February 14, 2019

Former Speaker of the National Assembly and Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran has warned that Guyana is facing one of its major crises since independence with President David Granger’s delay in naming a date for elections following the…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday said he was not considering any date after March 19 for general elections at this time and will not meet with President David Granger unless it has to do with discussing a date for elections. “I…

Accountant Nigel Hinds, who has been outspoken on several national issues, Wednesday evening said Guyana is heading into much worse than a constitutional crisis if a date for elections is not announced and the 90-day timeline for elections…

A family of five of Lot 3 Fyrish Corentyne, Berbice are contemplating their next move after their house was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon. Parboo Androod, 51, told News Room that at approximately 14:50 hrs, he was doing some…

“He can’t just disappear like that,” said Kenneth Baird, the father of the now 20-year-old Kenyon Baird, who mysteriously disappeared almost two years ago. The young Baird left his Baramita, Region One home on June 12, 2017, and never…

The Guyana Bar Association, which represents the country’s lawyers, have issued a call for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be prepared to deliver general elections within the constitutional deadline. With the passage of the No…

The first set of matches for the Open Category in the Bounty Farm Handicap Squash tournament were played on Wednesday night alongside the second round of the Category A games at the Georgetown Club Courts, Camp Street. Ashley Khalil (-6)…

Alexie Vázquez and his wife Juliet Sanchez were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for forging passports from Peru. Vázquez, who is a Cuban doctor and his wife were charged separately; they both admitted…

Taxi driver, Sherwin Edwards Clarke, 36, was remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan Thursday for allegedly trafficking over eight pounds of Cannabis. Clarke of Canje, Berbice pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged…

Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr Gobind Ganga says there is no shortage of US currency in the banking system. The Governor was responding to claims that a well-known shipping company was requesting that its clients pay for an exchange…