December 19, 2017

A 54-year-old bus driver was Tuesday afternoon robbed of $5.7M by two motorbike bandits in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown moments after he withdrew the money from a city bank to pay a contractor who was building his house. News Room…

The Government of France has expressed an interest in supporting the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) fight against organised crime and drug trafficking as well as strengthening the capacity of local authorities. According to a statement…

An accident at Houston, Greater Georgetown this afternoon has caused a major traffic jam on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). News Room understands that motor lorry GVV 9475 crashed into a utility pole a short distance away from the…

A Stabroek Market businessman appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, charged with receiving over $1.4M worth of stolen items. Kelson Adams of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, denied that…

By Devina Samaroo The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) is moving to repossess leased lands which are being misused even as it works to clear a backlog of some 32,000 applications which have been in the system since the…

The case of a stillbirth baby with conjoined heads, delivered to a Berbice teenager Saturday, December 16, 2017, has shocked medical personnel. The 18-year-old, who has not been identified by doctors, was admitted for normal delivery on…

A 26-year-old truck driver of 61 New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara is currently hospitalised after he was shot in the abdomen Tuesday morning. A police report stated that Osafo Roberts was leaving the business premises of his…

A 44-year-old minibus driver was sentenced to two years jail on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, for causing the death of a 66 – year old man while driving under the influence of alcohol. Seekumar Singh of Soesdyke Back Road, East Bank…

The management of Giftland has taken a decision to reduce the entrance fee to the Mall from the initially stated $3,000 to $1,000. This was communicated to News Room via an email and a public advisory issued on Tuesday morning. According…

Several persons have been rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after sustaining injuries to various parts of their bodies following an accident on the Number 19 public road, Corentyne, Berbice, on Tuesday morning. While the…