The University of Guyana, Tain Campus, is set to confer an Honourary Doctorate on Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira on Thursday November 16 in Berbice. Perreira, who is the facilitator of the upcoming commentators’ workshop in Guyana, will also be inducted into the Berbice Cricket Board’s Wall of Fame the same day….
The Prosperity, the third Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel operating in the prolific Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, started oil production on Tuesday. This vessel arrived in Guyana in April and start-up works have been ongoing since. With this vessel, total production capacity in Guyana will increase to about…
Another thrilling night of Futsal unfolded at the ExxonMobil Guyana/New Era Entertainment annual tournament, lighting up the Retrieve Hard Court in Linden with an explosion of goals. The Young Gunners showcased their offensive prowess in a resounding 13-2 victory over Fearless, maintaining their scorching performance. Rodensio Tudor’s spectacular helmet-trick, combined…
Ashmin Mahadeo, the 32-year-old woman who was shot in the neck by her fiancé just over month ago, succumbed to her injuries on Monday at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. Her brother, Naresh Mahadeo, confirmed her death to the News Room; he said she died at about 19:15 hrs. “When…
Lloyd David, a 56-year-old mason from Eccles, East Bank Demerara, who was arrested by the police on Sunday afternoon and placed into the ‘lock-up’ at the Providence Police Station, has died by suicide. Police Headquarters reported that David was arrested following a “damning report made against him by his 32-year-old…
The charred remains that were discovered in a torched car along the Linden-Soesdyke highway on Sunday is suspected to be those of missing Bel Air woman, Nirvana Algu. This was confirmed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum who told the News Room that investigators are currently in the process of obtaining…
A fire of unknown origins gutted a two-storey building at Third Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown on Diwali night. The fire reportedly started at about 20:30 hrs on Sunday, November 12, and damaged majority of the house’s interior which had clothes, boxes and other items that were stored by the owners…
An accident on the Bee Hive Public Road, East Coast Demerara on Sunday night claimed the life of Junior Ernest Richmond, a 56-year-old fisherman from the same community. Police Headquarters reported that Richmond was riding a bicycle when he was struck down by a speeding car (PAE 7077) driven by…
Detectives are probing the discovery of a torched car with the charred remains of a human being inside the driver’s side. The discovery was made at around 17:00 hrs at the back of Swan Village on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Sunday. Authorities confirmed to the News Room that a passerby…
Shaheed Ishmail, a 36-year-old motorcyclist of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara, died early Sunday morning after his motorcycle and a car collided on the Good Hope Public Road, East Bank Essequibo. Police Headquarters reported that 31-year-old Delvon Stuart was driving his motor car PZZ 1848 east along the northern side…
