2017

Fifty-three-year-old Parbati Khusial withdrew approximately $225,000 in cash from GBTI’s bank on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) on Saturday, December 30, 2017, and then drove to a salon on Cummings and Sixth Street, Georgetown…

Police have found the skeletal remains suspected to be that of 95-year-old Yuland Gibson, known as “Gippo” which was found in his Johanna Cecilia, Essequibo Coast home on Saturday, December 30, 2017. News Room understands that Gibson…

Having considered their high quality of service in the legal profession, and with confidence in their knowledge of the law, President David Granger has announced the appointment of four long-serving legal practitioners as Senior Counsel…

A 50-year-old resident of ‘E’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown is expected to appear in court next week after he reportedly admitted to the illegal possession of 1,119 grams of cannabis. According to a police report, a party of…

The Government has clarified that the building to be renamed after Indigenous Leader, Stephen Campbell is located opposite the Ministry of the Presidency on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive as opposed to that belonging to the National Trust on…

Thirty-seven-year-old Paul Kandasammy is lucky to be alive after two armed men on a motorcycle held him at gunpoint on Friday night and robbed him of $163,000 cash and his gold chain which is valued at $600,000. News Room…

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…