August 2017

Fast bowler Ronsford Beaton is the lone Guyanese in the West Indies 13-member squad for the NatWest International T20 scheduled for Saturday, September 16 at the Emirates Riverside, Durham. The squad reads: Carlos Brathwaite (Captain),…

By Devina Samaroo The Head Mistress of the Chenapou Primary School in Region 8 may now have to paddle for two days in order to reach home for the new school term as the normal route has been disrupted in light of the suspension on…

By Bibi Khatoon It has been five days since seven-year-old Jayleena Titus went missing after playing in the water near the Guyana Marriott Hotel at Kingston, Georgetown, and her family is looking for closure. News Room today spoke to…

A former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier has been committed to face a judge and jury in the High Court for the murder of 8 month old Romain Seth, who was burnt to death after an arsonist torched his 4th Field, Kanveille East Bank…

By Devina Samaroo Though it is not the main reason for his decision to halt police promotions, President David Granger on Thursday confirmed that an administrative delay was necessary, pending the outcome of the Commission of Inquiry…

The Corona Invitational football tournament will continue this weekend with four match-ups set to decide the final four teams at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda. On Friday (September 1), the opening match of the quarter-final…

Nation News - THE BARBADOS Meteorological Services is monitoring the progress of Hurricane Irma, but it does not pose a threat to the island at this time. Acting director Sonia Nurse told NATION NEWS Hurricane Irma was still a long while…

A County Championship game in England was abandoned after an arrow fired from outside the ground landed on the field. Spectators watching Surrey's match with Middlesex were asked to take cover and the players taken off after the crossbow…

After a long wait, residents of the agricultural West Bank Demerara village called Free-and-Easy commissioned their new Community ICT Hub on Wednesday, August 29. According to a release from the Ministry of Public Telecommunications,…

By Devina Samaroo President David Granger on Thursday suggested that the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is to be blamed for the delay in the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Granger told media…