January 14, 2022

Arthur Bernard Chandra, 61, popularly known as Sir Chandra, has died, relatives have confirmed. Sir Chandra was ailing for some time and died in hospital on Friday. The News Room will provide additional details as it becomes available.

Police officers in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) are investigating the death of a 23-year-old unemployed man who was found dead in his house at the Onderneeming sandpit area on the Essequibo Coast. Dead is Jason Ramdatt. According to…

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Embassy of Chile in Guyana on Thursday, held a sight specific intervention and performance event, commemorating the recent completion of the “Wind Research: Georgetown” Guyana 2022 exchange…

With the new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus continuing to infect hundreds of people daily, the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says that being fully vaccinated and getting a booster shot is needed to protect oneself. “With…

Almost 200 years ago, a major rebellion swept the colony of Demerara in British Guiana. It is estimated that about 12,000 enslaved people from about 55 plantations between Liliendaal and Mahaica, East Coast of Demerara participated in the…

A 32 -year-old police constable and member of the SWAT Unit was Friday released on $1 million bail on a charge of fatally shooting Essequibo businessman Orin Boston in September last year. Sherwin Peters of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden…

Guyanese farmers, many of whom faced major losses due to floods in 2021 as climate conditions worsened across the world, will soon benefit from crop insurance that deals specifically with the agriculture sector. The Guyana government has…

The government is expected to make more funds available for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) in its 2022 budget but there will be a significant reduction in dependency on government support by 2026, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar…

Five persons were on Thursday charged for severely beating a Black Bush Polder man identified as Gregory Bhola of Johanna South. Those charged with causing grievous bodily harm were: 22-year-old fisherman Zameer Alli called Rayan;…

A 43-year-old man was Thursday killed after he reportedly fell from a bicycle onto steel rods protruding from a culvert construction project at Eccles, East Bank Demerara. The man has been identified as Troy Anthony Ponton. Police…