Two female students of the Critchlow Labour College at Woolford Avenue in Georgetown were robbed at knife-point on Monday night by eight men on bicycles. Police Headquarters reported that the two women, a 20-year-old who lives in Werk-en- Rust and a 28-year-old who lives at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), were awaiting transportation to…
Blaming the current blackout and power supply woes of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on the former APNU+AFC government, the Prime Minister’s office announced today that the government has been working to restore the progressive outlook of GPL within a broader framework of cheaper and more sustainable energy production to improve the daily lives…
Police have arrested two men – a 30-year-old and a 36-year-old – in connection with the discovery of 18 pounds of cannabis and other items including a camouflage hat, shirt, pants, mask, gloves, a bulletproof vest and a pair of black boots. The discovery was made on Monday at around 10:00hrs in an empty lot…
The public consultations on the draft amendments to the Representation of the People’s Act (ROPA) have started. The Government is seeking to overhaul the elections machinery in Guyana following the 2020 General and Regional Elections. So far, the Opposition APNU+AFC has not yet made any recommendations to the process and the coalition is firm that…
By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy Guyana on Tuesday launched its first Juvenile Drug Treatment Court which is specifically designed to intervene and prevent the incarceration of youths under the age of 18 who commit minor offences and who are found to be substance abusers. The court will operate within the framework of several agencies, including the…
Regional Chairman for Region 10 Deron Adams today accused the PPP Civic administration of a deliberate move to marginalize the region despite its public promises to support development across Guyana. Addressing a number of issues facing the region at a PNC Reform press conference, the Regional Chairman said the Government’s promises of jobs, development, and…
The Government of Guyana has withdrawn US$200 million (or GY $41.7 billion) from the country’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF). This is the first withdrawal that has been made from Guyana’s oil wealth fund. The withdrawal was announced on Tuesday night via a press release from the Ministry of Finance, which indicated that this sum has…
Two men who were busted with 18 pounds of marijuana at Meadowbank on the East Bank Demerara are in Police custody and will face drug possession and trafficking charges soon. In a statement today, the Police Force said that ranks patrolling in the area noticed the two men fetching a blue plastic barrel into an…
SHAZIE Hoosain, 44, of Green Field, East Coast Demerara (ECD) lost her life in the wee hours of Monday morning when the car in which she was travelling crashed on the Hand-En-Veldt Public Road, Mahaica, ECD. According to Police Headquarters, the motorcar with registration PJJ 485 was being driven by Saif Arjune, 22, along with…
The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) says it will take steps to file charges against people who post abused children on social media, revealing their faces, names and address or any information which may lead to the identity of the child. Director of the agency, Ann Greene, told the News Room that there is a…
