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By Bibi Khatoon As Guyana joins with the rest of the world in observing International Women’s Day, First Lady, Mrs Sandra Granger has recognised that the precedence of gender-based violence has become banal in our society. Addressing…

By Bibi Khatoon Over the years, it has not been easy for women to break barriers in the world of work –those who lived it would tell - and according to the 2017 Global Gender Gap report, significant gender inequality persists in the…

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has leased a section of prime city land to a private developer but several councillors are claiming that the transaction was done in secret. Construction works are already ongoing at the…

A leading private sector organisation is recommending that the Government save the remaining oil blocks for the future and, in other cases, repossess and reissue blocks which have already been allocated. President of the Georgetown…

Collin Cummings was today sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by High Court Judge, Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall after he was found guilty of raping an eight-year-old girl two years ago. Last week, Cummings was found guilty of the rape of…

Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery committed on a 43-year-old Financial Director and his 30-year-old spouse which occurred about 02:30hrs this morning, at their Republic Park, East Bank Demerara address. A police report…

An electrician of Enterprise, e East Coast of Demerara (ECD) is counting his losses after bandits broke into his yard and stole several of his belongings in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Marshal Karamchan told News Room that he…

The police this week are expected to charge disgraced Bishops' High School Teacher, Coen Jackson with rape. The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advised the police to charge Jackson with “sexual activity with a child…

ExxonMobil today outlined an aggressive growth strategy to double earnings and cash flow from operations by 2025 at the current oil prices. In a statement from the company, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Darren W. Woods said,…

Wells will be drilled in eight villages in Region Nine to assist in the storage of water for the dry season (El Nino) through a collaboration between the Governments of Guyana and Brazil. According to a statement from the Ministry of the…