May 24, 2019

The 2019 Investiture Ceremony was held on Friday afternoon at the National Cultural Centre. Seventy-seven awardees whose names were announced on Guyana’s 49th Republic anniversary on February 23rd arrived at the venue in their best attire,…

President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Ricky Skerritt has assured that Guyanese cricket fans will see the West Indies and India teams in action in August at the Guyana National Stadium. This assurance was made during a meeting with…

Two persons are in Police custody for the gruesome murder 25-year-old Darvin David whose decomposing body was found face down in a latrine Wednesday, May 22 at Tassawini, North West District in Region One. Police Headquarters revealed…

By Avenash Ramzan Former Guyana captain Ramnaresh Sarwan is batting for his compatriot Shimron Hetmyer, who has often been the subject of criticism on social media and elsewhere for his shot selection. In his brief international…

A 50-year-old chain saw operator appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court Friday charged with the murder of his reputed wife 39-year-old Farida Khayum at their Riverstown, Anna Regina, Essequibo…

An anonymous bomb threat was made to the University of Guyana at around 09:00 hrs Friday morning. The threat was issued in the form of an image of a purported bomb and a post on Facebook claiming there were 20 bombs placed across the…

By Isanella Patoir Couples old and young, friends and families came out in their numbers to experience Kes the Band live at the El Dorado Stinging Nettles Concert on Thursday. The concert was held on the lawns of the Arthur Chung…

West Indies captain Jason Holder spoke about the excitement and huge opportunity to again lead the region at the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. Four years ago, then a fledgling 23-year-old took on the mantle of leadership in Australia…

Sarah Chance of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was on Friday sentenced to one-year imprisonment for smuggling 23 grams of cannabis to a prisoner who was in the lockup at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. Chance, a 34-year-old mother of…

Hours of heavy rainfall resulted in major flooding in the town of Mahdia, Region Eight Friday morning. A resident and businesswoman from the community, Paula Bastiani told the News Room the rainfall began about 03:00am Friday. “It is…