November 2020

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday dispatched a letter to the Panamanian authorities urging them to honour their obligations to Guyana and to pay the $1.9 billion owed to rice millers. This measure was taken as the Government…

The Ministry of Health on Sunday said 38 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded from 231 tests, taking Guyana’s overall known cases to 5, 376. The new cases were recorded in Region One with three new case while Region four recorded…

The body of the 15-year-old student of Wisburg Secondary School was recovered in the water at Blue Lake, Wismar Linden about 15 feet from where he drowned on Saturday. The body was found at 11:00h on Sunday. Police say no marks of…

The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that a 6-day old baby boy has become Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality. The Ministry revealed that the baby, of Region Three, died on Sunday while receiving care at a medical facility. This…

Banks DIH Limited and Morning Glory Inc. (MGI) have signed a distribution agreement which appoints Banks as the exclusive distributor of MGI’s locally produced Morning Glory Rice Cereals. The products are manufactured at a…

A security officer and his friends who were Saturday night liming past the curfew time at the Chico Ramas Gas Station at Coldingen, East Coast Demerara (ECD) are currently in police custody. The security officer was only identified by…

The National Sports Policy is currently under review, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. has said. Giving an update at the weekend on progress with the document, the Minister highlighted that a consultation process…

Thussan Joe, a 35-year-old carpenter of Number 22 Village, West Coast Berbice is the country’s latest road fatality. Joe died when a motorcar collided with his motorcycle on the # 5 public road at about 18:00h on Saturday. The car was…

The Guyana Police Force is investigating the murder of Kevin Allam, 26, a gold miner of Turn Basin, Port Kaituma, North West District. Allam reached his demise on Friday, November 27, 2020, while working at his shop at White Water…

Argentine prosecutors are investigating Diego Maradona's doctor for possible manslaughter following the footballing legend's death four days ago. Police in Buenos Aires have searched the house and private clinic of Leopoldo Luque as they…