A 46-year-old man was today committed to stand trial in the High Court for the attempted murder of Loshanna Boyce, who is the mother of his child. It is alleged that on April 17, 2018, at D’Urban Street, Lodge, Cleveland Williams unlawfully and maliciously wounded Boyce with intent to commit murder. Following the conclusion of…

In the Courtroom of the Chief Magistrate today, a domestic worker from Bartica was charged and remanded to jail for allegedly being in possession of cocaine in marijuana. 58-year-old Roxanne Reynolds was arrested over the weekend after Police ranks found over three pounds of cocaine and five pounds of marijuana in her bedroom during a…

Opposition Parliamentarian Juan Edghill Monday said he is prepared to defend the $200 million “malicious prosecution” lawsuit against him in the court. Minister of Finance Winston Jordan filed the lawsuit because of the “misconduct in public office” charges which were brought by Edghill against him in relation to the spending of taxpayers’ money on the…

Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenridge today said “backtrack travelling” is responsible for the absence of official departure records for thousands of foreign nationals who entered the country legally. Mr. Greenidge was responding to concerns raised at the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Affairs, where it was revealed that over 17,000 Cubans and 5000 Haitians…

Guyanese Mark Vieira and Matt Truelove of Team Mohamed’s of Guyana had a flawless weekend, making a clean sweep of their respective category at the second leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. Competing at the Wallerfield Raceway, the duo was simply unstoppable, clocking fastest times in qualifying and beating their…

Days before the Caribbean Court of Justice issues a final ruling in the constitutional case of Attorney General of Guyana v Cedric Richardson, PPP General Secretary and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is assuring his party faithfuls that regardless of how the decision goes, he will still be in charge of the PPP.  The decision of…

Former President, Bharrat Jagdeo in seeking to assure his supporters, has noted that he will remain the General Secretary (GS) of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C). A statement from Jagdeo on Saturday evening noted that since the announcement that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will deliver its ruling in the constitutional case of…

Opposition Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill, has been slapped with a $200 Million lawsuit by Finance Minister Winston Jordan for libel, false charges and malicious prosecution. The lawsuit was filed by Attorney Roysdale Force on Jordan’s behalf and stems from the private criminal charges that Edghill had filed in the Magistrates’ Court against the…

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night. The earthquake which occurred just 98 kilometres west of Trinidad and Tobago was also recorded in Venezuela. According to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre, the earthquake occurred 98 kilometres west of Trinidad and 94 kilometres East of…

By Akeem Greene Former South African captain and all-rounder Johan Botha is set to be announced as the new Head Coach of the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the sixth edition of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Usually reliable sources told News Room Sport on Thursday night that Botha will take up the new role,…