March 28, 2022

A fight between two prisoners at the Lusignan Prison over ‘bed space’ has resulted in the death of murder accused Mahase Rajpaul. The Guyana Prison Service reported that the suspect, Rajkumar Singh, who is also accused of murder has been…

President Dr Irfaan Ali has defended the appointment of Assistant Police Commissioner (ag.) Clifton Hicken to the post of acting Police Commissioner and called on critics to say why not him. Dr. Ali spoke to the News Room at the…

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an inmate at the Lusignan Prison. The inmate has been identified as Mahase Rajpaul, who was imprisoned for murder. Rajpaul was accused of the October 2017 murder of…

Guyanese Middleweight boxer Desmond Amsterdam has fought his way to the semi-finals of the Men’s competition at the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Championship in Ecuador. It means the former Caribbean champion is set to be…

Over the past 24 hours, only one new COVID-19 case was reported based on information provided by the Ministry of Health in the daily COVID-19 dashboard. This new infection was recorded after 298 COVID-19 tests were done; the case was…

Massiah Durant, 52, one of three men who were found with 1, 580 pounds (717 kg) of marijuana valued over $79 million, was fined $215.1 million and sentenced to 50 months imprisonment. Durant along with Shawn Lindie Snr, 44, and…

Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Monday named Clifton Hicken as the Police Commissioner (ag), effectively replacing Nigel Hoppie who proceeds on retirement leave. In the appointment letter seen by the…

Sol Guyana has finally dropped its fuel price hours after its General Manager, Earl Carribon told the News Room that the company still had taxed stock in store and would be unable to say when consumers would begin to benefit from a…

Chief Executive Officer of MACORP Guillermo Escarraga returned to winning ways on Saturday by copping the top prize in the Genuine Auto Spares and Tools golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara. Not only did…

The Guyana Police Force on Monday announced that Clifton Hicken is performing the duties as the Police Commissioner (ag), effectively replacing Nigel Hoppie who proceeded on retirement leave on Sunday. Hicken is also performing the…