November 15, 2020

The Ministry of Health on Sunday said 29 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded, taking Guyana’s overall known cases to 4, 823. The new cases were recorded in Region One with one new case while Region Four recorded 10 cases; region…

By Kurt Campbell One week after the Ministry of Education reopened schools for students preparing for examinations across grades 10, 11, and 12, it is reporting that 21 of those returning students have tested positive for COVID-19.…

The Ministry of Health on Sunday said it has recorded another COVID-19 related death. The latest fatality is a 47-year-old female from Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) who died while receiving care at our medical facility. The Ministry said…

The fourth annual Prime Minister’s Softball T20 Cup was launched Sunday with Prime Minister Brigadier (Rtd) Mark Phillips offering full support for the tournament, which will be played from November 27-29. Speaking at the launch held at…

Suspected victims and survivors of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are never placed in police custody, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security clarified in a statement on Sunday. It came after the Guyana Police Force released a…

More than 160,000 school children across the country will now receive a $4000 uniform and school supplies voucher to assist with the purchasing of school supplies and uniforms. The Ministry of Education’s programme was launched in Region…

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has acquired a GYD$120M well drilling rig for the hinterland regions through funding from the Government of Guyana. This rig was procured from Fox Trading, out of Brazil and has the capacity to drill…

A stunning drive from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the Turkish Grand Prix gave him his 10th victory of the season – and, more crucially, saw him claim the seventh drivers’ title of his career, to equal the record of Michael Schumacher, as…