Peter Gorinsky, a globally respected authority on tropical fly fishing who introduced countless friends, family and clients to the wonders of nature in Central and South America, has died in San Jose, Costa Rica at the age of 80. The son of Caesar Gorinsky, a Polish cattle rancher and half-Atorad tribeswoman Nellie Melville, Gorinsky was…
A WOMAN who discovered she had a half-brother after taking a DNA test for “a joke” has met with her new-found sibling for the first time. Farrah Khilji-Holmes, from Pontefract, took the test after saying to relatives she was “nothing like” her family. The results revealed a close match with a man called Steve Bolton,…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Long-serving manager of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Omar Khan, is no longer with the franchise after serving in the role for the last nine years. Khan had been with the franchise since the inception of the Caribbean Premier League in 2013. He told News Room Sport on Wednesday: “It (the parting)…
LEADER of the Opposition (LoO) and Chairman of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton, on Tuesday, made it clear that his party will not allow the Alliance For Change to “dictate” the picking of the candidate for the Vice-Chairmanship of Region 10. This challenges earlier comments by AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan, that…
The daily use of electric bikes on main roadways has been on the rise in Guyana and it is now common to see these vehicles in Georgetown and other parts of the country. However, there is no law that regulates the use of electric bikes locally and recent accidents involving electric bikes have raised concerns…
A NEW-BORN infant girl discovered in a garbage bag along a corridor of the San Fernando General Hospital had to receive urgent medical attention on Sunday. The baby was abandoned by her mother, who left a note attached to the child, who appeared to be a few weeks old. Guardian Media understands that the mother…
Residents of Kaikan, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) who are affected by flooding will soon receive relief assistance and food items from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) as monitoring of the flood-affected areas continue. Region Seven Chairman Kenneth Williams told the News Room on Wednesday that residents living in the mining area of Kaikan were being relocated…
THE revelations on Monday by the leaders of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) have made the Guyana Rastafari Council irate, causing the body to take a swipe on social media at leaders of IDPADA-G. The council’s brief statement on Tuesday pointedly questioned the methodology used by IDPADA-G to select groups…
Collin Wishart, 50, died after reportedly hitting his head on a bedframe during an altercation with a 20-year-old relative on Sunday last. The relative is in police custody. The incident occurred at about 14:00hrs at Well Road, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown. According to a report from Police Headquarters, Wishart was behaving in a disorderly manner and…
Traffic Chief, Superintendent Dennis Stephen wants his ranks to be less confrontational with members of the public when executing their duties. The traffic Chief said the issue of random stop and search by traffic ranks remains one of the issues where there seems to be much misunderstanding. During a police PR programme, Mr. Stephen said,…
