May 2025

Firefighters in Region Six displayed remarkable efficiency by averting a significant disaster at Tain Village, Corentyne Berbice, on Thursday. Divisional Fire Officer Clive McDonald confirmed that the Guyana Fire Service received an urgent call about the blaze at 05:01 hrs and promptly dispatched two fire tenders—one from Rose Hall Town and another from New Amsterdam
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The Guyana Police Force been asked to launch an investigation into what the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has labelled as false and damaging claims made by a woman alleging medical malpractice at the institution. The allegations involve a woman identified as Narepa Makhanlall. She claimed to have been a patient at GPHC’s Gynaecology Clinic,
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced strategic adjustments to its One-Day International squad for the upcoming tours of Ireland and England. These adjustments were necessitated by the availability of players currently involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL). John Campbell and Jediah Blades have been called into the squad, while Sherfane Rutherford and Romario Shepherd
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Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore has said a list of the top 50 debtors will be revealed soon and the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (GM&CC) is preparing to utilise the Courts to ensure persons pay what is owed. During an interview with the News Room on Thursday, Mentore said the outstanding monies owed by
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The Government of Guyana has strongly condemned a series of armed attacks launched from Venezuelan territory against its Defence Force personnel in the early hours of Wednesday and Thursday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has formally protested the assaults, which were carried out by gunmen in civilian clothing near the Cuyuni River,
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Amid serious foreign currency constraints in Trinidad and Tobago, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo believes that some locals are supplying the money to Trinidadians, a venture that is contributing to the spike in domestic demand. Dr. Jagdeo addressed foreign currency concerns at his Thursday press conference at Freedom House, the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C)
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said there is already power sharing in Guyana’s legislature and emphasised that any further efforts in this regard require a great deal of trust among all political players. “So the last time we had the constitutional reform, we said, ‘How could we explore a system of shared governance at the
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Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, on Thursday, said the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge is much-needed, but cautioned persons against politicising the tragedy. “Clearly, we have to investigate the circumstances under which this child died. “Those investigations are going on now (about) whether it was by natural cause
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Four men were remanded to prison on Thursday for their involvement in the brazen robbery of customers and the owners of a Chinese Supermarket at Number 65 Village, Corentyne, Berbice. The accused: Jacob Fable, 58, Andre Crandon, 38, Joshua Smith, 30 and Fitztroy Joseph, 27, faced the Magistrate’s scrutiny at the Springlands Magistrate’s Court presided
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The first 25 low-income houses which are being built under the government’s Homestead Programme is 70 percent completed and in the new week construction is expected to commence on another batch. “They are building these (houses) in batches of 25. They are about 70 percent completed on the first 25, meaning that the sub structure
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