-year-old security guard attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital died on Sunday morning after he was struck down by a car. Dead is Keith Redmond  of Bagotville , West Bank Demerara (WBD). The man was making his way home around 0500hrs on Sunday when he was stuck down…

Source: Stabroek News (Trinidad Guardian) A Venezuelan military aircraft landed at Piarco International Airport yesterday to take back 82 nationals to their homeland. Link: 82 Venezuelans sent back from T&T to their homeland

Source: Guyana Times US sanctions Days after reports surfaced that German transshipment company Oldendroff Carriers is scaling back on its local operations, the company’s officials told Government that if the United States imposed sanctions are not withdrawn or modified by June 5, 2018, they would be legally obliged to terminate their services, putting…

Source: Guyana Times … as 32 road deaths recorded for 1st quarter Pedal cyclist Mohan Ramkellawan of South Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara died on Friday at about 19:30h in an accident involving a motorcar on Dennis Street, Sophia, Georgetown. The 72-year-old Ramkellawan and the driver of motorcar HC 7724 were reportedly both…

Source: Stabroek News Bethany is a charming little village in the Pomeroon/Supenaam region. According to a recent census, it has approximately 406 residents, who thrive mainly on logging and farming activities. Link: Bethany revisited

Source: Stabroek News Just before swerving off of the Klien-Pouderoyen, West Bank Public Road and crashing into a resident’s house early this morning, a drunk driver struck and killed a 60-year-old cyclist. Link: Hospital guard dies in horrific West Bank accident

Source: Stabroek News Three companies, including two regional conglomerates, have expressed interest in taking over the shuttered Wales, West Bank Demerara sugar estate in a deal that is expected to see the development of significant agro-processing operations here. Link: Banks DIH, ANSA, GraceKennedy keen on Wales estate

Source: Stabroek News Twenty-three Guyanese, including a doctor, have been working on a drill ship contracted to ExxonMobil for oil operations and yesterday the company flew seven journalists to the site for a firsthand look at operations. Link: 23 Guyanese working on ExxonMobil drill ship

Source: Stabroek News In the first public exercise of its powers, the Local Government Commission (LGC) has instructed the Rose Hall Town Council to rescind its recent hiring of a Town Clerk, while saying that it exceeded the authority given to it to recruit candidates for the post. Link: Local Gov’t Commission directs

Source: Guyana Chronicle — Harmon tells Region Three agriculture expo MINISTER of State Joseph Harmon has called on farmers, producers and entrepreneurs of Region Three to graduate from being raw producers to engaging in value-added production. “We must look for the “Made in Guyana” brand and we must recognise that this is the…

Source: Guyana Chronicle — calls for DPP review ATTORNEY General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, SC. has described the move on Thursday by People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Juan Edghill and Vickram Bharrat to file private criminal charges against Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence and Minister of…

Source: Kaieteur News – 3 GEA staffers implicated The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) is currently investigating how more than a million dollars worth of fuel marker ended up in the hands of an outsider. The man was detained on Thursday. He is reportedly implicating at least three other staffers from GEA’s marking section,…

Source: Guyana Chronicle Single mother of four says vulcanising is her passion AS STEREOTYPICAL as it may seem, today, a majority of women are still often found behind a desk, neatly dressed and ready to type their life away on a computer. Rarely do you find a woman who is ready to dedicate…

Source: Guyana Chronicle –to discuss way forward in wake of US sanctions GOVERNMENT will be meeting with workers of both the Bauxite Company of Guyana (BCGI), a subsidiary of the Russian aluminium firm RUSAL, and German carrier, Oldendorff, in the new week to discuss the impact US sanctions will have on both companies’…

Source: iNews Guyana People’s Progressive Party Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira has responded to the last letter sent out by Director of the State Asset Recovery Agency (SARA) Professor Clive Thomas. See her full letter below: Professor Clive Thomas, Director, State Assets Recovery Agency Lot 55 ‘A’ Main and New Market Streets, Georgetown April…

Source: Guyana Chronicle (BBC) – FORMER San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has received Amnesty International’s highest honour for his protests against racial injustice. The human rights organisation said Kaepernick “chooses to speak out and inspire others despite the professional and personal risks”. Kaepernick first protested by sitting during the national anthem in…

Source: Stabroek News Attorney General Basil Williams SC today condemned private criminal charges brought by PPP/C MPs against two government ministers as “malicious”. Link: Attorney General condemns charges against ministers as malicious

Source: Stabroek News NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s cabinet today approved the death penalty for rapists of girls below the age of 12, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting in response to nationwide outrage in the wake of a series of cases. Link: India approves death penalty for rape of

Source: Stabroek News (Barbados Nation) Caribbean governments are being encouraged to revisit the level of taxation on airline tickets. Link: LIAT CEO: Taxes on flights too high

Source: Stabroek News KOLKATA, India, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle uncorked another gem of a half-century as Kings XI Punjab beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets under Duckworth/Lewis, to storm to the top of the Indian Premier League standings here today. Link: Gayle force takes Kings XI top of

Source: Stabroek News First Lady, Sandra Granger on Tuesday received a donation of £2000 from the Guyana United Kingdom (UK) Social Development Association (GUSDA) in support of her activities aimed at empowering women and girls in Guyana. Link: Guyanese UK group donates to First Lady’s projects

Source: iNews Guyana It is quite rare that T20 matches are decided in the Powerplay. Saturday was one such day when Kings XI Punjab’s openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle outmuscled Kolkata Knight Riders’ Chris Lynn and Robin Uthappa to put them on top of the points table after a rain-hit clash. While…

Source: iNews Guyana SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea will carry out no more nuclear or intercontinental ballistic missile tests and will shut down its atomic test site, it said Saturday in a move immediately welcomed by US President Donald Trump. Pyongyang’s declaration, long sought by Washington, will be seen as a…

Source: iNews Guyana A ship suspected of smuggling fuel and which was intercepted by they Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) following an operation, is reportedly linked to senior Government functionaries and sports officials. According to reports in sections of the media, the vessel called the ‘Jubilee’ purchased fuel from neighbouring Trinidad with Suriname as…

Source: iNews Guyana An 85-year-old Corentyne, Berbice woman, who is said to be visually impaired and has difficulty hearing, was reportedly raped in her home. The incident which occured sometime at about 04:00h on Sunday morning reportedly left the elderly woman in an unconscious state. This publication was informed that the woman lives…

Source: iNews Guyana More than sixty years after its first major rehabilitation, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) will receive another set of rehabilitative works, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Richard Van West-Charles announced. The US$3.5 million project, funded through a grant from the European Union (EU) and a loan from the Inter-American Development…

Source: iNews Guyana …the Empire This business going on in London with the “Commonwealth” is getting to be just too ridiculous for your Eyewitness. First of all, there’s Queen Elizabeth’s reminder to the gathered heads of the 53 member states that the whole shebang was created for all intents and purposes back in…

Source: Stabroek News The government was yesterday ordered to pay over $1.7 billion in damages to Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL), after losing its challenge to the company’s ownership of land at Turkeyen, including the site of the MovieTowne cinema complex and shopping mall. Link: Gov’t ordered to pay TPL .7B in damages over

Source: Stabroek News The opposition PPP yesterday said that the PNCR’s call for a house-to-house registration exercise to produce a new voters’ list “reeks of desperation” and could derail local government elections set for later this year and even the 2020 general elections. Link: New house-to-house registration could derail polls, PPP warns

Source: Stabroek News The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission’s (GGMC) Brickdam Office was shut down yesterday morning after scores of workers walked out, in protest against the ongoing mercury burning at the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) lab. Link: Walkout shuts down GGMC’s Brickdam office

Source: Stabroek News A visually-impaired and bedridden 86-year-old woman was raped in her home at Berbice early last Friday morning and her family is now calling for justice. Link: Disabled Berbice woman, 86, raped in home

Source: Stabroek News With the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) close to mounting its first set of cases, its Director Professor Clive Thomas yesterday made an appeal for Guyanese to take ownership of the fight against corruption, while saying that there has been an over-reliance on foreign help. Link: Thomas calls for local

Source: Guyana Chronicle …restates govt’s commitment to transparency, ending corruption GOVERNMENT on Friday again reiterated its commitment to transparency and the stamping out of corruption here and asserted that the recent charges of public misconduct against two former PPP officials were not politically motivated or directed, but rather stemmed from the results of…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …fine-tuning 10 cases, probing another 50 DETERMINED to stamp out corruption here, the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) said it will be moving to the court later this year recover assets stolen from the state. Director of SARA Professor Clive Thomas, broke the news to reporters Friday just before the…

Source: Guyana Chronicle THE Ministry of Natural Resources on Friday convened a special meeting with officials of the Guyana Gold Board and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission to discuss and resolve ongoing issues of the threat of mercury emissions and the closure of the laboratory attached to the Guyana Gold Board. In…

Source: Guyana Chronicle A 27-year-old sales representative attached to Beepats and Sons in Georgetown is presently in police custody assisting with investigation concerning a robbery she allegedly faked. She admitted to police Friday morning after intense grilling. Nisa Azeez admitted that she made a false report to the police. The woman who resides…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …as GWI, Mexican firm sign US$3.5M pact THE rehabilitation and expansion of the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) water treatment facility at Shelter-belt has been kick-started with the signing of a US$3.5M contract on Friday between GWI and a Mexican company. The contract was signed by GWI Chief Executive Officer (CEO),…

Source: Stabroek News Under growing pressure over concerns about the health of workers in the GGMC compound on Brickdam, the Ministry of Natural Resources tonight announced that the lab attached to the Guyana Gold Board would be removed in the shortest possible time. Link: Gold Board lab to be moved in `shortest possible

Source: iNews Guyana The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says the calls by the General Secretary of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Amna Ally, for a new house-to-house registration ahead of this year’s Local Government Elections is a desperate attempt to delay or postpone the elections. According to the party in a release, the…

Source: Guyana Chronicle A twenty – seven- year old sales representative attached to Beepats and Sons  is presently in police custody after she allegedly faked a robbery on Thursday in the Cinderella county. Reports are that the woman admitted that she made a false report to the police. The female who resides at…

Source: Stabroek News MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian companies hit by U.S. sanctions, including aluminium giant Rusal, have asked for 100 billion roubles ($1.6 billion) in liquidity support from the government, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying today. Link: Sanctions-hit Rusal asks Russia for liquidity support – Interfax

Source: Guyana Chronicle The Guyana United Kingdom Social Development Association (GUSDA) this week  donated a sum of £2000 to First Lady Mrs Sandra Granger which will be utilised to support her programme of activities aimed at empowering women and girls in Guyana. According to the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP) , the presentation ceremony…

Source: Guyana Chronicle An 86- year- old bedridden woman was brutally raped and left in an unconscious state at her Cromarty, East Berbice Corentyne home. The woman, who resides alone, recalled that in the wee hours of Saturday last, she was awoken by a male who savagely pulled the covers off of her…

Source: iNews Guyana A Rupununi farmer was on Friday sentenced to three years in prison and fined $15,000 when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of planting cannabis. Kenneth Thompson plead guilty when the charge was read to him by City Magistrate, Judy Latchman. The court heard that on…

Source: Guyana Chronicle (BBC)-Swedish DJ Avicii, one of the world’s biggest dance music stars, has died in Oman at the age of 28. Avicii’s club anthems include Wake Me Up, Hey Brother, and recently, Lonely Together with Rita Ora. His representative said in a statement: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce…

Source: iNews Guyana A 46-year-old man was on Friday remanded to prison when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer to an attempted murder charge. Cleveland Williams of Lot 70 Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown was not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to him by City…

Source: Stabroek News The sugar union GAWU today said that following a meeting with GuySuCo and the government’s Special Purpose Unit it has a much better idea of plans for the industry and was advised that the corporation plans to spend $11b in key capital works. Link: GuySuCo to spend b on key

Source: iNews Guyana The Rose Hall Town Council has been ordered by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to rescind the hiring of a Town Clerk for the municipality, since according to the Commission approval was not granted by them for the vacancy to be filled. The LGC outlined that the law states in…

Source: iNews Guyana The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says it was able to get a firmer understanding of plans by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) and the Sugar Special Purpose Unit (SPU) regarding the recently acquired $30B loan from a consortium of Banks. According to GAWU “the Corporation advised…

Source: Stabroek News President David Granger greeting Queen Elizabeth II yesterday at a dinner hosted by the Queen for Commonwealth Heads of Government in London. Link: President at dinner hosted by Queen

Source: Stabroek News NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s opposition parties launched an unprecedented bid to impeach the top judge on Friday, accusing him of failing to protect the independence of the judiciary from executive interference, among other charges. Link: Indian opposition moves to impeach chief justice

Source: iNews Guyana LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Commonwealth leaders agreed Friday that Prince Charles should follow his mother Queen Elizabeth II as the next head of the group, the BBC and other media reported. Queen Elizabeth on Thursday told leaders from the 53 member states that she wanted her eldest son to…

Source: iNews Guyana State Access Recovery Agency (SARA) says that they do not initiate investigations without receiving a formal complaint, in keeping with the SARA Act of 2017. This statement was made, by Director of the Agency Professor Clive Thomas, in response to a letter sent to the entity by People’s Progressive Party (PPP)…

Source: iNews Guyana Oldendorff Carriers, a German-headquartered bauxite transshipment company, is expected to close its operations here placing some 200 Guyanese jobs in jeopardy. This move comes in light of a recent decision taken by the United States (US) Government to impose severe sanctions against Russian Aluminium (RUSAL), one of the largest aluminum…

Source: Guyana Chronicle Top business executives will gather at the Marriot Hotel Saturday to celebrate SOL Guyana Inc. 18th anniversary in Guyana. General Manager Liz Wyatt and her team will be holding a toast to the company’s continued health and success at the corporate function. SOL is well known for its extremely robust…

Source: iNews Guyana …on GuySuCo “Playing the fool” in Guyanese lingo doesn’t mean you’re funny – it means you’re being deliberately stupid. “Playing the ass” expresses the sentence even pithier. Right now – with the farce playing out on the GuySuCo Board – all your Eyewitness can say is this PNC-led Government’s REALLY…

Source: Stabroek News The finals of the B Division Rugby Tournament between the Guyana Police Falcons and Panthers Rugby club will be played on Sunday at the National Park Athletics Field at 16:00hrs to start the local season. Link: Rugby practice

Source: Stabroek News (Trinidad Guardian) Paul Rajcoomar, 41, was an exemplar security guard and in no way was his killing connected to him carrying out his duties. Link: Slain T&T guard was State witness

Source: Stabroek News ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary former Test captain, Sir Vivian Richards, has thrown his weight behind CARICOM’s efforts at governance reform in West Indies cricket. Link: Sir Viv backs CARICOM intervention

Source: Stabroek News Keith O’Jeer, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Executive Committee Member and Berbice Football Association (GFA) President, has been suspended by the federation for “inappropriate behaviour”. Link: GFF committee member O’Jeer suspended for `inappropriate’ behaviour’

Source: Stabroek News -Kobras, Ravens also score wins Plaisance Guardians, Kobras and Ravens clinched contrasting wins in the GABF ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championship, on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue. Link: Plaisance Guardians down Half Mile Bulls 90-80

Source: Guyana Chronicle Queen hopes Prince Charles will succeed her The Queen has appealed to Commonwealth leaders to appoint her son, Prince Charles, to succeed her as their head. She said it was her “sincere wish” that Prince Charles takes over “one day”, as she opened the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …gov’t pours cold water on PPP private charges …warns that more court actions coming against former ministers THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) in an unprecedented move filed private criminal charges of misconduct in public office against two sitting Government Ministers without the benefit of an investigation. But the Government has…

Source: Guyana Chronicle A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy and his seven-year-old sister stood as witnesses, when their enraged father brutally stabbed their mother to death in the street at Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara on Thursday. Dead is Darmattie Persaud, 23, also known as ‘Kalvina’, a housewife. Her alleged assailant who was under guard at…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …legal expert cites precedent, says charges bogus THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has the power to discontinue the private criminal charges filed on Thursday against two sitting ministers of government, with a top legal luminary describing them as bogus that have not been supported by any investigating procedure. The…

Source: Guyana Chronicle CHRIS Gayle plundered his sixth Indian Premier League (IPL) century as Kings XI Punjab ended Sunrisers Hyderabad’s unbeaten start in emphatic fashion. The Sunrisers had won all three of their matches in the 2018 IPL but Gayle ensured that run came to an abrupt halt in Mohali as his 104…

Source: Guyana Chronicle ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Legendary former Test captain, Sir Vivian Richards, has thrown his weight behind CARICOM’s efforts at governance reform in West Indies cricket. The Antiguan, who never lost a Test series as skipper, said he believed the regional nation grouping’s intentions were genuine and were aimed at…

Source: Guyana Chronicle Christianburg, New Silvercity clash today for bragging rights By Joe Chapman DEFENDING champions Christianburg/Wismar ‘Multi’ Secondary and New Silvercity Secondary will clash today for bragging rights and honours in the final of the 10th annual Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Linden Secondary Schools Under-18 football championship, after they registered 1-0 semi-final victories…

Source: Guyana Chronicle DRAG-racing action is back this weekend at the South Dakota Circuit with the King of the Strip 2 and it is expected that the competition will be bigger than ever. One man has his eyes set on the 11-second class. His name is Raymond Seebarran and along with his Nissan…

Source: iNews Guyana A 25-year-old resident from Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, is currently in police custody following a drug eradication operation at Ebini, Upper Berbice River, that was lead by a team of law enforcement officers commanded by a Superintendent of Police on Thursday.   According to the Police, one and half acres,…

Source: iNews Guyana A 60-year-old pensioner and his 29-year-old daughter are now counting their losses after their Toyota Auris motorcar was broken into while it was parked opposite Survival Supermarket on Vlissengen road, Georgetown on Thursday afternoon. Speaking to INews, the young lady explained that her father- who was driving- parked at the…

Source: iNews Guyana Giving a voice to the voiceless, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tesouro Resources, Dean Hassan, on Thursday, presented four orphanages grants valuing a minimum of $1M for the establishment and development of sustainable initiatives. Those who received grants, were St. Ann’s, St. John Bosco, the Joshua House Children Centre and Shaheed Boys…

Source: iNews Guyana Several members and supporters of the Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) converged on Thursday in front of City Hall to protest against the re-introduction of marking peters. They told media operatives gathered that they are willing to end this action, as long as the Court rules in their favour. One…

Source: iNews Guyana In keeping with the Government’s push for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) development in Guyana, the University of Guyana (UG) will see the expansion of programmes within the Faculty of Technology. In addition to the new Aviation programme, other courses are slated to soon be added to the Faculty’s…

Source: Stabroek News The Ministry of the Presidency today condemned charges filed against Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence and former Minister of Public Health, Dr George Norton by PPP/C MPs. Link: Ministry of the Presidency condemns charges against ministers

Source: Stabroek News PPP/C Members of Parliament Juan Edghill and Vickram Bharrat have filed private criminal charges against Minister of Public Health (MoPH) Volda Lawrence, and former Minister of that ministry, Dr George Norton, for alleged misconduct and abuse of public trust. Link: PPP/C MPs file private criminal charges against ministers Lawrence, Norton

Source: iNews Guyana Former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall on behalf of People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Members of Parliament (MPs), Bishop Juan Edgehill and Vickram Bharrat on Thursday morning filed a case at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court against Former Minister of Health, Dr George Norton and current Minister of Health, Volda Lawrence. The two…

Source: iNews Guyana HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba marked the end of an era Thursday as Miguel Diaz-Canel was formally elected as the country’s new president, succeeding Raul Castro and becoming the first non-Castro to lead the island in six decades. The silver-haired Diaz-Canel — a top Communist Party figure who has served…

Source: iNews Guyana WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the Retirement Savings Laboratory, a project that seeks to increase the number of people saving for retirement in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Washington-based financial institution said most workers in Latin America and the Caribbean – about…

Source: iNews Guyana A crippled Guyanese man residing in New York was found on Tuesday stabbed to death in his Brooklyn apartment. Otis James, 48, was discovered unconscious and bleeding, with stab wounds to his head, face, chest and torso, inside his home on Central Avenue near Cornelia Street in Bushwick, New York…

Source: iNews Guyana …corruption Discussing a rape at York University in Toronto, a Policeman blurted out: “I’ve been told I’m not supposed to say this – however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised.” That remark launched hundreds of protests across the globe as women came out in the…

Source: Stabroek News MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Australian team do not need to make wholesale changes to their cricket culture as a few tweaks should once again endear them to home fans, according to test captain Tim Paine. Link: Minor tweaks to team culture needed for Australia – Paine

Source: Stabroek News To guard its independence and neutrality from political interference the National Toshaos Council (NTC) has developed a political neutrality statement that was adopted by the executive during its just-concluded executive meeting, says its Vice-Chairman Lenox Shuman. Link: Toshaos Council devises neutrality statement

Source: Stabroek News The Police Office of Professional Responsibi-lity (OPR) has launched an investigation into a report of “seemingly massive irregularities” in the Guyana Police Force’s learner driver’s theoretical examination last Thursday at the Felix Austin Police College, Georgetown. Link: Police probing learner driver exam for ‘massive irregularities’

Source: Stabroek News A US-based Guyanese, who became paralysed after being shot on the West Coast of Demerara in 2016, was stabbed to death on Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York. Link: Disabled Guyanese man murdered in NY

Source: Kaieteur News -four cops under scrutiny Call in an exorcist. Better yet, call in a whole team. That’s because over 100 ‘ghosts’ appeared to have turned up, two Thursdays ago, to write the theoretical driver’s licence exams at the Felix Austin Police College. At least, that may be one way of explaining…

Source: Kaieteur News Remittances play an important role in Guyana’s economy. In fact, 2015 figures show that cross-border remittances to Guyana were equivalent to 9.3 percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, a crucial report by Central Bank notes that the cost of sending remittances to Guyana is unusually high, especially…

Source: Guyana Chronicle PRESIDENT David Granger on Wednesday proposed a four-pronged international approach to tackling malaria when he addressed a conference on malaria in London. Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death for communicable diseases in Guyana. Therefore, the President said the country is committed to halving the number of malaria…

Source: Guyana Chronicle SENIOR military officers who were on the ground pursuing one of the country’s most notorious gangs between Kwakwani and Christmas Falls in the Upper Berbice River back in 2008 were interviewed as the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Lindo Creek Massacre continued on Wednesday. Among the soldiers who were…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …PM Nagamootoo tells Health Expo launch Health Expo 2018 was on Wednesday launched amid calls for citizens to lead healthier lives. THEMED “Reaching for a better life with good health,” the Expo which will run from May 30 to June 2, 2018, at the Sophia Exhibition Centre, and is geared…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …pledges $1.5M annually to assist engineering students THE University of Guyana (UG) and the Power Producers and Distributors Incorporated (PPDI) have formalised years of partnership with the signing of an Academic Collaboration Agreement. As part of the agreement, the power company among other things has committed to donate $1.5M annually…

Source: Guyana Chronicle AN investigation has been launched into what appears to be “massive irregularities” in the Guyana Police Force’s learner driver’s theoretical examination which took place last Thursday at the Felix Austin Police College, Georgetown. According to a statement issued by the Guyana Police Force, the Office of Professional Responsibility has commenced…

Source: Guyana Chronicle … Regional teams set to invade Guyana on May 20 SOME of the Caribbean’s top ‘ruggers’ will invade Guyana on May 20, as Hits and Jams Entertainment team up with Pepsi Hornets Rugby Club to host the inaugural ‘Guyana Carnival 7s Rugby’ at the National Park. The one-day tournament was…

Source: Guyana Chronicle WITH the second King of the Strip Drag race meet just a few days away, defending 14-second class champion Rayon Brijpal stated, “This meet is the big one, the one we have been waiting for all year and I think we are ready for it. My car (Toyota Runix) is…

Source: Guyana Chronicle DEFENDING champions Demerara endured a miserable opening day in round three of the 2018 GCB/Hand-in-Hand Insurance Under-19 Inter-county tournament yesterday. Playing at Tuschen on the West Coast of Demerara, the defending champions won the toss and decided to bat but crumbled for a paltry 40 runs all out in 20.2…

Source: Guyana Chronicle … Part of a fundraising drive THE Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) Bench Press challenge was launched on Monday in collaboration with the 704 Sports Bar at the company’s location at Albert and Lamaha Streets, Georgetown. The staging of the GAPLF’s Club 704 and Banks DIH’s Guinness fundraising Bench Press…

Source: Guyana Chronicle … Six of Berbice top First Division teams to compete By Colin Bynoe far has stretched from School Feeding programmes to willingly lending assistance to students who are unable to attend school, by contributing students’ school supplies. Debates and Spelling Bee competitions among schools are also arranged, to name a…

Source: Stabroek News (Barbados Nation) Three Caribbean airlines have formed an alliance which promises to make it easier and cheaper for travellers to move between 32 countries. Link: Caribbean airline alliance promises lower fares, easier travel

Source: iNews Guyana The man who was driving the car which slammed into a parked lorry on Monday morning at Number 58 Village Corentyne, killing one of the three passengers was remanded this morning (Wednesday) on a dangerous driving charge. Navindra Premnauth, 25, of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, is accused of driving motorcar bearing…

Source: iNews Guyana Phillip Sutherland who last month withdrew his guilty plea for unlawfully killing his cousin Martin Roberts during a drunken row at Rupununi in 2014, once again pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter on Wednesday. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison by High Court judge Justice Sandhill…

Source: iNews Guyana A 24-year-old chef was on Tuesday evening robbed of his mobile phone, and $12,000 in cash by a lone gunman as he was in the vicinity of South Alley on Princess Street, Lodge, Georgetown. The victim has been identified as Peter Holder of Princess Street, Lodge, Georgetown. According to information…

Source: iNews Guyana Four members of the a high profile Joint Services team that was deployed, 10 years ago, to the Lindo Creek area to hunt the members of the Fine Man gang were today privately interviewed by retired Justice Donald Trotman, the sole Commissioner in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the…

Source: iNews Guyana By Nikhil Kalro Kolkata Knight Riders 163 for 3 (Uthappa 48, Karthik 42*) beat Rajasthan Royals 160 for 8 (Short 44, Rahane 36) by seven wickets (ESPNcricinfo) Kolkata Knight Riders have banked on a traditional modus operandi, but have also adopted a new approach this season. Spin, their longtime asset,…

Source: iNews Guyana WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at porn star Stormy Daniels in his first substantive comments over the scandal surrounding the woman who says she slept with him and was paid to keep quiet. A day after Daniels released an artist’s sketch of a…

Source: iNews Guyana …as Opposition Leader declines “symbolic” walk against corruption invite Leader of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, through Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira, has responded to a letter sent by Professor Clive Thomas, Director of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) inviting him to a “symbolic” walk…

Source: iNews Guyana A 24-year-old man was on Tuesday found guilty by a 12-member jury on two counts of raping a six-year-old girl, whom he attempted to silence with death threats. Colvin Norton was jailed for a total of 28 years by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Sexual Offences Court for illegals acts…

Source: iNews Guyana …WI in Britain There’s talk about Britain apologising for its treatment of Black West Indians who’d arrived in the wave that brought over 500,000 of them after the Windrush in 1948. But Britain had joined the anti-immigrant wave since 1968 when Conservative MP (and Minister) Enock Powell gave his infamous…

Source: Stabroek News (Trinidad Guardian) A sense of “relief” descended on the Caribbean community in Britain yesterday when British Prime Minister Theresa May apologised to Caribbean leaders over the treatment of members of the so-called “Windrush Generation,” who have been threatened with deportation after decades of living in the United Kingdom in what…

Source: Stabroek News The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit has issued a wanted bulletin for Antoney Carmichael whose last known address is 2 Bennett Dam, Rosignol. Link: Rosignol man wanted by CANU

Source: Stabroek News The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has declined an invitation from the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) to participate in its anti-corruption walk, citing a series of transgressions by the government and calling on it to `clean its own house’. Link: ‘Clean your own house’

Source: Stabroek News Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack has been asked to review and possibly discontinue the charges laid against former Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh and former head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington. Link: Attorney asks DPP to review charges against Singh, Brassington

Source: Stabroek News Taxi driver Steve Hercules, who was held with five others after an attempted break-in at Supply, East Bank Demerara last Tuesday evening, was yesterday sentenced to a total of eight years in jail after he took responsibility for the guns and matching ammunition found in their vehicle. Link: Taxi driver

Source: Stabroek News A superb spell of left-arm spin bowling from Kelvin Umroa spearheaded an eight-wicket win for Berbice over defending champions, Demerara in second round action of the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance/Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U19 Inter-County three-day competition at Lusignan, yesterday. Link: Umroa spins Berbice past Demerara

Source: Kaieteur News – suspect held A quarrel between two men over a woman ended with a Brazilian being chopped to death and a Guyanese being detained. The victim, 46-year-old Adrian Sousa Santos, succumbed after being chopped on the right arm. His alleged attacker, a 33-year-old Guyanese, has reportedly admitted to the killing.…

Source: Guyana Chronicle SECRETARY-GENERAL of the Commonwealth, Rt Hon. Patricia Scotland, QC, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson were on Tuesday updated on the status of the Guyana/Venezuela border case which is currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by Head of State, David Granger, during bilateral discussions. The President along with…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …gov’t says in response to signing bonus court challenge …contends Consolidated Fund includes public monies held at any other banks as directed by Minister of Finance THE Government said the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has miscomprehended the meaning of Consolidated Fund in the context of the fiscal management and accountability…

Source: Guyana Chronicle …two sentences to be served concurrently COLVIN Norton was on Tuesday afternoon found guilty of two counts of rape of a child under age 16 years old and was sentenced to 52 years imprisonment before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow in the Sexual Offences Court of the Georgetown High Court. In handing…

Source: Guyana Chronicle One confesses – jailed for 8 years and fined $800,000 UNDER heavy police security, the six alleged gunmen who were nabbed last week at a police roadblock at the Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in a stolen motor car with arms and ammunition were on Tuesday charged with…

Source: Guyana Chronicle WORK on drafting an operational plan for the Technical Assistance Programme for Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean (TAPSEC) gets underway later this month. National governments, key regional institutions and development agencies will meet for the first planning workshop of the TAPSEC from 24-26 April, in The Dominican Republic. The workshop…

Source: Guyana Chronicle CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC – Sports Minister Fortuna Belrose says government is mulling over an appropriate reward for jumper Levern Spencer, who won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Australia last weekend. Belrose said Spencer’s achievement had been a significant one for the country, communicating to…

Source: Guyana Chronicle Demerara crumble for paltry 50 to hand Berbice stunning victory KELVIN Umroa was the architect of Berbice crushing 8-wicket victory on the third and final day of their second round encounter against defending champions Demerara. When round two of the 2018 GCB/Hand-in-Hand Insurance Under-19 Inter-county tournament concluded yesterday at the…

Source: Guyana Chronicle VIRAT Kohli’s efforts were in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered a 46-run defeat to Mumbai Indians, who claimed their first win of the Indian Premier League season. The defending champions had lost all three of their matches in 2018 – all from either the final or penultimate delivery –…

Source: Guyana Chronicle … Trinidad cars arrive LOCAL companies, Mohamed’s Enterprise and Japarts, have chipped in with support for the King of the Strip (KoTS) 2, set for Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit. The premier drag race event, organised by the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), will now see support…

Source: Guyana Chronicle GANESH Parts and General Store became the latest sponsor of the Boyce & Jefford Relay Festival and Family Fun Day yesterday, when the company handed over a sponsorship cheque to the organisation, ahead of the event scheduled for Sunday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary. Sales Manager Suresh…

Source: Stabroek News   The suspect in the White Castle fish shop fire on Saturday has been released on bail and proprietor, Jermaine Langevine will temporarily operate on the parapet outside the premises as he awaits the Mayor and City Council’s (M&CC) approval for use of the Hadfield Street Avenue. Link: Suspect in

Source: iNews Guyana The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says that while it is pleased that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and various stakeholders are engaged in a process to update and sanitise the List of Registered Electors, it has noticed some inaccuracies with the list of persons who have died but whose names…

Source: iNews Guyana A footballer who allegedly used a broken bottle to stab a member of an opposing team found himself before the Chief Magistrate charged with the indictable offence. Jillian Knox, 25, of Pearl, East Bank Demerara (EBD) is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Keith Dalton with intent to murder him…

Source: iNews Guyana Roads in the Cuyuni Mazaruni Region will soon be tolled following the completion of various road projects. This is according to Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson who, in a Department of Public Information (DPI) release said the strategy will aid in the maintenance and sustainability of the infrastructure. “Soon…

Source: iNews Guyana Former Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall says if indeed the Guyana Sugar Corporation is being run by a Board of Directors under the Chairmanship of Dr Clive Thomas as suggested by the Government while another board is registered and listed on the Registrar of Companies for the…

Source: iNews Guyana Police are said to be hunting two men who allegedly committed a robbery under arms against on a 35-year-old old hairdresser on Monday afternoon while she was walking along Cummings Street, Alberttown, Georgetown. The victim has been identified as Wendy Griffith of Cummings Street, Alberttown. According to police reports, at…

Source: iNews Guyana Imran Tahir is currently playing for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and was hugely successful for the Multan Sultans at the Pakistan Super League (PSL).  Soon he will be appearing for the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Tahir said he…

Source: iNews Guyana During a visit to Lethem over the weekend, Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) and former Government Minister Irfaan Ali, came into contact with Venezuelans who were seeking refuge in Guyana. In a social media post, Ali said several children were among approximately 25 persons “living without any shelter in an…

Source: iNews Guyana …or sacrificial lamb? A GAWU official claimed the Government was playing musical chairs with GuySuCo. The problem with that metaphor is: its elimination of a player at any given circle is by chance. With GuySuCo, there’s nothing random about its elimination of estates; this Government knows exactly what it wants…

Source: Stabroek News LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May apologised to representatives from 12 Caribbean countries on Tuesday over recent harsh treatment by immigration bureaucrats of people who arrived in Britain as children between the late 1940s and the early 1970s. Link: UK’s May apologises to Caribbean countries over treatment of

Source: Stabroek News Some of the Joint Services members being sought by the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2008 Lindo Creek killings are available and will give a “preliminary interview” tomorrow, the Guyana Defence Force said yesterday. Link: Army ranks to be ‘interviewed’ by Lindo Creek CoI

Source: Stabroek News A 52-year-old Crabwood Creek accountant yesterday morning died while returning home from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, after the car she was travelling in slammed into a parked truck along the Number 58 Village, Corentyne Public Road. Link: Crabwood Creek accountant dies in accident

Source: Stabroek News Ranks attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Sunday night conducted an operation during which they unearthed several packages of marijuana, concealed and compressed in plastic wrap in a motorcar on Sheriff Street. Link: Car on Sheriff St found with 150 lbs ganja

Source: Stabroek News Lakeraj Fredericks, who was last year sentenced to 65 years in prison for the murder of his brother-in-law, was yesterday handed an additional 22-year sentence for the unlawful killing of another man. Link: Convict gets 22 years for fatal Land of Canaan stabbing

Source: Guyana Chronicle – a first for Guyana LAST week may have been one of the best weeks Melroy Pyle has experienced since a horrific accident left him without both hands late last year. The 37-year-old father of two was the recipient of a new pair of mechanical arms, thanks to the generosity…

Source: Guyana Chronicle THREE ranks of the Guyana Defence Force are expected to appear before the Justice Donald Trotman-led Commission which is inquiring into the 2008 Lindo Creek Massacre. The three ranks are from a list of eight Joint Services ranks the Commission is seeking. In a public notice carried in local newspapers…

Source: Guyana Chronicle THE Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) will be injecting some $50M into Region Seven to execute a number of infrastructural projects including roads which are in dire conditions. The projects will be identified collaboratively by the Regional Administration and the Bartica Mayor and Town Council, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure…

Source: Guyana Chronicle –Mayor assures flood-hit city residents of early relief CITY Mayor Patricia Chase-Green on Monday assured flood-weary Georgetown residents that the Mayor & City Council is doing everything it possibly can to bring them relief from the accumulation of water occasioned by Sunday evening’s long and sustained rains. She told them…

Source: Guyana Chronicle … Family was returning from airport trip A WOMAN, who was returning home after escorting her sister to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, died on the spot after the car in which she was travelling crashed into a parked truck on the Number 58 Public Road, Corentyne early Monday morning.…

Source: iNews Guyana The Region Seven administration earlier on Monday appeared before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) but could not  provide satisfactory answers pertaining to its drug purchases, even though millions were expended for same. Representing Region 7 was Regional Executive Officer (REO) Rodrick Edinboro and his Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Edward…

Source: Guyana Chronicle COMMOMWEATH Games triple jump gold medallist, Troy Doris, is likely to feature at the third installation of the Aliann Pompey Classic, which will take place on June 30 at the Leonora Track and Field Centre. A release from the organisers stated that they are awaiting confirmation from Doris, 29, who…

Source: Guyana Chronicle BOSTON (Reuters) – Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi and America’s Desiree Linden ended long droughts for their countries with stunning victories in a wet and windy Boston Marathon yesterday. Kawauchi ran down defending champion Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya to win in two hours 15 minutes and 58 seconds. He is the first…

Source: Guyana Chronicle WITH the aim of improving officiating in Guyana, the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) will be hosting the world-governing body’s (FIBA) FIBA Regional Referee Training Camp, set for April 19-23. According to the GABF, the Regional training camp is designed to improve the officiating team in the FIBA National Federations,…

Source: Guyana Chronicle THE Corriverton Jets Volleyball Club will stage a Day-of-Sports and Family Fun Day to observe May Day at the Skeldon Community Centre ground beginning at 09:00hrs. Among the activities planned for the day are volleyball, football and cricket matches as well as novelty events for the entire family. According to…

Source: Guyana Chronicle FORMER Reggae Boy, Theodore Whitmore, is once again, head coach of the team he represented at the 1998 World Cup after an intervention from the Government of Jamaica and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF). Whitmore had shocked the JFF and the public by resigning with immediate effect on account of…

Source: iNews Guyana …says “better yuh chuck in yuh gloves than beat around the bush” Almost one year after being sentenced to 65 years in prison for the brutal execution of his brother-in-law, Clifton Bonus, on June 3, 2011, Lakeraj Fredricks was on Monday given an additional 22 years to his sentence for…

Source: Stabroek News President David Granger has started a process to identify which of the eight Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) will be his nominee for the post of substantive Police Commissioner, Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan confirmed today. Link: Potential candidates for Top Cop being examined

Source: iNews Guyana The Assistant Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), Natalie Yearwood-Pindar has stated that “localised faults” is the reason many areas across the country have been experiencing power outages over the past forty-eight hours. Localised faults are basically issues which affect a small group of…

Source: iNews Guyana A 15-year-old school girl went missing during a family outing to Princess Fun City located in Providence, East Bank Demerara on Sunday afternoon and her family is pleading with the public for assistance in finding her. Missing is Milesha Gorakh of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara. Speaking to INews…

Source: iNews Guyana Banks DIH Limited Chairman and Managing Director Mr Clifford Barrington Reis CCH has been honored for his unwavering support to the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Corporate Group over the past 20 years. Ms Alleyne said Mr Reis has been a loyal supporter of the work of the private sector locally…

Source: Stabroek News The Guyana Defence Force today said it has received correspondence from the Lindo Creek Commission of Inquiry, requesting that a number of ranks be made available to appear before the Commission. Link: GDF ranks to testify before Lindo CoI on Wednesday

Source: Stabroek News LONDON, (Reuters) – Interior minister Amber Rudd apologised today to thousands of British residents who arrived from the Caribbean decades ago and are now being denied basic rights after being incorrectly identified as illegal immigrants. Link: Britain apologises for “appalling” treatment of ‘Windrush’ Caribbean migrants

Source: Guyana Times Ranks of the Custom Anti-Narcotics Unit are hunting for a taxi driver, identified as Anthony Carmichael, who abandoned his motorcar on Sherriff Street, Georgetown with more than 100 pounds of compress marijuana on Monday morning. Based on reports received, the motorcar bearing registration number PKK 1609 originated from New Amsterdam…

Source: iNews Guyana The continuous downpour of rain on Sunday night into Monday morning has resulted in low-lying sections of Georgetown being inundated. Photos compliments of Paul Bonar. Link: Photos: Georgetown inundated from heavy, consistent downpour

Source: iNews Guyana A 52-year-old Berbice woman is now dead after the motorcar she was travelling in, on Monday morning, collided into a parked motor lorry on the Number 58 Village public road, Corentyne, Berbice. Dead is Soorajine Surjrha of Grant 1805 Crabwood Creek, Berbice. According to information received, the accident occurred at…

Source: iNews Guyana The body of a male which was found in a canal along Carifesta Avenue, in the vicinity of Camp Ayangana, on Monday last is yet to be identified. The Police have said the body is that of a male of African descent who apparently was in his late 30s. At…

Source: Stabroek News LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday extolled the benefits of free trade among Commonwealth countries, seeking new sources of commerce as Britain looks to finalise divorce terms with its current biggest trading partner, the European Union. Link: UK’s May seeks Commonwealth trade boost as final Brexit

Source: Stabroek News The Petra Organization/Corona Futsal Championship match between Sparta Boss and Bent Street was abandoned Saturday night owing to several gunshots being discharged inside the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. Link: Gunshots force abandonment of Petra/ Corona Futsal final

Source: Stabroek News Former People’s Progressive Party/Civic government officials Winston Brassington and Dr Ashni Singh will not be returning to Guyana if a High Court challenge being pursued rules that the misconduct in public office charges against them are “not proper”, their attorney Anil Nandlall says. Link: Charges against Singh, Brassington to be

Source: Stabroek News One day after placing third on the inner circuit of the National Park, Hamzah Eastman took his talents to West Demerara yesterday and sprinted away with the spoils of the Powerade 46-mile road race. Link: Eastman triumphs in PowerAde 46-mile road race

Source: Stabroek News Defending champions Demerara and arch-rivals Berbice were  locked in a close tussle with Berbice ending day one of their Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance/Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U19 Inter-County three-day competition on 102-5, trailing Demerara by 46 runs at Lusignan, yesterday. Link: Demerara and Berbice evenly poised

Source: Guyana Chronicle FIRST Lady Sandra Granger re-commissioned Benjamin’s Bakery in Buxton, East Coast Demerara on Friday. The bakery, which has become a household name along the East Coast Demerara (ECD), presented a number of students with bursaries during the reopening ceremony. The First Lady, in her address, while taking stock of emphasis…

Source: Guyana Chronicle AN investigation continues into Saturday’s suspected arson attack on the popular White Castle fish shop located on John and Hadfield Streets, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, where the business owner faces some $18M in losses. This newspaper understands that at least one person is in police custody assisting with the investigation. According to…

Source: Guyana Chronicle — several interviewed for posts of police commissioner, deputy By Leroy Smith EIGHT assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) were last week interviewed and wrote an assessment test as President David Granger commences the search for a substantive commissioner of police, as well as four deputy commissioners. The Guyana Chronicle was…

Source: Guyana Chronicle GOLD miner Suresh Khellowan, 22, of Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, died Sunday morning when he lost control of his CBR bike and slammed into a steel barrier at the Russian Embassy turn, Kitty Public Road, Georgetown. The accident occurred around 03:00hrs. While a helmet was found at the scene,…

Source: Guyana Chronicle THE Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) does not fall under the remit of the Ministry of Finance but under that of Agriculture Minister Noel Holder, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has said. “At no time did you hear the President or anybody say Minister of Finance will be responsible for GuySuCo or…

Source: Guyana Chronicle – John’s defence stymied by mechanical issues By Michelangelo Jacobus HAMZAH Eastman had an impressive win in yesterday’s eighth annual Powerade 46-mile cycling road race on the roadways of West Demerara while mechanical problems stymied his fellow Team Cocos cyclist, Jamual John’s hopes of retaining his title. Leading a pack…

Source: Guyana Chronicle AFTER being named on Guyana’s Commonwealth Games team, Triple Jump specialist, Troy Doris would spend every day dreaming about a top-of-the-podium finish in his event, and more so some redemption for missing out on an Olympic Medal after his seventh-place finish in Brazil in 2016. Guyana’s 20-man contingent at the…

Source: Guyana Chronicle –Essequibo builds 149-run lead over Select Under-17 team DEFENDING champions, Demerara commenced round two of their battle in the 2018 GCB/Hand in Hand Insurance Under-19 inter-county tournament at the Lusignan Community Centre ground against Berbice on Sunday, 14th April, 2018. Demerara in their first innings racked up 148 all out…

Source: Guyana Chronicle DEFENDING champion Bounty Colts kept their unbeaten run alive, while the team they narrowly defeated last year, Victory Valley Royals, was stunned by Kobras when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) National Club Championship continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Colts, playing against Retrieve Raiders in their fourth game…

Source: Guyana Chronicle OLD Fort tightened their grip on the Bounty Paper Towels men’s second division league on Saturday with a convincing 7-3 victory over Saints U-19s. The Sequel, meanwhile, maintained their second position in the pool standings with a similarly dominant win over Senior Saints by 7-2. Saints U-19 seemed destined to…

Source: iNews Guyana Natural Resources Minister, Raphael Trotman have revealed the Government’s plans to establish its own gold refinery in its efforts to modernize the gold industry. Speaking at a recent press conference, the Minister disclosed that a South African based company is soon to visit Guyana to commence the feasibility study on…

Source: iNews Guyana As the probe continues into the robbery/ murder of 55 year old Pedro Pablo Rosario which occurred at a mining camp in the Cuyuni River, they are yet to receive a break through. Crime Chief, Paul Williams have revealed that investigators are still in the process of interrogating the seven…

Source: iNews Guyana Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton, this morning reminded teachers from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), of the major role they play in the development of athletes. Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton setting a brisk pace in the literacy awareness walk. “It is so important…

Source: iNews Guyana The Linden Mayor and Town Council (LM&TC) has partnered with Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Incorporated  (BMGGI) to clear several illegal dumpsites across the Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) community. The clearing of the dumpsites commenced at Wismar on Saturday and on Monday dumpsites at MacKenzie are expected to be…

Source: iNews Guyana …expected to face the Courts on Monday The six when who were all taken into Police custody after they attempted to carry out a daring robbery on a Supply Poultry farmer on Tuesday night are to be placed in a number of Identification Parades for other crimes According to the…

Source: Stabroek News Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met yesterday with United States Vice President, Mike Pence, on the margins of the final day of the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru. Link: CARICOM Heads hold discussions with US Vice President

Source: Stabroek News (Barbados Nation) The usual hustle and bustle of a Saturday afternoon in Bridgetown came to a standstill yesterday following the brutal murder of a 36-year-old nail technician and mother of two. Link: Woman stabbed to death in Barbados

Source: Guyana Times Natasia Smartt of Lot 8909 Critchlow Street, Tucville, Georgetown is nursing broken left and right legs at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after she became the victim of a hit-and-run incident that occurred during the wee hours of Friday morning. According to Natalia McKenzie, sister of the 31-year-old Smartt, the…

Source: Guyana Times Residences and businesses close to the Charity Market on the Essequibo Coast are under floodwaters again as a result of clogged drains, caused by littering. Speaking with Guyana Times on Saturday, Charity/Urasara Neighbourhood Democratic Councillor Ryan Vanslygtman said illegal vending is to be blamed for the situation. According to Vanslygtman,…

Source: Stabroek News Deep within Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara and three villages before the conservancy dam is the tiny village of Soesdyke, flanked by Endeavour and Good Land. Link: Soesdyke