Jagdeo: Imprisonment for non-disclosure of oil revenues
By Vishani Ragobeer
Vishani@newsroom.gy
With the proposed amendments to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act, stricter penalties for handling oil monies are being proposed including the...
Five unvaccinated persons die from COVID-19
Five unvaccinated persons who tested positive for COVID-19 died between December 8 and 9, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday.
This means that 14...
Soesdyke man attempts to kill ex-girlfriend, children by setting house on fire
A 36-year-old woman of Fernandes Ally, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD) is fearful for her life and that of her two children after their...
PNC/R executives agree to postpone Congress to Dec 18
At a meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Thursday, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) agreed to postpone its Congress to December...
GPL says current configuration preventing full service along Linden Highway
Amid calls by scores of residents living off the national grid along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to extend...
Montrose man drowns while showing children how to swim
A 33-year-old man of Montrose Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) reportedly drowned on Wednesday at Felicity backdam. Dead is Solomon Sookram.
Police Headquarters reported...
West Indies Women set to return home after 11-day quarantine in Oman
The West Indies Women squad will begin their journey home from Oman starting on Friday, December 10, after quarantining in Oman for 11 days.
The...
Mechanic found guilty of raping woman, 36
Odingo Emmanuel called ‘Dingo’ was on Thursday found guilty of raping a 36-year-old woman at the Imbaimadai Landing, Upper Mazaruni River in 2018.
Emmanuel, 48,...
Need for more schools, facilities in Reg. 3 – Education Minister
With a growing population in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that more schools and other educational facilities are...
Specialised care soon as maternal and children’s hospital to be built in Georgetown
For months, talks have been ongoing for the construction of a maternal and children’s hospital and the News Room understands that this facility is...