February 10, 2021

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 50-year-old Maurice Watson, who collapsed and died on Wednesday afternoon at the Toucan Hotel located in Kastev Meten-Meer-Zorg on the West Coast of Demerara. Watson was…

The review process being conducted by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) 2020 results is further delayed due to a lockdown…

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture are monitoring the increase in prices for some vegetables across the country. A statement from the Commerce Ministry noted that several consumers have…

A total of 51 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday from 407 tests, taking Guyana’s overall number of confirmed cases to 8,092. Region Four recorded 38 new cases with Regions Three and Nine recording two cases each. Region Seven…

A 50-year-old woman of Nurney Village, East Berbice-Corentyne, who was charged for stealing a baby girl in July 2020, was freed of the offence on Wednesday. Beverley Gomes, also known as ‘Patricia’, was on trial at the Berbice…

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Wednesday declared the second smart classroom in Guyana open at Queen’s College in Georgetown. The classroom, which is the second of its kind in the public education sector, will not only…

The Ministry of Health is set to begin its COVID-19 vaccination rollout on Thursday following a donation of some 3,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from Barbados. This first tranche will be administered to frontline health…

By Akeem Greene Bangladesh bowling attack thrives on the slow and low turning pitches, and after the Chattogram turf did not deteriorate as expected, they will look to Dhaka for more assistance to level the series. While Bangladesh…

City Magistrate, Clive Nurse on Wednesday upheld a No-Case submission by defence attorney, Nigel Hughes, and dismissed the charge of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) against former Army Chief, Rear Admiral (ret'd), Gary Best. It was…

Demerara defeated Essequibo by 76 runs in round one of the Hand-in-Hand Insurance Under-19, Inter-county, 50-over competition at the LBI ground, East Coast Demerara, on Wednesday. Opener Matthew Nandu made 53, Ushardeva Balgobin 45 and…