2017

By Royan Abrams As Guyanese prepare to usher in the new year, a Reliance, East Canje Berbice family have been plunged into a state of mourning following the death of 39-year-old Joseph Mohabir. News Room understands that the man’s…

- In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, the Chief of Staff Brigadier Patrick West is pleased to announce that His Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief Brigadier David Granger, has approved the…

Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Jovenel Moïse, President of the Republic of Haiti, in his New Year message, has noted that in an effort combat climate change, CARICOM aims to create the first climate resilient region…

-  A century and a half after slavery ended, the plantations are closing. In its 18th-century heyday cane grown in the Caribbean and cut by African slaves provided Britain with nearly all its sugar. The masters of this brutal trade made…

By Leroy Smith Hours after he was detained and placed under close arrest for a quantity of smuggled whiskey, Deputy Superintendent and Commander of the SWAT Unit, Motie Dookie escaped from the custody of the Whim Police Station on…

By Leroy Smith Deputy Superintendent of Police and Head of the Special Weapons and Tactic Unit (SWAT) Motie Dookie was Saturday evening busted with thirty cases of smuggled Johnny Walker Whiskey in Corentyne Berbice. News Room was…

The newly constructed overpass at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has seen its first case of a suspected suicide on Saturday, December 30, 2017, when a 40-year-old man jumped to his death at about 15:00hrs. Dead is Navin Surujpaul of…

Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon and a team of representatives from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the Mayor and City Council (MCC) of Georgetown and the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Friday distributed 300 sanitation hampers…

By Avenash Ramzan The lack of a proper training facility has been identified as a major challenge for the male and female national teams preparing for participation in the 2018 Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Columbia.…

For the 16th year in succession, the Enmore Association of New York (EANY) feted hundreds of children and elderly folks to a grand Christmas lunch and party at Enmore, East Coast Demerara. The over 500 invitees were treated to a meal and…