February 18, 2021

The Ministry of Public Works on Thursday confirmed that Guyanese authorities have suspended efforts to locate a boat that was sighted drifting in Guyana’s waters what several decomposing bodies. “The search has been suspended as of…

During a visit to Leguan, Region Three on Thursday, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of works currently being executed on the long-awaited Leguan stelling. A statement from the ministry…

The last reported sighting of the four inmates who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison was around 01:00h on Wednesday at Fourth Avenue, Bartica Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) according to a statement from Police Headquarters. The men showed…

After repeatedly insisting that it was owed well over $100 million in taxes by Giftland Mall and later moving to the court in a bid to collect the outstanding monies, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has lost its case with…

By Shena Henry Once unoccupied, the Grove sea dam, East Bank Demerara, is now home to a growing squatting settlement, taken over by undocumented Venezuelan migrants, and some returning Guyanese. After fleeing the neighbouring…

The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 25 new COVID-19 cases from 1, 045 tests, taking the overall number of known cases to 8, 338 since Guyana recorded its first case in March 2020. Twenty of the new cases were recorded in Region…

Three days after the commencement of a mass distribution of filaria medication in Regions Three and Four, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony is reporting that some 39,000 persons across the two regions have taken the pills. “This is a…

A heated argument over her whereabouts for an entire day led a 29-year-old car driver of Wismar, Linden to place a knife at the neck of his reputed wife as he threatened to kill her. In response, the 32-year-old woman, who is employed as…

Authorities are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test on a four-month-old baby girl who suddenly died on Wednesday in Siparuta Village, Region Six. The Village Toshao, Carl Penux told the News Room that details remain sketchy…

A 36-year-old labourer was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment and slapped with a $1.7M fine for smuggling cocaine in fudge, while his 46-year-old reputed wife was freed of the same charge. Shaka Nunes and Vanica Williams…