March 10, 2021

Distinguished already for its low-interest rate on mortgagees, the New Building Society (NBS) Ltd on Wednesday announced that in keeping with its trend over the years, it has further reduced its interest rates. It came as the Government…

Approximately 50 elderly persons on Wednesday received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Enmore, East Coast Demerara Polyclinic, one of 13 health centres the Ministry of Health has rolled out its vaccination programme.…

The Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that Guyana recorded a total of 81 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of new cases for a single day recorded in weeks. A total of 743 tests were conducted with the new cases taking the…

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll moved to 205 on Wednesday following the death of a 59-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), who died on Tuesday. The Ministry of Health in a statement said the man died while receiving treatment…

One day after the News Room reported the removal of longstanding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Agricultural Research Institute (NAREI), Dr. Oudho Homenauth from the post, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on…

Shai Hope struck his 10th hundred to lead West Indies to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Chasing 233, West Indies were…

Mark Lowchee, 47, called "Mark Lee", who was on trial for the 2003 fatal shooting of a man outside of the Blue Iguana nightclub was on Wednesday acquitted of the charge following a not guilty verdict by a jury. Lowchee, formerly of West…

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will head into the Concacaf leg of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers without any pitch time as a group, since efforts by the Guyana Football Federation to organise friendly matches have proven futile. Pitted in Group…

The Ministry of Housing and Water, assisted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), are looking to reverse the deplorable condition of Parliament Square and return it to a functional public facility. Overrun by…

Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret'd) Mark Phillips and his wife, Mignon Bowen-Phillips, on Wednesday morning, took their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health commenced countrywide COVID-19 vaccination for…