April 6, 2021

Two more elderly persons who tested positive for COVID-19 died on Tuesday, April 6, taking the country’s death toll since March 2020 to 249. The latest fatalities are a 78-year-old female from Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) and a…

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday took his COVID-19 vaccine, which he hopes would encourage the public to get inoculated against the disease. The Minister was joined by his wife, Dr Shanti Singh; Permanent Secretary at the…

The former University of Guyana Vice-Chancellor and University of West Indies Professor, Dr. Jaccob Opadeyi, is expected to head the Guyana Online Learning Academy (GOAL), the Education Ministry announced Tuesday. The academy is also…

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Tuesday elected Timothy Tucker from Rid-O-Pes as President, replacing Nicholas Boyer, during its Statutory Council meeting. The other members who were elected as the new Executive…

Guyana on Tuesday recorded a total of 31 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country’s overall number of confirmed cases to 10,637. Leading the new cases is Region Four with 15; following behind is Region Seven with 11 new infections.…

A Middle Walk, Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara man is now dead after he was burnt alive after he reportedly set his house on fire Tuesday afternoon. The News Room has been unable to confirm the identity of the man as details surrounding…

Mark Anthony Henry was on Tuesday remanded to prison for the brutal murder of his 68-year-old neighbour, Sooroojdeo Deochand, known as ‘Sarjie’, who was hacked to death inside of his Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) house…

A Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the decomposed body of 19-year-old University of Guyana student, Joel Skeete, 19, revealed that he died from asphyxiation due to drowning. A relative confirmed with the News Room that the…

Hours after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, Rondell Bacchus aka “Killa” turned himself over to the police at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Georgetown. The 40-year-old man, who was recently released from prison, was…

Forty-year-old Rondell Bacchus also known as “Killa”, who was recently released from prison, is now wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes. The News Room understands that…