January 15, 2020

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has condemned the abuse of teachers by parents at city schools. The GTU’s comments came shortly after a video went viral on Facebook Wednesday showing two parents brutalizing a teacher of the St Agnes…

Five-year-old Darrin Jaigobin of Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara is now hospitalized after losing four fingers when a squib he lit exploded in his hand. His mother, 24-year-old Shirley George, told the News Room that she did not know he…

Commissioner of Police Leslie James along with several divisional commanders met with Chinese Ambassador Cui Jianchun on Wednesday and key stakeholders  of the Chinese business community to discuss their crime and security concerns. The…

Stakeholders in the areas of child protection on Wednesday came together to continue planning for the implementation of four international conventions on the Rights of the Child. A joint meeting was held at the Marriott Hotel in…

Three men were on Wednesday remanded to prison for the murder of Essequibo businessman Shawn ‘Paperman’ Mannilall. The men are brothers Carlton and Carl Carter and Delhoya McKenzie. They appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the…

Magistrate Renita Singh is set to begin presiding over the Preliminary Inquiry into the charge of murder brought against Marcus Bisram come Monday, January 20, 2020, at the Whim Magistrate's Court. On Wednesday, acting Chief Magistrate…

Ireland edged out world champions West Indies by four runs in a dramatic first T20I between the sides in Grenada. Ireland made 208-7, with Paul Stirling (95) and Kevin O'Brien (48) putting on 154 for the opening wicket, the tourists'…

An Upper Corentyne cambio dealer was Monday robbed of $3 million by three bandits who attacked him with cutlasses. Daneshwar “Peter” Pananlall, 40, of 114 Elisa Mary, Springlands, Corriverton, recalled that on Monday at approximately…

With Guyana set to host the South American Under-23 Championship on September 26 and 27, President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson, is hopeful a new surface can be laid. The National Track and Field Facility…

The Caribbean game’s oldest rivalry between Barbados Pride and Guyana Jaguars will be the headline act in the second round of the 2019-20 West Indies Championship, starting on Thursday. Pride have been the bridesmaids in each of the five…