November 2, 2020

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Monday deployed assessment teams to communities affected by flooding. Along the East Coast of Demerara, the hardest hit villages were Mon Repos North (35 households), Good Hope (140 households),…

Public hospitals are preparing their surgical wards to complete surgeries which were put on hold since March 2020 when Guyana confirmed its first COVID-19 case. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony in Monday’s COVID-19 update released by…

A Diamond, East Bank Demerara man has died after reportedly losing control of his motorcycle around midnight Sunday. Dead is Joshua Persaud, 24. At the time of the accident, Persaud was riding his motorcycle with Devendra Partab, 27,…

Police have arrested two suspects who chopped and robbed their victims at No. 58 Village, Corentyne, Berbice and Parika Sea Dam, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) on Sunday night. In the first incident, which occurred at about 21:00hrs at of No.…

By Dr Narendra C. Singh The global experience with children in the current COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a much milder illness, in this otherwise vulnerable population. The reason for this fortunate difference is open to scientific…

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has appointed a scholarship committee styled the ‘Guyana Football Scholarship Committee’ that will be responsible for the formulation of the GFF scholarship programme. The five-member Committee, whose…

Newly-elected President of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA), Dwayne Scott, has indicated his administration will not be a one-man show, but will bank on the input from all stakeholders to move the sport forward. Scott, a…

The Hydrometeorological office on Monday warned of more flooding, waterborne illnesses, landslides and possible loss of crops and livestock as the country enters into the secondary or short rainy season which typically lasts from…

The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases. Of these, 25 were recorded in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). The total number of cases is now at 4,238. The other new cases were recorded as follows: one was recorded in…

Delhi Capitals (DC) sealed a place in the Qualifier One as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets in Match 55 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday.…