October 7, 2020

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony says 200 inmates of the Lusignan Prison who tested positive for COVID-19 are no longer infectious and can be reintegrated into the prison population. More than 290 inmates had tested positive for…

Residents living at Success and Chateau Margot on the East Coast of Demerara are claiming that squatters are involved in criminal activity and have been robbing and terrorising them. A group of residents met with the Neighbourhood…

Guyana on Wednesday recorded 104 new COVID-19 cases pushing the overall known cases in the country to 3,292 of which 15 persons are in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit. There are a total of 1,098 active cases of which 159 are in…

A young mother, who operated a boutique in the city, is among the latest COVID-19 deaths reported by the Ministry of Health. Michelle DePeana, 41, died on Tuesday after spending several days in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of…

Four employees of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Region Six office at New Amsterdam, Berbice have tested positive for COVID-19. The News Room understands that the samples were taken on September 29 and returned positive on October 5.…

The family of a 23-year-old mother is questioning the circumstances surrounding her death after she reportedly claimed that the father of her two-year-old son forced her to drink carbon tablets, but the Police have so far ruled out foul…

Prominent Attorney-at-law Devindra Kissoon has been appointed to chair the board of Atlantic Hotels Incorporated, the company which was formed to oversee the operations of the Marriott Hotel, which was built using State funds under the…

Prime Minister Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips Wednesday morning told an international energy forum that the Government is committed to providing stable and reliable energy for both domestic and commercial purposes with the aim of reducing…

Prominent Attorney-at-law and Member of Parliament Sanjeev Datadin is the new chairman of the board of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. Others on the board are David Ramdehol. Shawn Richmond, Savitree Sharma, Dawn Ellis and Dr…

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday met with members of the Guyana Defence Force Engineering Corps “to further discuss their role in national development, through the implementation of infrastructure projects,” the Office of the President…