November 8, 2020

The response of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) to a fire at the former Sachi’s Variety Store building on Regent Street, Georgetown was hampered by the built up of garbage around one of the fire hydrants. Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle told…

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Sunday reported that a total 1,543 houses were severely flooded as a result of persistent rainfall at the weekend. In Region Two, the communities affected are Charity, Annandale, Riverstown,…

A prominent business located on Regent Street, Georgetown is currently on fire. The News Room understands that the fire started sometime after 20:00hrs on Sunday. The Guyana Fire Service is currently trying to contain the blaze as…

Guyana on Sunday recorded two new COVID-19 deaths pushing the overall death toll to 136 since March 11, 2020. The News Room was reliably informed that a male, identified as Theodore Pulmegar, 77, and a female Lyra Fyfer, also 77, died in…

Four persons were arrested at the weekend in relation to the 11.5 tonnes of cocaine found in a container which was shipped from Guyana to Belgium. Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), James Singh told the News Room that three…

The 290 students set to return to President’s College for classes from Monday will be housed in the school’s dormitories under strict guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand today said this…

The police are investigating the death of a sanitation worker who fell from the top floor of the Infectious Diseases Hospital (COVID-19) located at Lilendaal, East Coast Demerara, on Sunday. The News Room was reliably informed that Kevin…

Thirty new persons have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 4,514 to date. Of the new cases, five were recorded in Region One, one in Region Three, 15 in Region Four, four in Region Seven, four in Region…

The Government is merging the Department of Environment and the Office of Climate Change to ensure a focused approach to tackle climate change. Vice President, Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday told a press conference the new entity…

(The Guardian) Alex Trebek, the beloved host of the gameshow Jeopardy!, has died. He was 80. Trebek had been suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time. A message posted to the Jeopardy! Twitter account on Sunday said the show was…