Over the past week, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Traffic Department made a total of 3,488 cases against errant road users who were found in breach of various traffic offences. And out of the cases, 761 charges were filed, 2,186 tickets were issued and 452 summons were dispatched. According to…
Members of the Guyana Harpy Eagles 13-man squad, accompanied by team officials, departed for St. Kitts on Sunday morning to begin their title defence in the Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day Championship, starting February 7. The Harpy Eagles will square off with Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in their season…
Increased production in Guyana and the Permian Basin, found in the southwestern part of the United States (US), has helped ExxonMobil net US$36 billion (or about G$7.5 trillion) profit for 2023. ExxonMobil’s Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods and Chief Financial Officer Kathryn Mikells spoke about the US oil major’s performance…
Officials from the University of West Indies (UWI) are engaging the Government of Guyana to establish a School of Medicine in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). “I am pleased to inform you that the University of the West Indies School of Medicine has now approached us to be part of this…
Enhanced patient care and earlier diagnosis of diseases have been promised as a state-of-the-art Pathology Laboratory was on Sunday commissioned at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The $474 million facility was funded through a collaboration among the Government of Guyana, the World Bank, Mount Sinai Health System and Hess…
A 27-year-old gold miner was arrested on Sunday after he was found in possession of 15 rounds of ammunition. In custody is Richard Kissoon of Bartica. Police Headquarters said the discovery was made after the suspect’s car PVV 3605 was intercepted in the vicinity of Third Avenue, Bartica by ranks…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy If you were perambulating in the Queenstown area in the vicinity of the Demerara Cricket Club on Saturday afternoon, it would have been wise to wear a helmet or some sort of protective equipment. No, it wasn’t a combat zone or invasion by any unruly bunch,…
Police investigators are probing the murder of a Campbellville Housing Scheme, Georgetown resident, who was shot and killed during the wee hours of Sunday in North Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Dead is Joseph Wilkinson also known as ‘Dreddy’. The News Room understands that Wilkinson was attending a wake in the community when…
England lost Ben Duckett late on day three after being set an enormous 399 to beat India in the second Test in Visakhapatnam. Duckett made 28 in a stand of 50 with Zak Crawley before offering a bat-pad catch off Ravichandran Ashwin. Crawley remains on 29, alongside the promoted Rehan…
Sean Abbott starred on his home ground with a standout all-round display as Australia overcame tricky batting conditions at the SCG to take a 2-0 lead in the ODI series. Abbott’s career-best 69 led a lower-order fightback for the home side, then, after it was West Indies’ spinners who caused…
