June 2020

With five new cases of COVID-19 recorded as of June 29 pushing Guyana’s overall total to 235, the Chief Medical Officer Dr Shamdeo Persaud on Monday lambaste the “young population” for flouting the measures in place to guard against the…

President David Granger has granted approval to Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Patrick West to proceed on accumulated leave with effect from Wednesday, 1st July 2020. Brigadier West’s accumulated leave will…

Retrofitting of the Lilliendall, East Coast Demerara facility that once operated as the Ocean View Hotel will soon be completed to serve as the new Infectious Diseases Hospital. The newly overhauled facility will in coming weeks serve…

A 49-year-old farmer on Monday confessed to bludgeoning a man with a piece of wood after accusing him of eating his wild meat and cassava bread. Charles Leonard known as ‘Poon’ of Port Kaituma appeared before High Court Judge Brassington…

Jermaine Blackwood believes he has something to prove against the world's leading bowlers, should he find himself back in West Indies' line-up for the upcoming Test series against England. A measured 112 not out against England in April…

The 13th stage of the ongoing 60X ISOL Remote Shoot Virtual Competition highlighted strong competition among three of Archery Guyana’s members in the Recurve 30m category on Sunday during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The match ended…

A building, rented by the Department of Health to house Cuban doctors, was completely destroyed by fire in Mabaruma, Region One on Monday. The doctors were on duty at the Mabaruma Regional Hospital when the fire started sometime after…

Police Constable Quincy Lewis who left his home on June 19, 2020, for work has been reported missing. His mother told the News Room he left his Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara home and has not been seen or heard from since.…

See below full statement issued by Tthe Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG): Time to Move Forward and Do What’s Best for Guyana The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) calls on the Guyana Elections Commission…

After supporting the report from Keith Lowenfield, the country’s Chief Elections Officer who discarded over 115,000 votes to calculate a victory for APNU+AFC at the March 02 elections, the Coalition’s Campaign Manager Joseph Harmon now says…