The Mayor and City Council’s 2024 budget should be presented on Wednesday but there are mounting concerns about the spending plan for Georgetown and funds spent in the years before. Alfonso De Armas, a People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) councillor, is among those raising serious concerns about the management of…

It was a significant day for the Guyana Football Association (GFA) on Sunday with the kick-off of its Senior Men’s League and the presentation of G$1.4 million by Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde to ensure the league’s successful completion. The June 2 ceremony, attended by GFA’s Executive Council…

The Netherlands edged past Nepal for a tense six-wicket win in their T20 World Cup opener in Dallas. The Dutch made hard work of chasing only 106, reaching their target in the 19th over after a spirited bowling display from Nepal. Opener Max O’Dowd anchored the innings with an unbeaten 54…

England’s defence of the T20 World Cup suffered an early setback as their opening match against Scotland in Barbados was washed out. Only 10 overs were possible amid regular showers and the match was abandoned at 14:50h local time. That came after Scotland posted 90-0, a target revised to a tough…

Fast bowler Shamar Joseph, left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie, all-rounder Kevin Sinclair and wicketkeeper Tevin Imlach are the Guyanese in the squad for the three-match Test series in July. Guyanese fast bowler Isai Thorne, 19, will travel with the squad as a development player, following impressive performances in this debut First-Class…

Police have arrested an unlicensed 17-year-old girl who was allegedly responsible for the hit and run accident which claimed the life of 29-year-old Deonarine Budhram on Sunday. The News Room was informed that the teenager, who works as a cashier, was apprehended hours after the accident. She remains in custody…

The countrywide strike by some teachers has entered day 56 and talks between the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Labour Ministry are scheduled to reconvene on Monday, June 10. “We are working on a way forward. “…We have reached out because we believe that this situation must not go…

See below full statement issued by the Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: The Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Government of the French Republic convened the Inaugural Guyana-France Joint Working Group Meeting on May 29, 2024, virtually. The meeting was co-chaired on behalf…

The government will soon crack down on the sale of land leases on the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway, President Dr. Irfaan Ali announced on Monday. The President went to Base Road, Timehri to distribute over 400 land titles on Monday. While there, he urged the residents to keep those titles since…

Marion Hernandez, a Belize national, who is currently completing his degree in Dental Surgery at the University of Guyana (UG), was recently honoured with the Best International Student award when the institution’s prestigious College of Medical Sciences hosted its annual awards and prize-giving exercise to recognise its top achievers. In…