October 23, 2020

Minister of Housing and Water the Collin Croal on Friday met with the Chairman and Executive Committee of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) to discuss issues affecting them. The Chairman of the NTC, Toshao Nicholas Fredericks, explained…

MovieTowne Guyana in a social media post said it was granted approval by the National COVID-19 Task Force to host its ‘Drive-in Movie Night’ this weekend. “Great news moviegoers! In a joint effort with the National COVID-19 Task Force…

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has opened a Licensing and Certifying at La Grange, West Bank Demerara (WBD). The police in a statement said there have been increasing demands on the Certifying Office at Leonora in Region Number 3 which…

Kwebanna, a small village in the Moruca Sub-district in Region One will go on full lockdown from Sunday as a result of increased COVID-19 cases. The lockdown will last for two weeks, the village’s Toshao Paul Pierre told the News Room…

Two men who had spent the last year on remand for murder walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court as free men Friday after Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus upheld a no-case submission presented to the court. Rodrick Thomas, 29, of…

The Ministry of Public Health on Friday recorded 83 new COVID-19 cases; the highest to be recorded this week. The new cases take the overall total to 3,960. Of the new cases, 36 were recorded in Region One, three each in Regions Two…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has hired a special team to prosecute Chief Elections Office Keith Lowenfield on the charges that he engaged in fraud in seeking to have APNU+AFC declared the winners of the March 02 polls when in…

Thursday, October 29, 2020 has been gazetted as a public holiday by Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn. Thursday will be Youmun-Nabi, a Muslim celebration of the Holy Prophet Muhammad’s (On whom be Peace) birth. The order was…

Canadian High Commissioner Lilian Chatterjee and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony have held discussions about the development of an app that will greatly assist in tracking COVID-19 patients. The Health Minister said the app will also…

Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie on Friday received 2,000 masks and a cheque valuing G$99,000 from the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to protect ranks from COVID-19. According to the Commissioner, the funds will be used to purchase…