Police ranks stationed at Brickdam in Georgetown have arrested a man who attempted to smuggle marijuana concealed in a bowl of soup into the Camp Street penitentiary. The man, who was identified as Pradesh Ballkishun of Track ‘A’ Coldingen, East Coast Demerara, visited the prison around 11:30 hrs on January…
Australia opener David Warner has pleaded for his “baggy green” cap to be returned after revealing it has been stolen from his luggage. Warner said the cap was in his backpack which was taken while he travelled to Sydney to play against Pakistan. Wednesday’s third Test will be Warner’s last…
In fine style, and more focused on the bragging rights, Monnaf Arjune was delighted as he emerged Net Champion in the Lusignan Golf Club’s end-of-year 18-hole Medal Play Club Tournament last weekend. Playing at the Lusignan Golf Course, Monnaf scored 69, including a Birdie from a massive 150-yard four-iron hole-in…
(Trinidad Express) Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday has passed away. His death was announced by daughter Mickela Panday this afternoon. She wrote on social media: “With deep sorrow, we would like to share that our loving husband and father, Basdeo Panday passed away on 1st January…
See below full release from the Ministry of Finance: It would be recalled in 2021, Government amended the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act to bring greater transparency and accountability in the management of Guyana’s oil resources, including the requirement of Government to seek annual Parliamentary approval for withdrawals from the…
Ahead of the second meeting between Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, scheduled for Brazil, technical teams from both sides are expected to hammer out the framework for the engagement. “We still have to iron out the modalities and so on, so I foresee a number of…
The government plans a gradual process towards free university education by 2025 and President Dr. Irfaan Ali said the first step would be dealing with students who already have loans. The governing People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), in its 2020 election campaign, said it would make university education free by…
Anwar Sukhnandan, a resident of Johanna Cecilia on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam), was shot to his leg during a supermarket robbery Sunday night. The News Room understands that four masked men entered the Good Life Supermarket at Johanna Cecilia on Sunday. They were reportedly armed with guns…
One man is dead and another is in a critical state after they were shot during a robbery at a Canal No. 2 Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD), wedding house on Sunday night. Dead is 40-year-old Stanleytown, WBD, resident Natram Persaud; he was also called Vishal. Manipaul Rambarhak, called Anand,…
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday released its 2024 promotion list for subordinate officers and constables. The list was released alongside a message from Commissioner of Police (ag.) Clifton Hicken. See below the full promotions list:
