March 16, 2022

By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy With consumers grappling with an increased cost of living over the past few months, economist Richard Rambarran says the government’s decision to absorb some of the increasing costs signals the…

Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Barbados akeem@newsroom.gy Another Joe Root masterclass, backed up by Dan Lawrence, drove England into the ascendency on day one of the second Apex Test, as West Indies were made to toil on a…

A fully vaccinated 83-year-old woman from Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health reported that the woman died on March 15, taking the total number of deaths recorded since March…

A 26-year-old labourer appeared at the No. 51 Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday charged with the murder of overseas-based Guyanese Lakhan Chaterpal.  Eon Gonsalves known as ‘Belly’ of Grant 1802 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice appeared…

Speed is on the mind of every drag racer and the sport is set to return on March 27 with the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) confirming the event earlier this week, and already support continues to pour in. Fast food…

By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy Electric bikes, though a financial ease for many people, could possibly be banned from busy public spaces to protect the lives of motorists and other road users. As a matter of fact, the…

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), on February 18th, 2022, under its sustainable energy programme for community/public buildings, replaced the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Hackney Primary School located along the Pomeroon River.…

AFTER spending the last six years on remand for attempted murder, Anthony Persaud on Wednesday confessed to the crime before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court. Persaud confessed that on March 22, 2016, in the county…

Fishermen from the Three Door Sluice at the D'Edward Fishing Wharf, West Coast Berbice (WCB) are frantically searching for Suraj Dhaneshwar, a fisherman who is now missing after his boat capsized in the wee hours of Wednesday.…

A man managed to escape from Police in Linden, Region 10 but left behind an XR motorcycle with 16.5 pounds of cannabis on Monday. Police Headquarters reported that the motorcycle had no light and no license plates. The incident occurred…