Heavy-duty trucks have been implicated in nearly 40% of road fatalities over the past five years, prompting authorities to consider mandatory speed governors for these vehicles. Earl Lambert, Chairman of the Guyana National Road Safety Council, highlighted alarming statistics during a recent episode of ‘Road Safety and You.’ From 2019 to 2024, trucks accounted for […]
Kaieteur News Reports | A young mother from Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, is seeking justice following the death of her 17-month-old son, Deandre Prashad. She alleges that doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) wrongfully removed both kidneys during a surgery intended to remove only one. Eighteen-year-old Shennia Allen, devastated by the loss, accuses […]
Police in Regional Division Five arrested two individuals after discovering a large quantity of cannabis in a parked car along Harmony Hall Public Road on Tuesday night. Around 9:18 PM, officers noticed a vehicle stopped on the roadway. They contacted the occupants, a 26-year-old gold miner and a 30-year-old nursing assistant. Searches of both the […]
Fox News Reports : Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jeffrey Diaz, 47, stationed in Hawaii, died Saturday after rescuing two children from high surf in Waiapua‘a Bay. While the children were brought to safety, Diaz faced difficulties in the water. Emergency responders recovered him and began lifesaving measures, but he was later pronounced dead at Kaua‘i Veterans […]
Ignite News Reports | A motorcyclist is currently in critical condition following a collision with a tractor on Monday evening. The incident occurred around 6:15 PM at Lima Sands, where Ray Bhojkaran reportedly struck the tractor’s cage wheel and was found unconscious at the scene. Emergency responders quickly transported Bhojkaran to Lima Sands Regional Hospital, […]
BIG Smith News Watch Reports | Twenty-one-year-old Nicholas DaSilva, also known as “Terror,” has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to the murder of 39-year-old Mark Frank, which occurred in 2022. The sentencing took place in the High Court in Demerara before Acting Justice Navindra Singh. DaSilva, who was represented by Defence […]
