Keanon Harry, 40, who escaped from a moving Guyana Prison Service (GPS) van while being transported to the Lusignan Prison on Thursday, turned himself in at the Leonora Police Station on the West Coast of Demerara on Friday afternoon. Police Headquarters had issued a wanted bulletin for Harry who managed to escape from the vehicle…

See below statement issued by the U.S Embassy in Guyana: With reference to a recent article published by Stabroek News on April 20, 2022, under the caption “U.S. Secretary of State Blinken to visit in June,” the U.S. Embassy wishes to advise that there is no such visit planned at this time. In the event…

Hours after turning himself over to the police for escaping from a moving prison van, Kevin Valladares was on Friday hauled before a City Magistrate and confessed to the crime. Valladares, 26, of Linden, appeared before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus and admitted to escaping from unlawful custody on April 21, 2022. The unrepresented man told the…

The area where the woman was attacked (Photo: News Room/April 22, 2022) Police have arrested two persons after a woman was found on her veranda at J.C Chandisingh Street, Rose Hall Town with her throat slit on Thursday afternoon. Injured is 64-year-old Jamool Mookshah; she is hospitalised in a stable condition. Mookshah lives alone and…

The US Embassy in Georgetown has refuted a report in the Stabroek News that US Secretary of State Anthony Bliken will soon be making a visit to Guyana. In a statement, the Embassy said there is no such plan at this time. The embassy added that in the event of such a high-level visit, the…

Countries around the world are observing World Earth Day on Friday and while they attempt to slow climate change and its harmful effects, such as increased flooding, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has emphasised that it is critically important for Guyana and other countries to invest in low-carbon solutions. See below the full message from President…

Two prisoners who escaped from lawful custody while being transported from Linden to Lusignan are now both back in Police custody. The two men, Kevin Valladares and Keanon Harry made a dash for their freedom on Thursday along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway while they were being transported to Georgetown from the mining town. One of the…

By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Filled with enthusiasm and new found-knowledge of a life skill, close to 400 young boys and girls graduated from the National Sports Commission (NSC) Easter swim camp on Friday. At a closing ceremony at the National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal, the importance of nurturing talents from an early age was placed…

One day after the Chief Executive Officer of the Linden Hospital Rudolph Small issued dismissal letters to 27 employees of the hospital, he has been instructed by the Ministry of Health to recall the dismissals and begin issuing new contracts for the employees. The firings sent the small community of Linden into an uproar on…

Sport Minister Charles Ramson Jr. on Friday morning announced that government has purchased much-needed touch pads, a device that will significantly boost the aquatic sport in Guyana. The need for touch pads was highlighted during the Minister’s interaction with members of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association during his series of meetings with the national associations/federations…