December 2024

Saif Ally, a 22-year-old resident of North Sophia, Georgetown, was allegedly murdered by a mechanic whose father was attacked by Ally. Police Headquarters reported that Ally went to a Sophia residence at about 20:00 hrs on Friday and, reportedly without provocation, slapped Christopher Julian several times. Julian and Ally were said to be known to
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See below the full release from AmCham Guyana:  AmCham Guyana applauds the historic approval of a $527 million loan from the U.S. Export- Import Bank (EXIM) to support the critical Gas-to-Energy project in Guyana. This landmark agreement marks the largest-ever infrastructure loan in the Caribbean, signifying a growing confidence in Guyana’s prosperity and deepening the
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See below the full release from the Private Sector Commission of Guyana:  The Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana commends the United States Export-Import Bank  (EXIM) for its approval of a $526 million loan to support Guyana’s transformative energy project.  This initiative marks a significant milestone in Guyana’s efforts to enhance its energy capacity and
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The government plans to drill new wells in 25 additional villages across Region Nine as part of its 2025 work programme to achieve 100 per cent access to potable water in hinterland communities. This announcement was made by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, during a recent outreach in the region. Minister of Housing
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Nitish Kumar Reddy hit a superb first Test century to keep India in the fourth Test, but Australia remain in a strong position at the end of day three in Melbourne. Playing in his fourth Test and with his father among the India fans in the stands, the 21-year-old made an unbeaten 105 to drag
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC instituted legal proceedings against social media activist Melissa Ann Atwell, known as Melly Mel, and his lawyer, Darshan Ramdhani KC confirmed the relevant documents were delivered to her Brooklyn, New York address. Nandlall is suing Atwell for what he says are libelous posts made on her Facebook page, which has
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Addressing complaints that teachers and other public servants had to spend hours in line to get their $100,000 cash grant earlier this week, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo acknowledged that the distribution system could be improved. “I saw the situation with some public servants and teachers and it should’ve never happened,” Jagdeo said at his
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday said that about 100,000 citizens already received their $100,000 cash grant from the government. He also said that about 366,000 individuals have already been registered for the grant. The Vice President provided an update on the distribution process during his weekly press conference. In doing so, he said about
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Raydon Krammer, a rising star from Region Seven, has received– a three-month training stint in Brazil with Academia de Futebol Real Brasil. While final logistics will be confirmed as Krammer has Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exams, he is expected to depart for the fully-funded training stint in March. Krammer, who led D.C. Caesar Fox Secondary to
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Corbin Bosch’s dream outing continued as he scored his maiden half-century off 46 balls and the highest score by a No.9 batter on debut in Tests as he built South Africa’s 90-run first-innings lead. Pakistan ate into most of that in their second innings but lost three wickets and remained two runs behind, leaving South
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