April 26, 2022

By Vishani Ragobeer   Vishani@newsroom.gy  Major disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic or Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have serious consequences but President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that small countries, like Guyana, are forced to…

A number of consumers have been without electricity for several hours on Tuesday after private contractors damaged power distribution lines causing a total shutdown of the Demerara Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS), Guyana’s main…

A 56-year-old man who jumped over the concrete median at the centre of the Bagotstown Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Tuesday was struck down by a truck and subsequently died at the scene. Dead is Mohan Toolsie of Coverden, EBD.…

The Ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday inked a total of $1 billion in contracts with the aim of improving the agriculture sector and part of its 2022 work programme. Notable among the contracts is the award of $650 million to Well Built…

ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced three new oil discoveries in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana and Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat says that these oil discoveries will help the country realise a higher standard of living. See…

ExxonMobil has made three new discoveries of oil in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. With these discoveries, Guyana’s recoverable oil resources has now increased to nearly 11 billion barrels of oil. See below full press release from…

KFC Guyana has donated the sum of G$250,000 towards the National Women’s Chess championship to be held in June 2022. This will be the first female over the board competition to be held since February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Manchester City remain on course to reach a second successive Champions League final after beating Real Madrid 4-3 in a thrilling semi-final first leg. Kevin de Bruyne's diving header and Gabriel Jesus' calm finish gave City a 2-0 lead…

Police in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are investigating the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of 27-year-old gold miner, Noel Anthony Fredricks. Fredricks of Mainstay Village, Region Two, was working at a mining camp located…

Police have arrested an 18-year-old male of Albouystown, Georgetown in connection with the armed robbery of a 30-year-old aircraft mechanic and a 54-year-old business manager which occurred on Monday night at Hadfield Street, Georgetown.…