June 1, 2022

By Lazeena Yearwood Distribution of the one-off $150,000 cash grants promised to the country’s fisherfolk by the government will commence as soon as next week following an ongoing period of registration. Minister of Agriculture…

Stherlinga Gilkes, 43, called 'Coconut man' or 'Herby', was granted $500,000 bail after he was charged with the stabbing death of Neil Rampersaud, a 31-year-old engineer of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Gilkes, a vendor from…

A 22-year-old security guard was charged and remanded to prison for the murder of Collin McPherson, a 43-year-old father of four. Gregory France of ‘B’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown made his appearance before Magistrate Russell…

A 12-year-old student of the West Demerara Secondary school, Kayla Barnabas, died after she was struck down by a police pickup when attempting to cross the Goed Fortuin Public road on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD) on Wednesday. Police…

Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Trinidad After a strong start by Trinidad and Tobago Red Force yet another batting collapse this season has swung the game into their opponent’s favour. Guyana Harpy Eagles were the happier…

In Guyana, only general firefighting training is offered, but that is expected to change now that Barbados has agreed to the use of its Specialised Training Facility. Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn believes that with specialised…

A three-month-old baby girl from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is among three new COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday. The baby girl, along with a 71-year-old woman from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne),…

The Guyana Committee of Services (GCOS), as part of its sixth anniversary, wrapped up its nationwide 11-a-side softball cricket competition last weekend, with Grill Masters City Stars emerging champions. In the championship game at…

(Reuters) - A Virginia jury on Wednesday ruled that actor Amber Heard defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a widely watched six-week trial that featured explicit and graphic evidence and testimony detailing the former Hollywood couple's soured…

One month after two friends were found dead in a car in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown, results of the stomach contents from both bodies sent overseas for testing are still not back. The News Room…