An accident on Main Street and Kent Streets, New Amsterdam (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Tuesday night has claimed the life of 30-year-old Joshua Inshanally of Adelphi, East Canje Berbice while his friend, 28-year-old Karran Rambarrat is hospitalised with severe head injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The News Room understands that Inshanally was driving motorcycle CL…

With the impact of the rising cost of living being felt across the country, the Government of Guyana has announced a further reduction in the excise tax on gasolene and diesel from the current 10% to 0%. It is the latest reduction in the excise tax on fuel in an attempt to cushion the effects…

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) – Madeleine Albright, who fled the Nazis as a child in her native Czechoslovakia during World War Two but rose to become the first female U.S. secretary of state and, in her later years, a pop culture feminist icon, died on Wednesday at the age of 84, her family said. Albright,…

Local health authorities reported that there have been at least 63,202 COVID-19 infections recorded since March 2020 and of that number, 10,078 were recorded among children and young adults. This is according to the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony, who stated that the infections recorded among individuals younger than 19 years old accounted for…

Seeing the need to have barbers and beauticians on the Merriman’s Mall accommodated in a suitable and comfortable environment, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council has reached an agreement with the beauticians and barbers to lease over 45 spots on the mall for the construction of their shops which will all be similar in design.…

(Trinidad Guardian) – Guyana’s Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud says Guyana needs 100,000 additional workers and a call has gone out for Guyanese diaspora to consider returning home to build their country. Persaud was one of several representatives of the Government of Guyana speaking with members of the Guyanese community residing in Trinidad and Tobago, on…

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit is continuing its operations to weed out the illegal drug trade in Guyana.  On Tuesday, three men were arrested with $6.3 million worth of marijuana. CANU said the bust was made as its officers acted on information and conducted the operation in the New Diamond Scheme area.  At the scene, the…

Guyana’s housing demand has grown exponentially over the past two years and according to subject minister Collin Croal, housing schemes at Cummings Lodge in Georgetown and Providence, East Bank Demerara, are expected to be completed by the end of the year. And the government, according to Croal, has already identified new areas along the East…

As the country continues to see a decline in active COVID-19 cases and a major decrease in new cases, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said Guyana has waged a commendable war against the COVID-19 pandemic, which prepared the stage for the full reopening of the country. Mr. Jagdeo who is on a two-day visit to…

Shortly after Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo announced that the government removed all excise tax on gasoline and diesel on Wednesday, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said all fuel imported will be subject to the revised rates with immediate effect. The GRA in a notice to all importers and licensed Customhouse Brokers said it intends…