September 5, 2022

One man is now homeless and several residents are left counting their losses after a squall destroyed several properties at Dazzle Housing Scheme on the East Coast Demerara on Monday. When the News Room visited the area on Monday…

A 24-year-old man was charged with the murder of Selmon King, a logger of Wairuni, Berbice River. Corwin Walker, a farmer of Kimbia, Upper Berbice River appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Linden Magistrate’s Court on Monday.…

A 30-year-old labourer of La Penitence, Georgetown, was on Monday granted bail after he denied robbing a man at Plaisance market, East Coast Demerara. According to the police, Raphael Hintzen, who was accused of robbing a man back in…

Two persons were infected with the COVID-19 disease in the last 24 hours after 81 tests were conducted.  The Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard on Monday showed that these new infections increased the overall number of cases to…

Over 7,000 children between ages five and 11 have taken their first dose COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Monday said. The Minister said that vaccination is the most recommended precaution to avoid becoming infected…

Ramoll Baboolall and Uotam Heeralall, two students from the Anna Regina Multilateral School in Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), scored the most Grade one passes at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.…

Rafael Nadal has been beaten in a Grand Slam for the first time in 2022, losing to Frances Tiafoe in the US Open fourth round. American Tiafoe thrilled the home crowd with a 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 win over four-time champion Nadal in New York.…

The semi-final line-ups in the Under-20 Boys and Girls categories of the Lucozade Indoor Hockey tournament have been finalised followed the latest round of action on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. In the Under-20 Girls…

Bhedesh Persaud, a Queen’s College student, copped 15 passes at this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Persaud got Grade One passes in 14 units and a Grade Two pass in one unit. Persaud was an Upper Sixth Form…

Guyanese students showed improved performances at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in 2022, with the country’s pass rate jumping to 68.5 per cent. Chief Education Officer Dr. Marcel Hutson, who is…