April 2025

Shemaiah Ryan, called ‘Banker’, a 23-year-old unemployed resident of Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, was charged on Friday after he was found defrauding a couple of some $36.4 million. The monies were taken out of the couple’s account during September 2022 via online banking and ATM withdrawal. Ryan is facing 48 counts of fraud. Police Headquarters
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Mohamed Ali, a man believed to be a notorious fraudster, was remanded to prison on Friday after he was charged with fraud. Police Headquarters reported that the man was arrested as part of a serious investigation into MMG-related frauds. It was noted that on March 29, Ali contacted a woman, Shelon Whitney, pretending to be
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Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) will clash in the highly anticipated final of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s Pepsi First Division 50-over final, set for Saturday at Bourda. Bowl-off is at 09:30h and both teams will be missing key players. DCC will be without Tevin Imlach, Raymond Perez and Ashmead Nedd and
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Contracts worth a whopping US$422 million were signed on Friday for the extension of transmission lines for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This is the single largest investment in GPL’s infrastructure. This investment will help with the generation and distribution of power from the mega 300 megawatt (MW) Gas-to-Energy power plant. The contracts were awarded
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In a meeting at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, on Friday, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo announced increases in the government subventions for local government bodies. Municipalities are to receive $50 million as their new annual subvention while Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) will get $30 million each. Previously, NDCs got subventions totalling about $5
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Australia’s Mitchell Marsh smashed 60 from just 31 balls at the top of the order to set up Lucknow Super Giants’ comfortable 12-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Marsh was used as an impact player and registered his third half-century in four innings as Lucknow posted 203-8. The chase went to
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Police are investigating the death of Kenroy Bradford, a 20-year-old labourer of Wismar, Linden. Police Headquarters said the man died around 00:05 hrs Friday at Five Corners, Linden. Late Thursday night, Bradford was said to be in the company of Andrew Jacobs and Anthony Jacobs (both residents of Block 22 Wismar) at Blazing Shop at
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A 28-year-old man of Kwakwani, Region 10, was allegedly murdered on Thursday, sometime between 22:00 and 22:15 hrs. Police Headquarters, in a statement, said 24-year-old Daniel Hartman is the suspect. The victim’s only known name at this time is ‘Blacka.’ Daniel is the owner of a wooden house resting on wooden posts about two feet
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The quest to assemble Guyana’s next generation of squash stars commences this Sunday, as approximately 35 of the nation’s top junior players clash in the Moo Junior National Squash Championships, vying for both individual honours and a coveted spot on the national team for the upcoming Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championships. The Georgetown Club
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A Police Officer who was involved in a brawl in Georgetown was reportedly transferred to another region even as the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) probes the incident. In a video that circulated on social media, the officer was seen punching a man on the road. Other officers, including a senior rank,
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