Daily Archives: December 5, 2020
36 new COVID-19 cases; 38 more recoveries
The Ministry of Health on Saturday recorded 36 new COVID-19 cases and 38 new recoveries. As a result, there are...
Body of toddler found floating in Crane
The body of a female toddler was found floating in a canal at Crane Squatting Area, West Coast Demerara (WCD)...
Caretaker Gov’t abused Contingency Fund; $4.2B of advances uncleared – Dr Singh
Despite being a caretaker government and acknowledging that they were in caretaker mode, the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For...
Baramita woman stabbed by drinking partner
A Baramita woman, 25-year-old Joanna John, is currently a patient at the Baramita Health Centre after she was stabbed several...
10-member Australian team looking to invest here
A ten-member team from one of the world’s largest Iron Ore companies on Friday visited Guyana to look at investment...
FAO improving Value Chain for Guyana – World’s Largest Seabob Producer
Guyana is the world’s largest producer of Atlantic seabob, a commercially important shrimp that is caught from the Atlantic coast...
Eccles youth dies in LBI accident
A 22-year-old man of Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) died at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Saturday morning, hours after...
42 companies submit bids to construct new Demerara River bridge
A whopping 42 companies have submitted bids to construct the new bridge across the Demerara River. The bids were opened...
Heavy rains delay works on Tiger Creek bridge; new deadline set for December 16
Weeks after the Tiger Creek bridge collapsed in Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight), Regional Engineer Wendell St. Pierre said the contractor has...
COVID-19 grant distribution starts next week in Region Four
Region Four residents will start receiving the Government’s $25,000 per household COVID-19 relief cash grant in the new week, according to...
Schools will not reopen fully in January, says Education Minister
By Bibi Khatoon Schools will be closed for both virtual and face-to-face learning from December 18, 2020, to January 4,...
Blackwood (80*), Joseph (59*) keep WI in the fight, but innings defeat looms
It happened suddenly. Blue skies giving way to grey clouds. New Zealand loved that. They could sense an opportunity....
