October 13, 2022

Fifteen-year-old Colet Harris of Agricola, East Bank Demerara, has been missing since Sunday, October 9, after she left home to run an errand. The teen’s grandfather, Colin Harris told the News Room that she lived with a relative, who…

A man and a woman were on Wednesday arrested after they were caught with a quantity of stolen items while on their way to Georgetown. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said the duo was apprehended at Enmore Public Road, East Coast Demerara,…

A man was on Wednesday released on bail after he denied stealing electrical tools valued over $1 million, while another was remanded for armed robbery committed on a woman. Germin Williams, 43, of Nelson Street, Mocha, East Bank…

By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Heavy rainfall Wednesday night and into Thursday morning has forced the Guyana Cricket Board to switch the remaining third round and final of the Senior Inter-county 50-over championship to the…

The Latin America and Caribbean region, which was particularly hard-hit by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, is showing signs of economic recovery. Guyana, with its prolific oil and gas industry, leads the region’s economic…

China’s ruling Communist Party is preparing for a historical congress this weekend and it is widely expected that President Xi Jinping will be given a third term to serve for the next five years. President Xi, in 2018, abolished the…

Over 200 pupils at the CV Nunes Primary School in Essequibo had to be sent home on Thursday due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall. The school’s headteacher, Cheryl Peters Moore explained that this has been a persistent problem…

Four men have been charged and remanded to prison following the seizure of 29, 600 grams (65.2 lbs) of marijuana in Johanna South, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne, Berbice, on Monday last. Tameshwar Khemraj called 'Rambo', 36, of Nigg…

The much-needed hinterland solar power project, which will benefit 30,000 households in hinterland and riverain communities, could get underway next year, according to Head of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) Dr. Mahender Sharma. Dr.…

Nearly 3,000 residents of Mahdia, Region Eight, will benefit from a new 0.69 megawatts (MW) solar farm that should be completed by next September. The contract for this project, valued at some $362.4 million, was inked on Wednesday…