January 28, 2021

As a result of Britain’s recent exit from the European Union (BREXIT), Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, on Thursday tabled the Order to legally bring into effect the…

A number of prisoners at the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara, the Timehri Prison on the East Bank of Demerara, and the New Amsterdam Prison in Region Six, have tested positive for COVID-19. Minister of Health, Dr Frank…

A total of 90 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday from 599 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to 7, 470. Region Four accounted for the majority of the new cases with 66. Regions One and Ten each recorded four…

By Kurt Campbell An opposition sponsored Bill brought to the National Assembly by Member of Parliament (MP), Sherod Duncan to allow for persons carrying 500 grams of marijuana or less to be spared jail time, did not make its way past the…

By Akeem Greene By now it has become a stuck record- Guyana not winning a Regional 50-over title since success at home in October 2005. Now Head Coach, Esuan Crandon, was a part of that feat, and Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson…

A 25-year-old woman and her mother were accosted and robbed by a lone gunman on Wednesday night, shortly after they left church and were making their way home at Concrete Strip, Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerara. The News Room understands…

In a bid to regularise several issues unearthed after assuming office in 2020, as well as to facilitate new financing for a transformative development agenda, the government has moved to increase the ceilings for domestic and external debt.…

Two gunmen on Wednesday invaded the People’s Supermarket at Wales, West Bank Demerara, and robbed the proprietor of $115,000 in cash and $50,000 in Digicel phone cards. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that two men, both armed…

The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has confirmed the further postponement of the season-opening Endurance Meet, which was scheduled for this Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit. The Club, in a statement on its social…

By Kurt Campbell The 12 Guyanese fishermen detained for a week now in Venezuela are being accused of having among their catch the protected species of the hammerhead shark, a fish that is prohibited from being trawled. When approached…