December 29, 2017

Heavy duty equipment have been deployed to clear clogged drains and ensure water flows off the land to bring relief to some 200 households affected by flooding in Canal No.1, on the West Bank of Demerara. This was disclosed by Minister of…

One day after the full disclosure of its contract with ExxonMobil, the Government has begun informing companies of the need to disclose their contracts to level the playing field across the sector. Following the revelation of the US$18M…

A fisherman was refused bail when he appeared at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court on Friday, December 29, 2017 for the murder of a Friendship Village, Corentyne labourer. Twenty four year old Suresh Persaud called ‘Salt fish’, also…

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is moving to increase water rates across the board in the New Year in an effort to fund its maintenance cost and sustain the quality of its services. Managing Director, Dr Richard Van West-Charles…

Despite being absent from a stakeholders’ briefing on the official release of the ExxonMobil contract, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has tons of questions for the Government of Guyana. However, at the People’s Progressive Party…

President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo are expected to meet sometime next week to discuss the nomination of Justice Kenneth Benjamin, the current Chief Justice of Belize, as the new Chancellor of the Judiciary…

Magistrate Esther Sam has fined 35-year-old Steve King $7,500 and suspended his driver’s license for 12 months after he was charged for the second time with driving under the influence of alcohol. Police reported that King, a miner of…

For the first time in nine years, the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) has recorded a decline in vehicular traffic. General Manager of the DHB Corporation, Rawlston Adams disclosed that it has also seen a reduction in the maritime traffic.…

Police are on the hunt for four men who allegedly broke into a house at Lindy Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in the wee hours of Friday, December 29, 2017, and robbed three businessmen of cash and other valuables. News Room…

A 40-year-old Lab Technician, who was on her way to pay her GPL bill, was attacked and robbed by two bandits on Main Street, Georgetown on Thursday, December 28 at around 13:45hrs. News Room understands that Tamara Gibbs was robbed of…