March 11, 2020

- US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In a televised address on Wednesday, he said all travel from Europe would be suspended for the next 30…

See below full statement issued by President David Granger Wednesday night:  Guyanese, it is my sad duty to announce Guyana confirmed its first imported case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Georgetown on Wednesday, 11th March…

By Ravin Singh in Jamaica Jamaica has recorded its second imported case of the novel coronavirus which was on Wednesday declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to the country’s Health Minister Dr.…

Four persons have been arraigned for the murder of Corentyne businessman Lomenzo Johnny, whose body was discovered in a clump of bushes on a farm on the morning of February 27, a short distance away from his home. The men, identified as…

Chief Justice Roxane George Wednesday afternoon ruled that the Returning Officer for the country’s largest electoral district, District Four, had breached the law in the adding up of Statements of Poll and should return to the process,…

See below full press release by GECOM: The circulation of an email purporting to be sent by Mr. Duarte Hetsberger, Personal Assistant to the Chief Election Officer in which it was alleged that he destroyed electoral information and…

President David Granger Wednesday welcomed the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, OR, to Guyana at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, the Ministry of the Presidency announced. Prime Minister Mottley, who is also…

By Akeem Greene   “Hetty I think is one of the most promising youngsters in world cricket and I myself am looking forward to the chance against Hetty because him and I get along really well and Hetty is one who give me a lot of chat in…

The newly-elected executives of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) will kickstart their on-court action this Sunday (March 15) with the hosting of the first-ever Andrew Ifill Knockout Basketball tournament. The…

The Ministry of Public Health is investigating the death of a 52-year-old woman at the Georgetown Public Hospital who presented “flu-like” symptoms when she visited the hospital on Tuesday. During an impromptu press conference Wednesday…