Guyana

By Devina Samaroo The Head Mistress of the Chenapou Primary School in Region 8 may now have to paddle for two days in order to reach home for the new school term as the normal route has been disrupted in light of the suspension on…

By Bibi Khatoon It has been five days since seven-year-old Jayleena Titus went missing after playing in the water near the Guyana Marriott Hotel at Kingston, Georgetown, and her family is looking for closure. News Room today spoke to…

By Devina Samaroo Though it is not the main reason for his decision to halt police promotions, President David Granger on Thursday confirmed that an administrative delay was necessary, pending the outcome of the Commission of Inquiry…

After a long wait, residents of the agricultural West Bank Demerara village called Free-and-Easy commissioned their new Community ICT Hub on Wednesday, August 29. According to a release from the Ministry of Public Telecommunications,…

By Devina Samaroo President David Granger on Thursday suggested that the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is to be blamed for the delay in the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). Granger told media…

A 48-year-old United States Citizen was sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $3.3M after he admitted to trafficking cocaine in a false section of his carry-on luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.…

The feasibility study and design for the new Demerara River Bridge has been completed, and a copy was presented to Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson on Wednesday, a release from the Ministry of Public…

A 25-year-old miner who was reportedly nabbed by police with a loaded 9mm pistol in a Route 42 minibus, was remanded to prison by City Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday. Lepert Todd of Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara, pleaded not…

A 30-year-old woman appeared before City Magistrate Judy Latchman on Wednesday charged with exposing nude photographs of her ex-boyfriend. Nekita Cooper of North East La Penitence, denied the charge which alleged that between January 1,…

Ivor Thom, 44, appeared before Magistrate Renita Singh at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, charged with the murder of 30-year-old Vishram Mohabir, who was stabbed to death on August 27, 2017 at Williamsburg, Corentyne Berbice.…