June 17, 2019

(New York Post) A Connecticut man tried smuggling nearly three dozen live finches from Guyana through JFK Airport so he could sell them for use in high-stakes Big Apple bird-singing competitions, federal officials said. Francis Gurahoo,…

Police are investigating a theft at the office of Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine. The perpetrator (s) stole a file containing documents relating to the Local Government Commission. When contacted, the Mayor told the News Room Monday that…

A woman of Crow Island in the Pomeroon River has died and five of her relatives have been hospitalized after eating pepperpot and cassava on Saturday. Dead is Salome Thomas, said to be in her 30s. A relative told the News Room that she…

Shaquille Grant, who was in prison for the past two years, walked out of the Demerara High Court a free man on Monday, after being acquitted of the murder of Sophia bread vendor Andre Melroy Alexander. Grant, 22, formally of ‘B’ Field…

The ‘Land of Many Waters’ will cement football history on Tuesday at the Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota, when the flagship team, the ‘Golden Jaguars’, open their bid for glory at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup against defending champions,…

Chaos broke out in front of the Georgetown Magistrates' Court on Monday afternoon as Police discharged several rounds in the air when two men accused of robbery escaped from the Police vehicle while being taken into the court compound.…

The International Monetary Fund, the IMF, has concluded that Guyana’s medium-term prospects are very favourable. It said the commencement of oil production in 2020 presents an opportunity to scale-up capital and current spending at a…

The last eight have been decided in the KFC Independence National Under-20 Football tournament, with Fruta Conquerors, along with Timehri Panthers and Buxton United, producing the most telling performances in the Round-of-16 held over the…

Berbice Police have arrested the man who allegedly stabbed a 25- year-old man on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Patrick Wilson of Lot 5 Limlair Village, East Berbice Corentyne. According to reports, the suspect from…

Security cameras at Cummings Electrical Company have not been functioning, and so they are no help in determining if there was any foul play in the death of security guard Keegan Boston. An employee at the company, who did not want to…