June 17, 2022

By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy New proposed legislation styled as the ‘Bail Bill’ has been finalised and will be tabled in the National Assembly soon. It will, among other things, regulate the existing constitutional coverage…

Trinidad and Tobago followed in the footsteps of Barbados by notching opening round victories as action continued in the Cricket West Indies Women’s Super50 at the National Stadium, Providence, on Friday.  Trinidad had a comprehensive…

Residents of Itabali, a small community situated south of Karambaru in Lower Mazaruni, Region Seven, have lobbied President Irfaan Ali to help them secure lands for a burial ground and a landfill site for garbage disposal. During a…

Homeless persons accessing the government’s Night Shelter in Georgetown will soon be introduced to skills training by the Board of Industrial (BIT) training and the Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme. This was…

Hours after President Dr Irfaan Ali announced the cabinet’s approval of the $60,000 minimum wage, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Paul Cheong, is calling for the increase to be reviewed periodically. Cheong told the News…

With the International Building Expo set for a highly-anticipated return on July 22-24, offering a peek into Guyana’s promising architectural future, several local companies have aligned themselves to benefit from the opportunity to…

A bus driver identified as 42-year-old Romeo Machado of Nooten Zuil, East Coast Demerara died in an accident in the wee hours of Friday. Police Headquarters in a statement said the incident occurred at about 00:10 hours on the Bee Hive…

Jos Buttler's incredible 162 saw England smash their own highest score in a one-day international with a mammoth 498-4 as they thrashed the Netherlands by 232 runs. In a particularly eye-catching start to Matthew Mott's tenure as their…

By Emine Saner He has been exploring ships, slavery and statues for decades – and now the world has finally caught up. As Locke unveils the boat he has built in Birmingham, he talks us through his ‘bloody exhausting’ workload. Hew…

The police, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, carried out a search and lecture exercise at schools on the East Coast of Demerara on Thursday during which a toy gun, knives and scissors among other items were seized from…