July 2025

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has confirmed that one of its officers, Captain Dwight Bonus, was involved in a single-engine aircraft crash in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday, July 29. Captain Bonus, who was on personal vacation at the time of the incident, sustained injuries and was subsequently medically evacuated. He is currently
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Ahead of the 2025 General and Regional Elections, the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) hosted a town hall meeting to engage various political leaders on issues plaguing members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community. Representatives from five of the six political parties approved to contest the elections were part of
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Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall has accused opposition parties of making outlandish campaign promises they never intend to keep and branding their pledges as deceptive tricks aimed at manipulating the electorate. Speaking during his regular Tuesday night commentary, Nandlall said the opposition has neither the record nor the capacity to deliver on
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Two young Guyanese, Joshua Gulab and Aniyah Couchman, have launched the ‘Next Step Guyana’ platform, a near-peer mentorship website aiming to help students navigate academic and career pathways. The website- nextstepgy.org – allows students to sign up for mentorship or engagement sessions for up to an hour at a time. There are several mentors part
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall has raised alarm over the possible election of United States-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed to Guyana’s Parliament, warning that such a move could trigger serious financial and diplomatic repercussions for the country. Speaking during his weekly Tuesday night programme, Issues in the News, Nandlall warned that electing a sanctioned individual into the
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Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George on Tuesday rejected two constitutional challenges aimed at overturning Guyana’s proportional representation (PR) electoral system, ruling that the cases brought by Christopher Ram and Vishnu Bandhu were “without merit” and failed to demonstrate any breach of the country’s Constitution. Delivering her decision in the High Court, Justice George made it
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The 2025 General and Regional Elections will not be delayed, as Chief Justice Roxanne George dismissed two election-related cases brought by Christopher Ram and Vishnu Bandhu earlier this year. The two cases sought to argue that sections of the Representation of the People Act (ROPA) infringed upon the right of Guyanese to contest the elections
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Gavin Daniels, a 38-year-old labourer of Moleson Creek, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), was found dead on Monday night, and a fisherman is in custody assisting with an ongoing probe. Police said the man died at about 20:00 hrs on Monday, at Jackson Creek, Corentyne, Berbice. The suspect, Mohamed Fazar Ally, a 23-year-old Fisherman from
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The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has moved to close the accounts of candidates affiliated with the party of US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed. The News Room understands that several candidates from the party have received notices informing them that their accounts will be closed and banking services discontinued. This follows similar action taken
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On Tuesday, the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Agriculture, signed a historic agreement with the Government of the Dominican Republic to commence large-scale cocoa and coffee cultivation in Region One. This milestone initiative aims to establish approximately 200 acres each of coffee and cocoa as part of Guyana’s broader efforts to boost economic
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