August 4, 2020

(CARICOM Secretariat) - CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Dr Irfaan Ali on his assumption to office as Guyana’s ninth Executive President, and said he looks forward to welcoming the new President as a…

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and NexGen Golf Academy have entered into an agreement that will provide for the expansion of golf training and practice at the Woolford Avenue location in Georgetown. President of GTU Mark Lyte said: "As…

Guyana on August 3, recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of known cases in the country to 497. With 22 death and 186 recoveries, the number of active cases in institutional isolation is 289 including two persons in…

Police are investigating the execution style killing of 25-year-old Rondel Haynes called ‘Trini’ who was gunned down Monday night. His family told the News Room that for the past month, Haynes received several death threats from an East…

The IPL has laid out a rigorous testing process for players and support staff who will need to clear at least four tests along with a week-long quarantine before they can start training in the UAE. Details of the testing process and…

A 79-year-old man from Beterverwagting on the East Coast of Demerara is the country’s 22nd COVID-19 death. The News Room was reliably informed that Norbert Grant passed away at 12:30h Tuesday in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of…

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has awarded costs to now President Dr Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo following its judgment in the Eslyn David elections case. In a written Order on July 31, the Court, which serves as…

A Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) family is accusing doctors at the Diamond Hospital of negligence after a 66-year-old man who visited the facility for asthma has been left paralysed. Roland Low-a-Chee is currently in a vegetative…

By Bibi Khatoon A General Practitioner at the Lethem Regional Hospital was on Sunday last tested positive for COVID-19. Dr Narash Torres who was a part of the hospital’s COVID-19 Taskforce since the pandemic started, began…

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) will be the first to take up the Parliamentary seat won by the joined list. Leader Lenox Shuman told the News Room that the LJP will be meeting on Tuesday evening to decide who from the party will take…