January 9, 2021

Guyana on Saturday recorded 31 new COVID-19 cases from 644 tests, taking the overall number of cases to 6, 541. Nineteen more persons also recovered from the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 6,019. Region Four…

Address to the Nation by His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces regarding actions of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela January 9,…

Guyana’s Head of State, President Irfaan Ali in an address to the nation on Saturday rejected in its entirety the latest decree issued by Venezuela’s Nicholas Maduro in which he lays fresh claims to the water and seabed adjacent to Guyana’s…

The body of 74-year- old Deodat, known as ‘John’, a pensioner of Devonshire Castle, Essequibo Coast, was found floating with his face down in a trench in Hampton Court on Saturday. Police Headquarters said they are investigating the…

Police have been called in to investigate an alleged smuggling ring at the New Amsterdam (NA) prison after an inmate, who works in the prison’s barbershop was busted with marijuana in his possession on Saturday. In addition to the…

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Saturday announced the reopening of the Karanambu and Piraiba Lodges after “conditional approval was granted.” A press release from the GTA noted that the approval is in keeping with the national…

An accident on the Yarrowkabra Public Road, Soesdkye/Linden Highway on Friday night resulted in the death of 36-year-old Dayle Jordan, of La Retraite, West Bank Demerara and the hospitalization of his 29-year-old female friend, also of La…

A 33-year-old pedal cyclist of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara was killed in an accident on the Herstelling public road on Friday. He has been identified as Adiraj Persaud. Police said the accident occurred at about14:10h and involved…

The People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) on Saturday confirmed the passing of one of its leaders, Majeed Hussain, who died early this morning. According to reports from persons close to Hussain, he died from COVID-19 complications.…

BBC - A passenger plane with more than 50 people on board has gone missing shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 lost contact en route to Pontianak in West…