GFF, Concacaf host inaugural Next Play Coaches Workshop
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) continues to break new ground as it seeks, with the assistance of Concacaf to set a solid foundation for the sport from the grassroots level upwards.
To this end, the GFF and Concacaf have…
‘Change Guyana’ launched with promise to exempt nurses, teachers from taxes
Two Guyanese businessmen, Robert Badal and Nigel Hinds have joined the race to become the country’s President and Prime Minister with the launch of their political party ‘Change Guyana’ on Tuesday afternoon.
The party has among its…
President donates $2.5M to QC on its 175th anniversary
Queen’s College, the most sought after Secondary School in Guyana, is celebrating its 175th anniversary.
President David Granger, a former student of Queen’s College, on Tuesday morning attended the school’s General Assembly where he…
GECOM to remove names from voters list for those who do not collect ID cards within 21 days
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM will be publishing the names of in excess 25,000 persons who did not collect their national Identification Cards (ID) since 2008 along with sending an official notice to their address on record to…
Police make major breakthrough in murder of four fishermen
Two men have confessed to their involvement in the deadly piracy attack which claimed the lives of four young fishermen between October 3 and 5, 2019.
The News Room was reliably informed that based on legal advice received, the duo is…
AmCham Guyana requests observer status for general elections
A delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Guyana on Tuesday met with Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (Rt’d) Claudette Singh along with members of the Commission and Secretariat.
A press…
Fmr. MMC security guard gets 12 years jail for killing father of four
Kevin Stephens, a former MMC security guard was on Tuesday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the fatal shooting of his colleague during a heated exchange over claims that his co-workers were making fun of his daughter.
Stephens,…
18 years jail for father of five who raped girl
A father of five was on Tuesday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall for raping a girl under the age of 16 two years ago in the mining town of Linden, Region 10.
Kenrick Hector, 36, was found guilty by a…
Port Mourant fire leaves seven homeless
A family of seven is currently homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their two-storey house in Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant Berbice Tuesday at about 14:00hrs.
The owner, 49-year-old Sharmella Bhoelai suffered burns to her face…
Doctor, mother of two among eight charged in connection with murder of gold miner
In the presence of a packed courtroom, eight persons appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan charged in connection with the murder of gold miner, Deon Stoll who was gunned in front of the El Dorado Trading establishment at DaSilva…