April 2021

Shaquawn Alleyne, the boyfriend and suspected killer of Shonette Dover, had said that he was willing to pay any amount of money just to know whether the young woman was fine. In a Facebook post on April 6, some three days after Dover’s…

KL Rahul's unbeaten 91 from 57 balls helped Punjab Kings to a comfortable 34-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. The Punjab captain hit seven boundaries and five sixes as his side made 179-5. In reply,…

The 15-year-old sister of 20-year-old Shonnette Dover has confessed to the police that she saw when her (Dover’s) boyfriend shot and killed her on the night of April 3 and then later buried her in the backyard of his house at Canvas City…

Guyana’s top badminton player Narayan Ramdhani has progressed to the Round of 16 at the XXIV Pan Am Individual Championships 2021 in Guatemala. After gaining a bye in the Round of 64, the Guyanese defeated Shae Martin of Barbados 21-18,…

Police in the mining town of Linden have found the body of a woman buried in a shallow grave in the backyard of a young man in the wee hours of Friday. The News Room understands that the police suspect the decomposed body to be Shonnette…

Trinbago Knight Riders on Friday announced that based on a request from Dwayne Bravo, they have agreed to trade him to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League. In return, Patriots have traded Denesh Ramdin to…

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 88-year-old Sandy Adonis of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerera who was crushed by a motor lorry on Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown. The accident occurred on…

By Vishani Ragobeer Minor adjustments and inputs are needed before Guyana’s Disaster Risk Management bill, which has been in the works since 2012, can be sent for review, according to Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission…

Well-known Linden promoter, Aubrey "Shanghai" Major, was charged with a breach of restriction on social activities after he allegedly hosted a party at his Central Amelia's Ward residence, in Linden, on Sunday last. Police Headquarters…

The operations of three bars in Georgetown and on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) were suspended for one month after officers from the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) found that they were operating in breach of the gazetted COVID-19…