July 17, 2022

A Lance Corporal stationed at the Den Amstel police station on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) was assaulted by a canter driver and his family on Saturday, moments after he attempted to stop the driver in the vicinity of Anna Catherina ,…

A 102-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man, who both resided in Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), were infected with the disease COVID-19 and died, the Ministry of Health reported. The woman, who was unvaccinated, died on July 16; the…

Significant housing relief will be provided over the next nine months as the government plans to distribute another 5,000 houselots along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), Housing Minister Collin Croal announced on Sunday. Croal, while…

Police officers on Saturday apprehended a man with a firearm and ammunition in his possession near the railway embankment at Blygezight Gardens, Georgetown. Police Headquarters reported that two men, clad in dark-coloured clothing, were…

A 43-year-old miner was caught with a revolver and two matching rounds of ammunition at a house in Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown on Sunday. Police Headquarters reported that around 03:20hrs, a Gazetted Officer and several other police…

A man died tragically on Sunday in an accident eyewitnesses say seemed unbelievable while being transported in the tray of a pickup truck. The dead man has been identified as 56-year-old Lincon Moore, a labourer of Sandpit, Onderneening…

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Stigma and discrimination are the frequent and repeated disapprovals faced by Dillon Mohamed, a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) community in Guyana. Though he…

The Guyana Under-17 cricket team departed Guyana for Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday to participate in the Regional Under-17 tournament, set to begin on July 19. The national team, which is aiming to win a maiden Regional Under-17 title, will…

Fareeza Haniff, the Editor-in-Chief of the News Room, is currently participating in the China Latin America and the Caribbean Press Center 2022 Programme, expected to bolster her understanding of China and boost her professional…

Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya carried India to a five-wicket victory over England in the deciding one-day international at Old Trafford. Pant made a wonderful unbeaten century, while Hardik's 71 came after he took 4-24 with the ball, as…