June 2018

A 49-year-old Gold Miner was remanded to prison Friday for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman at a Mazaruni River mining camp. Cedrick Anderson made his appearance before Magistrate Judy Latchman and was not required to plea to the…

A 46-year-old man was Friday charged with intent to defraud following allegations that he swindled $5M from a woman under the pretence that he had the means to get a murder charge against her relative dismissed. Richard Adams, of Section…

A West Coast Demerara fisherman appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Friday, charged with the attempted murder of his ex-wife. Ramsawan Singh, 27 of Sea View Street, Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara appeared before Magistrate…

By Bibi Khatoon The Government of Guyana today made a one-off payment to relatives of five fishermen who suffered from the deadly pirate attack on April 27 off the coast of Suriname. Among those who received the sum of $100,000 each,…

The ninth edition of the prestigious ‘Business Guyana’ Magazine was launched Thursday evening under the theme ‘Guyana on the Rise’ which is symbolic of the fact that the country is on the cusp of takeoff and therefore a magnet for…

A taxi driver is in a critical condition after he crashed into a truck on the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara, Friday morning. News Room understands that the taxi driver, who was in motorcar HC 3999, was heading west when he…

A 43-year-old vendor of Lot 48 'C' Field Sophia, East Coast Demerara (ECD) is nursing a gunshot wound to his left shoulder at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was shot by a man known as "Struggle" on Thursday afternoon.…

The US State Department on Thursday released its 2017 Trafficking In Person (TIP) report, where it again placed Guyana on Tier 1 for the year 2017 and criticised the Government for not doing enough to protect the victims. This means that…

Bangladesh opened their tour with an impressive 402-8 off 84.2 overs against Windies President’s XI at the Coolidge Cricket Ground on Thursday. The two-day match continues Friday at the same venue. Alzarri Joseph signalled his return to…

The Trinbago Knight Riders have signed Shannon Gabriel for the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The Windies bowler will replace South African Junior Dala who is no longer available for the tournament that runs from August 8 to…