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OP-ED: DO NOT FALL FOR THE FALLACY OF THE HALF-BAKED STRATEGY- LEGALIZE IT!
The following is a guest editorial. These are the views of the Author and not of the management of the News Room.
The new government should be congratulated for hitting the ground running with the keeping of their…
Liza-1 reaches full capacity as ExxonMobil marks 1st year of oil production
ExxonMobil Guyana is celebrating the first year of oil production from the Liza field offshore.
Earlier this month, the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel reached full capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil…
License granted for largest quarry operation in Guyana
After almost a decade since the last Quarry License (QL) was issued, Black Jaguar Investment Group, owned by Essequibo businessman Tamesh Jagmohan, has been granted a license to operate a block in the Mazaruni River that will effectively…
No curtains, but contented at Christmas: A family’s joy in shortage
By Kurt Campbell
A small-scale Mahaica Creek, East Coast Demerara farmer is trying to put his family in a state of happiness and satisfaction this Christmas despite his difficult circumstances in providing for his wife and four children.…
A Guyanese student navigates life during lockdown in T&T
Story and photos by Vishani Ragobeer
In January, when I just returned to Trinidad for my second semester at the UWI, I could hear the sweet sounds of ‘pan’ from my dorm room. The Exodus Panyard, home to one of the popular steelbands in…
Mothers are leading perpetrators of child abuse- Childcare Agency
Fifty-one percent of child abuse cases investigated by the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) between January and October 2020 were perpetrated by mothers. Fathers accounted for 26 percent of the recorded cases, step-parents 8 percent…
President Ali presents scholarships to three GDF soldiers
President Irfaan Ali Friday made good on his pledge to improve the educational opportunities for ranks of the Guyana Defence Force.
The Head of State presented Corporal Ryan Jordan, Lance Corporal Nikolai Moore and Private Michael Yarde…
DPP orders psychiatric evaluation of mother who brutalised daughter, 6
The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police to facilitate the process for 25-year-old Drupattie Balkarran, called “Natasha”, to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after she reportedly confessed to beating…
GDF ranks in exchange training with U.S Special Forces
Seventeen ranks of the Guyana Defence Force 3 1 Special Forces Squadron have benefitted from a six- week stint of combined small unit tactics training, which was conducted by a nine-member team from the Seventh Battalion of the US Army…
Texila American University offers range of packages for Coursera students
The Texila American University is now offering a range of packages for persons who study with Coursera. Persons who completed courses can now apply for credit exemptions; they are also now pre-qualified, can benefit from a reduction in fees…