March 22, 2021

The Guyana Police Force late Monday night confirmed reports of its ranks being involved in a shootout with suspected bandits at Vryheid's Lust, East Coast Demerara. Head of the Police Public Relations Department, Mark Ramotar, said the…

A post mortem examination done on Monday on 15-month-old baby girl, Sahara La Cruz revealed that she died as a result of a brain infection. The post mortem was conducted by government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh at the Kumaka District…

The Ministry of Health on Monday recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases, from 433 tests taking Guyana’s overall number of confirmed cases to date to 9, 668. Region Three recorded nine new cases while Region Four recorded six new cases and…

Marijuana weighing a total of 2465 grams was early Monday morning found within the walls of the New Amsterdam, Berbice Prison. Director of Prisons (ag) Nicklon Elliott confirmed the find and would only say that it was discovered by ranks…

Even with a massive reduction in the promised 100,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine – AstraZeneca – from the global vaccine facility called COVAX, Guyana is seeking all options to buy vaccines. At the same time, it is pushing ahead with the…

President Irfaan Ali on Monday committed to an advance payment of taxes to City Hall to the tune of $100 million. This follows a meeting the President and a ministerial team had with City Mayor Ubraj Narine and his deputy Alfred Mentore.…

After it was forced to dump over $10 billion in expired medication which was accumulated over the last five years, Guyana is now spending $12 billion on medication and other supplies to recover from a countrywide shortage currently making a…

A 90-run, eight-wicket partnership between Rahkeem Cornwall and Joshua DaSilva put West Indies in control by stumps on day two of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua. West Indies, resuming…

In the coming weeks, Guyana would be receiving 50,000 of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, with another 50,000 to arrive each week until the tranche of 200,000 is met, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Monday during his daily COVID-19…

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 on Monday said he died one day earlier, on Sunday, while receiving care at a medical facility. This takes…