Daily Archives: March 22, 2021
Persons shot dead in shootout with cops on ECD
The Guyana Police Force late Monday night confirmed reports of its ranks being involved in a shootout with suspected bandits...
15-month-old baby girl died from brain infection
A post mortem examination done on Monday on 15-month-old baby girl, Sahara La Cruz revealed that she died as a...
19 new COVID cases from 433 tests
The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases, from 433 tests taking Guyana’s overall number of confirmed...
Almost six pounds of ganja found in kitchen at New Amsterdam prison
Marijuana weighing a total of 2465 grams was early Monday morning found within the walls of the New Amsterdam, Berbice...
COVAX scales down on promised COVID vaccines but Guyana seeking other options
Even with a massive reduction in the promised 100,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine – AstraZeneca – from the global...
Gov’t will pay $100M advance taxes to City Hall—President Ali
President Irfaan Ali on Monday committed to an advance payment of taxes to City Hall to the tune of $100...
With $10B in expired drugs dumped, Guyana rushes to meet medicine shortage
After it was forced to dump over $10 billion in expired medication which was accumulated over the last five years,...
Cornwall, DaSilva partnership gives West Indies ascendancy
A 90-run, eight-wicket partnership between Rahkeem Cornwall and Joshua DaSilva put West Indies in control by stumps on day two...
COVID-19 vaccines: 50,000 of Russia’s Sputnik V, 100,000 of AstraZenca’s to arrive soon – Health Minister
In the coming weeks, Guyana would be receiving 50,000 of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, with another 50,000 to arrive...
Another COVID death takes toll to 216
A 69-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health in a statement...
Prison guard interdicted after inmate who allegedly swallowed razor blade escapes
A rank attached to the Georgetown Prison Service was Monday morning interdicted from duty after a prisoner in his care...
Skerritt, Sanasie clash over report to CWI Ethics Committee
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Ricky Skerritt, and his challenger for the top post at this month’s election, Anand Sanasie,...
