October 15, 2021

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the brazen robbery and murder of 20-year-old Ganesh ‘Chris’ Persaud, who was stabbed in the neck at his family’s electronics store – Deals on Electronics – on Friday afternoon at…

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy The results of this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) were announced on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Georgetown, and while many of the top performers did not expect…

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Hinterland pupils across Guyana had to grapple with an extra set of challenges when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and forced schools to close because of limited internet connectivity. Still,…

Two bandits were arrested on Friday with the assistance of public-spirited citizens at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast. Police Headquarters reported that a 49-year-old man of Good Hope was reportedly robbed at gunpoint of $1.5 million and…

The man who died after walking into the propeller of an aircraft at the Kamarang Airstrip, Upper Mazaruni on Friday has been identified as 29-year-old Nigel Rodrigues. Police Headquarters revealed that he was employed as a porter/cargo…

A 20-year-old man identified as Chris Persaud of Strathspey, East Coast Demerara was stabbed to death by bandits during a robbery on Friday afternoon. The News Room understands that Persaud, along with his family, operated an electronics…

Former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant Keyon King on Friday pleaded guilty to the multi-million-dollar gold heist of Wallison Enterprise located at Gordon Street, Kitty, Georgetown. In August, King, 32, of Vergenoegen, East Bank…

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 862 with the addition of five more deaths recorded from October 11 to October 15, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday. Of the five new deaths, one was fully vaccinated, another partially…

By Shikema Dey shikema@newsroom.gy Owning a house is a milestone everyone strives to accomplish and for Assistant Superintendent of Police Myrna Richards, it is no different. The house of the senior cop was destroyed by a fire in…

By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy Eighteen-year-old Rahul Nasseir, a Canadian with Guyanese heritage, is the pioneer behind Caribbean Motor Racing Sim Club (CMRSC) – an online racing group. Despite being just a community of 30 with…