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By Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.gy As humans, we all share a sense of morbid curiosity. It is inescapable, even if it is only the urge to look at a car crash or by watching horror movies, we all have it, and we all satisfy it to a…

Women should not be scared to position themselves in sectors where men usually dominate. Those strong words came from the officer-in-charge of the Diamond Fire Station, Station Officer Russel Leander during a drill exercise at the…

By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy “People call me Ms. Mags; some people call me Maggies. “I think I heard the newest one of the bunch was that I am the Iron Lady,” Margaret Maloney said from a corner chair in her living room…

By Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.gy In observance of International Women’s Day 2022, the News Room recognises 23-year-old Gavrielle Cave, the mind behind Salutem Self Defence Keychains and Accessories, a venture created after her…

Shyam Nokta, the Former Head of Guyana’s Office for Climate Change and an entrepreneur providing environmental services, is one of this year’s five laureates at the prestigious Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence. Other…

A 32-year-old landscaper was on Wednesday sentenced to two years imprisonment for stealing a woman’s car from the Stabroek Market tarmac, Georgetown. Anthony Hooper of Congress Drive, North Ruimveldt appeared before the Chief Magistrate…

Gospel Music is often put into a box, sometimes labelled as preachy worship songs reserved only for the ears of Christians. Samuel Medas with his 2021 winning Soca Monarch hit “Stadium” turned this notion on its head, proving his music is…

By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy For 18 years, Annette Baksh put off pursuing her degree at the University of Guyana because she had a family, including two children, to take care of and a full-time job. But this year, the…

The Welcome to Moco Moco song started with a boy from Durban Street, a Google search and a young lady posing on some stairs. Over 5 years later Rondell Glasgow’s Guava Productions gave cKush a beat to produce his love letter to Guyana. News…

Almost 200 years ago, a major rebellion swept the colony of Demerara in British Guiana. It is estimated that about 12,000 enslaved people from about 55 plantations between Liliendaal and Mahaica, East Coast of Demerara participated in the…