February 2025

About 70 years ago, Derrick Michael Callender dropped out of school when, for some reason, his parents could no longer afford to send him. Determined to make a living, he thought he’d try the one thing that had always resonated with him—painting. Perhaps being around relatives who were also artists was what truly sparked his
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In a harrowing incident that transpired late at night, a businessman Lakraj Singh and fisherman Virvash Ramdharry were robbed at gunpoint while dining at a Chinese restaurant at Number 67 Village, Corentyne Berbice. During an interview with reporters, Singh said the ordeal unfolded around 22:30 hours on Monday. At that time, he was at the
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Ken Corsbie, the celebrated Guyanese actor, storyteller, and broadcaster, whose work helped shape theatre across the Caribbean, has died at the age of 94. He passed away on 3 February 2025 at his home in the United States, where he had been living with his wife, Elizabeth, for several years. Corsbie, who was also a
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See below the full release from Guyana’s Embassy in Qatar:  Guyana’s Ambassador to Qatar, HE Safraaz Ahmad Shadood presented the most recent book authored by His Excellency President Dr. Irfaan Ali to His Excellency Dr. Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari, Minister of State and President of Qatar National Library. Released at the Blavatnik School of Government
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The St. Cuthbert’s Mission, also called Pakuri, has unveiled a yearly plan aimed at developing the Indigenous community. Several projects have been identified in areas such as agriculture, tourism, education, security, business, electrification, and housing support. The village’s Toshao, Alvoro Simon, in an interview with the News Room revealed that the development plans for the
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To align with the digital era, authorities are moving to introduce online embarkation/disembarkation (ED) forms for all of the country’s ports by the end of February. Already, the service, which is mandatory for any individual entering or exiting Guyana, is offered at the country’s main port – the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), “As we
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To ensure the Guyana passport aligns with international standards, the Central Immigration and Passport office will soon be introducing a new Guyanese passport with updated features. This document will be valid for 10 years, which is double the time span of the validity of the current passports. “What we will be rolling out shortly for
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Days after a wanted bulletin was issued for him and he was captured, taxi driver Ronald Balgobin was on Monday charged with abducting his wife and breaching a protection order. Balgobin, 31, a resident of Linden, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court. He was charged with abducting his wife, Basmattie Bassant,
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On Tuesday morning, the Parliamentary Committee of Supply approved a substantial $38.3 billion budget for the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. However, the approval did not come without scrutiny, particularly from the opposition, with several key questions raised by Shadow Local Government Minister, Ganesh Mahipaul. The exchange primarily focused on concerns over the
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Parliamentarians approved an $80 million sum that will go towards the revision of the 2006 Amerindian Act, a crucial piece of legislation for Guyana’s Indigenous peoples. The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs was allocated $7.2 billion in this year’s $1.38 trillion National Budget. That allocation was scrutinised during a sitting of the Parliamentary Committee of Supply
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