November 26, 2022

A Joint Services team has conducted an operation in the Berbice River where $585.1 billion of marijuana was destroyed. The team, consisting of policemen from Regional Division # 6 along with the Police Narcotic Branch (Georgetown), Coast…

A 46-year-old labourer died on Saturday after he was pinned by a tractor while ploughing a rice field. Dead is Abdool Sheriff Hussain of Little Biaboo, Mahaica Creek, East Coast Demerara. Police Headquarters reported that the accident…

Guyana consolidated its position as the top football team at this year’s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), securing a 2-0 win over Suriname at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, on Saturday evening. After a…

A minibus driver was arrested on Saturday for assaulting Police Lance Corporal Singh. A video posted on social media shows Okemi Omali Harry, 30, of Middle Street, Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara involved in a fight with the Lance…

The oil tanker – Tradewind Passion – that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge last month has left Guyana, the Ministry of Public works said in a statement. The ministry in its statement said the government will continue to pursue the…

A 42-year-old man from Region Six (East Berbice – Corentyne) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that the patient died on Friday. This latest death takes the total number of deaths recorded since…

By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy Not surprisingly, Guyana dominated the Track and Field segment of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) and amassed 400 points, easily outscoring French Guiana (269 points) and Suriname (238 points) when the…

By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy At first glance, Sherwin Sampson exudes the persona of that stern teacher everyone is petrified about. He hardly smiles, even when prompted by photographers. Maybe, it’s just his boyish…

On the opening day of Table Tennis at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), Guyana won seven of the eight match-ups in the Mixed Team component at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. With only Guyana and Suriname participating in…

Lionel Messi's superb long-range strike helped revive Argentina's flagging World Cup hopes as they claimed a crucial 2-0 win over Mexico at the Lusail Stadium. Argentina came into the game knowing defeat would mean elimination after…