April 14, 2020

Police are investigating an accident which occurred late Tuesday night on the Lusignan Public Road, East Coast Demerara resulting in the death of a man who is so far unidentified. Initial reports reaching the News Room revealed that the…

A woman is in Police custody for the murder of her 35-year-old husband who reportedly choked her and threatened to push her head in a fire during a heated argument on Sunday, April 12 at Big Cannaballi, Barama, Waini River North West…

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Tuesday said the four Venezuelan women who were handcuffed to beds at a quarantine facility in Region Three on April 11, attempted to escape to Mahdia in Region Eight and Lethem in Region Nine.…

Forty-eight persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of April 14, with Region Four accounting for 86% of the cases. In her daily update on Tuesday, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence reported that…

The Berbice man who confessed to murdering his reputed wife and stuffing her in a barrel has revealed more chilling details about how he did it. He told Police he wanted to hang himself but thought it would be better to hang the woman…

A 29-year-old woman of Linden, Region Ten has tested positive for the new Coronavirus Disease. This is the second case recorded in the region, according to a press release from the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Tuesday. The woman…

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday failed to agree on the plan for a national recount of votes cast on March 02, but a site visit to the recount venue – the Arthur Chung Conference Centre – Wednesday could move the process…

A US-based Guyanese woman has lost both of her parents to COVID-19 in Houston, Texas, United States at the weekend. Guyanese nationals, 75-year-old Abdul Wahaab and 71-year-old Tazroon Wahaab died hours apart at the Houston Methodist…

Dr Ramesh Sugrim, a 66-year-old general practitioner who has been serving Guyana for over 30 years, is currently battling for his life after being diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease in the United States of America. Dr Sugrim, who has…

(Bloomberg) The International Monetary Fund predicted the “Great Lockdown” recession would be the steepest in almost a century and warned the world economy’s contraction and recovery would be worse than anticipated if the coronavirus…