November 11, 2020

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has launched a new investigation into the huge cocaine bust found in a shipment of rice in Germany in August this year. The drugs were discovered after a reported tip-off led police in Hamburg,…

A post mortem examination was conducted on the four-day-old baby who died at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Monday and according to the report, no form of penetration was discovered. The Post Mortem was performed at the New Amsterdam…

As local investigators continue to look for answers in relation to the 11.5 tonnes of cocaine found in a container which was shipped from Guyana to Belgium, two employees from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) remain in custody. Head of…

India is interested in offering its expertise to Guyana’s gas to shore project which is expected to come on stream in 2023, according to High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K. J. Srinivasa. In an interview with the News Room on Wednesday,…

Positive COVID-19 cases in St Cuthbert’s Mission has jumped by 48 in the past 24 hours from 130 samples; the Indigenous village now has a total of 145 positive cases to date. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Wednesday said…

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday recorded 88 new COVID-19 cases from 714 tests, taking Guyana’s overall known cases to 4, 618. A total of 65 new cases were reported in Region Four while Regions One, Seven and Ten each recorded five…

A La Penitence, Georgetown woman is threatening to take the Georgetown Mayor and City Council to court for $40 million she said is owed to her for “maintenance works” in the city, including cutting trees and bushes and cleaning canals.…

A Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast teenager was stabbed to death in her home on Wednesday at about 09:00h by a married man she had rejected. The teen has been identified as 16-year-old Sanesha Lall called Amesha. The man consumed…

Two students in Bartica, Region Seven have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently being isolated at their respective dormitories. This was confirmed to the News Room by Government Medical Officer (GMO), Dr Terrence George. The…

Forty-Four-year-old Curt Thomas was on Wednesday sentenced to 70 years imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving 40 years for murder of 52-year-old Parika businessman, Seeram Singh, who was killed during a robbery in 2016.…