April 2025

Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Wednesday said the results for this year’s sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will be announced in June. Minister Manickchand was at the time delivering remarks at the ministry’s S.T.E.A.M. Fair, being held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. “We just concluded the NGSA last week, we already
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Storytelling, ring games, masquerade and the wake being used to invoke the recent dead are just some of the cultural practices, traditions and beliefs that some believe are changing or becoming extinct. These cultural practices, passed down from generation to generation, are a direct link to a group’s identity. To preserve these in Guyana, UNESCO
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Last week, Mumbai Indians (MI) had straightjacketed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) batters on an atypically slow surface at the Wankhede Stadium. On Wednesday, they did the same in the reverse fixture at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, cantering to a seven-wicket win after restricting SRH to 143 for 8. Getting to that total was
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The Vryman’s Erven housing scheme in New Amsterdam, Berbice, is currently inundated with floodwaters as a result of heavy rainfall in recent days. Many streets in the area are submerged, and despite no rain on Wednesday, the flooding persists in this municipality. Residents are fed up with the ongoing issue, which has plagued them for
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The Ramkarran family helped shape Guyana’s political landscape and in recognition of those contributions, a street in Bel Air, Georgetown, was this year named ‘Ramkarran Street.’ The once unnamed street is home to the prominent Guyanese family. Ralph Ramkarran, during an interview with the News Room on Wednesday, said his family lived here for many
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Troyden Trellis, 30, of Savannah Park, New Amsterdam, Berbice, has been remanded to prison following his appearance at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He appeared before Magistrate Michelle Matthias. The Court heard that on Thursday, April 17, Trellis murdered 53-year-old Hemchand Utan during a robbery. He was not required to enter a plea to
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While continuing to lobby for the removal or reduction of U.S.-imposed tariffs, Guyana is actively exploring alternative strategies to ensure its exporters and broader economy remain competitive globally. This is according to the country’s Chief Investment Officer Dr. Peter Ramsaroop during an exclusive interview with the News Room on Tuesday. The Guyanese Government has been
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Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall launched a blistering attack on Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader Nigel Hughes Tuesday night, calling him “reckless” and “irresponsible” in his response to the recent police-involved fatal shooting in Linden. Nandlall, speaking during his ‘Issues in the News’ commentary, rejected Hughes’ criticism of the government’s handling
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Guyana significantly advanced its counter-narcotics efforts in 2024, executing the largest drug seizure in its history and highlighting its evolving partnership with the United States, according to the U.S. Department of State’s 2025 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. In a major joint operation involving the Guyana Defence Force, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), and U.S.
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