The Guyana Police Force has expressed deep concern and disappointment following the decision by a Georgetown Magistrate to grant bail to Keron Daniels, who is charged with Throwing Corrosive Fluid with Intent against Jilicia Leitch and Nirmala Sukraj. According to a statement from the Force, Daniels first appeared at the…
ExxonMobil spends US$419M with Guyanese in first half of 2025
ExxonMobil Guyana and its contractors have spent over US$2.9 billion with Guyanese businesses since operations began in 2015. In the first half of 2025 alone, US$419 million was spent directly with 1,800 local vendors, reinforcing the company’s dedication to local content development through significant investments in local businesses, workforce training,…
Mabaruma Mayor under investigation for sexual assault
Trevi Leung, the Mayor of Mabaruma in Region One is under investigation following allegations of sexual assault. Director of Communications at the Guyana Police Force, Mark Ramotar on Wednesday, confirmed this. The News Room understands that a female made a report of sexual assault from the region. Leung was elected…
Five uncapped players in Akeal Hosein-led West Indies T20I squad against Nepal
West Indies have named five uncapped players in a 15-member squad to face Nepal in three T20Is in Sharjah later this month. With several first-choice names, including regular captain Shai Hope, rested, West Indies will be led by left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein. The five uncapped players are top-order batter Ackeem…
Walrond vows to strengthen gun control, tackle domestic violence as Home Affairs Minister
Newly appointed Home Affairs Minister, Oneidge Walrond, has pledged to crack down on illegal firearms and intensify efforts to combat domestic violence, signalling a firm approach to public safety under her leadership. “What we are concerned about and what we are addressing is the issue of domestic crime, which remains…
AFC to call emergency executive meeting to decide on Hughes’ resignation
The Alliance For Change (AFC) says its National Executive Committee (NEC) will meet in an emergency session to deliberate on whether to accept the resignation of its leader, Nigel Hughes, who has stepped down less than one month after the party’s heavy defeat at the September 1 general and regional…
Private cane, rice farmers signal readiness to replant as President pushes for large-scale farming
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has called on private farmers in Berbice to commit fully to large-scale food production, warning that Guyana cannot afford idle lands or absentee landlords at a time of growing opportunities in agriculture. The Head of State, accompanied by several Cabinet Ministers, met on Wednesday with cane…
Brickdam Police Station on track for 2026 opening
The reconstruction of the US$28 million Brickdam Police Station is progressing steadily and remains on track for completion by June 2026, with works already 65 per cent finished. Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond, who assumed office just three days ago, received the update during her first visit to the project…
Nigel Hughes resigns as AFC leader after electoral defeat
Nigel Hughes has resigned as leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), just one year after assuming the position and less than a month following the party’s poor performance at the September 1 general and regional elections. Hughes, who was elected leader in June 2024, confirmed his decision in a…
People of the Republic: Nella Edwards, Orealla, East Berbice-Corentyne
Retold by Danielle Swain; danielle@newsroom.gy Photography by Shatanand Anude When I was small, Orealla was thatch and manicole. Some houses stood with walls of Baromalli, bound together with bush rope. No nails, no screws, only wood and leaf and rope, everything cut and peeled by hand. Some people managed boards…
