October 30, 2020

The Ministry of Education will be providing all teachers, students and cleaners returning to school with care packages containing masks, hand sanitizers, face shields and other items to ensure they remain safe before, during and after…

Guyana on Friday recorded 45 new COVID-19 cases pushing the overall total to 4,143. The number of persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has moved from seven on Thursday to 10 on Friday. A total of 19 new cases were…

With Regions One and Nine accounting for a total of 1,073 of the over 4,000 COVID-19 cases in Guyana, the Government will be implementing special measures in November to curb the spread of the disease. According to the new order gazetted…

The Government of Guyana has given the green light for the Ministry of Education to reopen schools under strict COVID-19 guidelines as it moved the curfew to 10:30 pm to 4 am. “Schools may be re-opened by the Ministry of Education…

Sport events are now permitted and gyms and fitness centres can re-open at 50% capacity under the new COVID-19 measures. From November 1 to 30, the curfew would be from 22:30h to 04:00h. The new measures state that sporting events are…

See full statement from the Office of the President: The Government of Guyana has terminated the employment of Mr. Colvin Health-London with immediate effect. Mr. London was employed by the Government to head the Special Purpose Unit…

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported one new COVID-19 death bringing the total number of fatalities to 124. The latest fatality is a 70-year-old male from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) who died while receiving care at a medical…

Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) has received an initial tranche from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) which will be used to provide financing to small and medium-sized companies supplying the local oil and gas industry. It will also be…

The environmental permits for ExxonMobil’s Liza 1 and 2 projects have now been reduced from 20 and 24 years to five years each as a result of an order granted by the High Court. Instead of the permits expiring in 2040 and 2043, they will…

Rajasthan Royals (RR) did a remarkable job in the run-chase as they beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by seven wickets in Match 50 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Needing 186…