Mark Marks, a 41-year-old motorcyclist of Charlotte Street, Georgetown, died on Friday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle at the Pearl Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD). Police Headquarters reported that the motorcycle, #CM 6193, was driving south along the eastern side of the public road when Marks…

Mitchell Marsh smashed a brutal unbeaten 177 as Australia beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in their final World Cup group game. Marsh struck nine sixes in his 132-ball knock as Australia reached their target of 307 with 32 balls to spare in Pune on Saturday. Opener David Warner scored 53…

England ended their World Cup campaign with a commanding consolation victory over Pakistan in Kolkata. With their hopes of reaching the semi-finals long gone, the defending champions put in their best performance with the bat throughout their time in India by scoring 337-9. Ben Stokes top-scored again with 84, sharing…

See below full release from the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo): The Guyana Sugar Corporation is pleased to announce that the Albion Estate has exceeded its weekly production target by 4% in the week ending November 11, 2023. This is the fifth time the estate has exceeded its weekly production target…

The Ministry of Public Works on Friday signed contracts valued at $842 million for the rehabilitation of 19 miscellaneous roads in Region 10. A release from the ministry noted that the Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill urged the contractors to immediately get into execution mode as the government wants…

A teenager was injured and hospitalised on Friday after he was beaten by a group of boys following an altercation with a female student at St. John’s College in Georgetown. The News Room understands that two students, a boy and a girl, were involved in an argument on Thursday. During…

Just over 5,600 citizens who were allocated house lots at new housing schemes on the East Coast of Demerara during 2022 will soon be able to access their lands to commence construction. The lots were allocated in the communities of Plantation Hope, Enterprise, Non Pariel, Good Hope, Lusignan and Le…

A senator and three Parliamentarians from Canada arrive in Guyana next week as part of engagements with Guyana through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). In a release, the Canadian High Commission announced that those visiting are: Alexandra Mendès, M.P., Assistant Deputy Speaker, Chair of the CPA Canadian Branch The Hon….

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday assured farmers from Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) that despite somewhat unfavorable weather conditions over the past months, there will be adequate water to support their cultivation. The minister made this disclosure while meeting with rice and cash crop farmers in the boardroom of the Regional…

Guyana and West Indies all-rounder Keemo Paul continues to make strides off the field as he lays the early foundation for life after cricket. Recently, his long-time supporter, V-Net Communications, which has rebranded to V-Net Technologies, elevated the cricketer from Brand Ambassador to Director of Public Relations. According to a…