February 2021

Guyana has recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 from 795 tests, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to 8,585 since the country recorded its first case in March 2020. Of the new cases, Region Three recorded seven; Region Four…

An accident on the Number 29 Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB) on Sunday afternoon claimed the life of Okechi Farley, a well-known pastor of Number 37 Village, WCB. The News Room understands that a speeding minibus crashed into…

An 18-month-old girl, identified as Adena Ramkissoon is in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after her father reversed his Raum motorcar into her on Sunday morning at their Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast…

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud officially opened two one-stop Child Advocacy Centres (CAC) in Springlands and Whim, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) on Saturday. The one-stop centres, which are…

Hundreds of residents from several villages in Region Six turned up to have issues affecting them addressed when Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha hosted a community outreach at the Albion Community Centre Ground. The day’s…

A father is in police custody following the death of his 20-month-old son, Adan Kiritpaul, who was crushed to death by a lorry at their Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) residence. Police Headquarters in a statement noted that the…

Trinidad and Tobago Red Force produced a flawless record on their way to lifting the Sir Clive Lloyd Trophy, outplaying Guyana Jaguars by 152 runs in the final of the CG Insurance Super50 Cup on Saturday at the Coolidge Cricket Ground.…

Guyana has recorded 37 new cases of COVID-19 from 654 tests conducted, taking the overall number of confirmed cases to 8,550 since March 2020. Of the new cases, six were recorded in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), 29 in…

A Williamsburg, Region Six, East Berbice-Corentyne family is in a state of shock and despair following the sudden death of their 31-year-old relative, Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo, and her new-born baby girl. Vanessa, a mother of three children…

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday morning recaptured convicted prisoner, James Moore, five months after he escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara. James was recaptured in ‘A’ Field Sophia at about 06:15h. Moore…