August 2020

An accident between a car and an X-Trail on Homestretch Avenue in the vicinity of the CANU Headquarters early Monday morning resulted in the death of 38-year-old Prince Cox, a Chief Prison Officer of Nabacalis, East Coast Demerara and the…

The Ministry of Health has announced the deaths of two more persons from COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths thus far to 41. Dead are an 89- year-old man from Region 9 and a 47-year-old woman from Region 7. The…

An estimated 3, 400 pensioners who are homebound will have their pensions delivered to them at home and Western Union and MoneyGram could be used to make pension payments, Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud…

Information Technology Officer Enrique Livan, who was involved in a flash drive scandal on March 5 at the Ashmin’s Building in Georgetown during the plot to derail the electoral process, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the…

Sheffern February, an employee of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), on Monday, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court slapped two charges of conspiracy to commit fraud. The first charges…

The embattled Returning Officer of Region Four Clairmont Mingo was Monday granted $150,000 bail each for four charges of misconduct in public office relating to the March 2 general and regional elections. He appeared before Chief…

Archery Guyana has established a Specially Convened Committee mandated to develop the sport of Para-Archery. This initiative by the Board of Directors of Archery Guyana followed on the heels of their attendance at the recently held World…

The Ministry of Housing and Water on Monday announced the appointment of Shaik Baksh as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI). A statement from the Ministry noted that he held the post of Minister of Housing and…

Residents of Belladrum, West Coast Berbice have entered their third day of protest calling for the release of the embattled Returning Officer of Region 4 Clairmont Mingo; the situation has now resulted in the injury of a resident and a…

Guyana will be sending 500 COVID-19 samples to be tested by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in Trinidad and Tobago in an effort to clear the huge backlog here. The results from these 500 samples should be available within 48…