February 1, 2021

The Ministry of Health reported on Monday that another person who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The latest fatality is a 58-year-old female from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) who died while receiving care at a medical facility.…

A senior worker with Gaico Construction was killed in an accident at the wharf development project at Houston, East Bank Demerara on Monday. Dead is Royston Souvenir, 49, of Canal No.1 Polder, West Bank Demerara. Managing Director of…

Career Criminal Stafrei Alexander, who was on trial for the 2015 murder of his fellow gang member was on Monday acquitted of the charge following a not guilty verdict by a jury. Alexander called ‘Mad dog’ is currently serving a life…

GeneXpert machines will soon be used to carry out COVID-19 tests. According to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, the machines were previously used to test persons for tuberculosis, but have now been recalibrated to test for COVID-19. The…

Nicholas Pooran had a rare off-day in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, but several of his fellow West Indians turned up on Monday, including West Indies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard. Pollard struck a brutal 47 off 18 balls after opener…

The government will soon commence a Serosurveillance study in Guyana to determine the trends with the COVID-19 pandemic here. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday revealed that the design of the study is nearing completion. The…

By Akeem Greene Head Coach Phil Simmons has indicated that West Indies will play two spinners against Bangladesh in the first Test, which starts Tuesday (23:30h Eastern Caribbean time) at Chattogram. The move is of little surprise…

President Irfaan Ali was today presented with Letters of Credence from His Excellency Mark Berman, which accredited him as High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Guyana. The Head of State was joined at the…

A fire of unknown origin broke out in the dressing room of the upper flat of Shaheed’s Girls Orphanage, Oleander Gardens, East Coast Demerara at approximately 11:00h Monday. There were no injuries to staff or the twenty-eight girls, aged…

A motion brought by government Parliamentarian, Gail Teixeira before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to remove Opposition Parliamentarian, David Patterson as its Chairman, has failed. This is as a result of the opposition’s refusal…