By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy After winning five consecutive Regional Four-Day titles since the commencement of the Professional Cricket League in 2014, the Guyana Harpy Eagles have failed to win a title in the last two seasons. The 2022 First-Class season wrapped up Saturday in Trinidad, and it was one of mixed fortunes for the Eagles.…
The Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union (GAWU) is accusing of one of the companies involved in the oil and gas sector of giving its foreign workers a raise in pay, while ignoring local workers. While not naming the company, GAWU said the pay increase was approved against the backdrop that the cost of living…
— parents welcome automatic public assistance announced by President AVIL Bisnauth was refused four times when she attempted to apply for public assistance for her son. It would be for one reason or the other that the officers would decline her application. On many occasions, she felt that she and her son were judged harshly…
(The Guardian) – The Dominican Republic’s minister of the environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his office by a close friend, the office of the president said in a statement on Monday. Authorities said Orlando Jorge Mera was shot by Miguel Cruz, who has been detained. No further details were immediately…
The Guyana Police Force today issued a wanted bulletin for 26-year-old Navindra Ramsammy aka “Bandit”. The Bartica resident is wanted in connection with the discovery of four high-powered weapons and ammunition. During an operation, the Police went to a mining camp in the Blackwater Backdam on Saturday in search of the suspect in relation to…
Seven-year-old Jayden Cheefoon succumbed four months after he was struck down by a hire car on the Lovely Lass Public Road on the West Coast of Berbice. The young boy was bedridden after the accident and died sometime between Thursday and Friday last, Regional Commander Kurleigh Simon told the News Room. He had suffered severe head injuries and a…
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has once again called for the urgent revision of the country’s national minimum wage. Over the last month, the issue of the minimum wage sparked protest and a debate among trade unionists, who want the government to address the minimum wage issue in the face of…
The Ministry of Health recorded 22 new COVID cases from 181 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to, 65, 294. The new cases were recorded in the following regions; Region Two (one case), Region Four (11 cases), Region Five (one case), Region Six (four cases) and Region Ten (five cases).…
One month after being found guilty of attempting to extort $10 million from her ex-boyfriend by making a false rape claim, 20-year-old Princess Williams has been sentenced to three years in jail. Williams was back in Court today for sentencing and became emotional when the three-year prison term was handed down. Last year, the young…
By Rickey Singh IT is with deep sadness that I learned, on Saturday, of the passing of my dear friend and brother, the esteemed author and social commentator George Lamming. His extensive body of work reflects a deep and personal understanding of the complex historical, cultural and political landscape of the region. His was a…
