November 2025

Works are progressing at Georgetown’s historic Le Repentir Cemetery, months after major rehabilitation efforts commenced in early 2025. The cemetery, which has long suffered from years of deterioration, neglect and overgrown vegetation, is now undergoing phased upgrades as part of a wider effort to improve key public spaces in the capital. The Government released a…
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Three of the seven suspects charged in connection with the Regent Street gas station bombing were on Monday further remanded to prison when they reappeared at the Leonora Magistrates’ Court. The accused: Venezuelan national Jennifer Rodriguez and Guyanese nationals Wayne Correia, 44, and Ramesh Pramdeo, 51, appeared before Magistrate Alisha George. They are facing a…
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Police in Regional Division Five have arrested two people after a huge quantity cannabis was discovered in the trunk of a parked car along the Harmony Hall Public Road, Mahaicony, on Tuesday night. The discovery was made around 21:18 hrs, when a patrol observed a motorcar stopped on the northern side of the roadway. Upon…
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Trade between Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) continues to accelerate, and on Tuesday, 11 UK-based companies commenced a high-level trade mission to explore new strategic partnerships in the country. At the launch hosted at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said Guyana is “ripe with business opportunities” and urged…
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By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy Barbados’ squash stars, Khamal Cumberbatch and Megan Best, lived up to their top seeding and pre-tournament hype, securing the individual men’s and women’s titles at the ENet Senior Caribbean Squash Championships in Georgetown on Tuesday night. In a widely anticipated outcome, both players showcased their superior all-round prowess at the National…
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West Indies’ top four batsmen struck fluent half-centuries ahead of the first Test against New Zealand, as they piled up 346 for 5 on the opening day of their two-day warm-up match against a New Zealand XI. Playing at Lincoln, the touring side made the most of the opportunity to acclimatise to the local conditions,…
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“Diamond Mineral Water Hockey Festival has reached its 20th year!” The words of Tricia Fiedtkou sparked a moment of applause from the head table on Tuesday as the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) launched its International Indoor Festival, slated for November 27-30 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The GHB Vice-president was joined by sponsor representatives…
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In front of empty stands in India’s newest Test venue, South Africa completed their utter domination of the hosts with a whitewash and their heaviest Test defeat in terms of runs. More than just the order of session breaks was turned upside down at India’s eastern-most Test ground, where South Africa sealed their first series…
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The Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning has launched a full investigation into a series of viral videos circulating on social media, which accuse the Chinese-owned Gold Mountain Ya Mei Construction Inc. of unsafe working conditions, unfair wages and failure to grant salary increases—allegations the company firmly rejects, insisting its operations at the Aurora Gold…
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The CG United Super50 Cup continues to be severely hampered by inclement weather in Trinidad and Tobago with fourth round action on Tuesday being the worst day of the tournament thus far. Not a ball was bowled in the three scheduled matches with teams forced to settle for an equal share of the points on…
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