In a thrilling match-up at the Queenstown Ground, the Essequibo Coast/Pomeroon Football Association Academy faced off against the West Demerara Football Association Academy in the NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power Under-17 National Academy Playoff. The game turned out to be an intense battle, with the West Demerara team securing a 3-1…
Award-winning Guyanese-American actress, Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder, better known as CCH Pounder, uses her talent to encapsulate the culture and stories of Guyanese. And in the months to come, she will be working on new projects to further highlight Guyana’s diverse culture. Pounder spoke to the News Room about some…
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo says the Constitution dictates who is eligible for Guyanese citizenship and any attempt to block eligible persons from getting their citizenship and voting would be discriminatory. As such, he posited that the government will adhere to the Constitution. Jagdeo said this on Thursday while responding…
In a retrial for a 2014 rape case, Julius Brunker was once again found guilty by a 12-member jury on Thursday. The trial, overseen by Justice Navindra Singh at the Sexual Offences Court in the Georgetown High Court, concluded with the jury’s guilty verdict after two hours of deliberation. He…
A student of the Golden Grove Secondary School, East Coast Demerara, was injured in a fight outside the school compound on Thursday. The News Room was informed that the student was involved in a confrontation after squibs (firecrackers) were thrown outside the compound. During the confrontation, the student was struck…
By Sharda Bacchus Shardabacchus@newsroom.gy The Mahdia secondary school dormitory was not in any state of preparedness when the fire broke out in May claiming the lives of 20 children and though authorities were previously informed of existing problems at the facility and even possible solutions, no immediate action was taken….
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday voiced his criticisms of the financial management of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC), explaining that it is difficult for the central government to work with the officials there. “…They have been running that place and running it down for a long…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy The day is November 16, 2014. Heeranand ‘Nicholas’ Boodhram lays still under the clubhouse. There is a deafening silence at South Dakota, as race officials and the medical team on the ground work feverishly to aid the 19-year old regaining consciousness. Minutes earlier, the brakes on…
Police are investigating the death of two-month-old Allison Ram, who was discovered dead on a chair at her Agatash Village, Region Seven house on Wednesday. According to a Police report, the infant’s 17-year-old mother left her lying in a chair, wrapped in a sheet, at around 14:30 hrs. Police said…
Following a directive for her to be recalled to prison, officers on Thursday afternoon re-arrested Bibi Gopaul at Parika, East Bank Essequibo. Sources confirmed that the convicted murderer is currently on her way to Georgetown. President Dr Irfaan Ali has since ordered a full probe into the decision of the…
