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(Washington Post) E.R. Braithwaite, a Guyanese author whose book about his experiences as a black man teaching in a largely white school in London, “To Sir, With Love,” became a bestseller and inspired a popular 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier, died Dec. 12 at a hospital in Rockville, Md. He was 104. He lived in Washington […]
A 21-year-old Guyanese man was gunned down in bed beside his girlfriend in Queens New York and investigators believe he was killed over $1,200 that his girlfriend is alleged to have stolen. The dead man has been identified as Eric Assanah. According to the New York Daily News, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said that […]
The third edition of the Smalta Girls’s Pee-Wee football Championships will be contested by St. Angela’s and West Ruimveldt after the two side won their semi-final matches on Monday at the Ministry of Education Ground. St. Angela’s passage to the final came after a tough battle with South Ruimveldt which they won 2-1 after the […]
(SportsMax) – According to SportsMax, “our sources inform that former West Indies and Guyana batsman Travis Dowlin has been appointed to the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board”. The 39-year-old former right hand batsman fills a vacancy that had been created following the departure of former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh. […]
One of Guyana’s football prodigies, Jeremy Garrett will be heading to Portugal next year for another try-out at Sporting Clube de Portugal, which could see him being signed by the marque European club. According to Alex Bunbury, Guyana Football Ambassador and the man who made the audition possible, “he made a good impression on his […]
A 30-year-old taxi driver died last evening after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a power pole and a parked car on the East Bank of Demerara. According to reports, Sophia resident, Trenton Dazzel, was returning to the city after dropping off a passenger at Soesdyke when the accident occurred at the Den […]
Two new permanent Passport offices outside of Georgetown will be constructed in 2017. Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix made the announcement this morning during the consideration of the budget estimates for Citizenship and Immigration Services Programme under the Ministry of the Presidency. Mr. Felix explained that a provision of $50 Million will go towards the construction […]
The Guyana Police Force is reporting that it has seized a total of 96 weapons for the year so far. Of that number, 42 were pistols, 28 were revolvers, 24 were shotguns and 2 were rifles. The statement did not indicate where the various weapons were seized or under what circumstances. However, the Police Force also […]
Guyana’s Opposition party, the People’s Progressive Party has announced that it is supporting the call by a number of stakeholders for urgent talks on the national budget measures before the budget is passed and signed into law. The Private Sector Commission, the Guyana Trades Union Congress and the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana […]
President David Granger has offered no Presidential pardons for 2016 because many of those being recommended and seeking pardon do not meet the criteria set out for the second chance. Speaking on the weekly programme, The Public Interest, the President made it clear that cocaine traffickers, murderers and persons convicted of other serious and violent […]
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