Guyanese carpenter wins US$245 Million New York Lottery

New York Post)- It’s goodbye, Staten Island, aloha, Hawaii, for this $245.6 million Powerball winner. “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii,” newly minted multimillionaire Nandlall Mangal said Thursday. But other than that, he has no plans. “I’m sure my life is gonna change a lot,” he told reporters. “It’s a lot of money,” Mangal said. […]

Bus driver remanded to jail for alleged rape of disabled young woman

At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, a Timehri/Georgetown mini-bus driver was remanded to jail after being charged with the rape of a 21-year-old disabled woman. The accused, 44-year-old, Sherwin Reynolds is from the Plaisance area. He was represented by Attorney Stanley Moore. The Court was told that on the 19th April 2018, the man […]

Venezuela has time to change its mind and participate in ICJ hearings in border case -Greenidge

Guyana once again used its address to the United Nations General Assembly today to inform the international community of Venezuela’s continuing claim to Guyana’s territory. However, this time, world leaders were informed of the matter being moved to the International Court of Justice for a final resolution. Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl […]

Surinamese man found guilty of defrauding NIS with disablement voucher

A Surinamese National who claimed that someone broke into his apartment and forged a National Insurance Scheme (NIS) disablement voucher, was today slapped with a $60,000 fine jailed for four months, after being found guilty of committing the crime. Magistrate Annette Singh handed down her judgment today even in the absence of the accused, 45-year-old, […]