Daily Archives: April 9, 2021
Robbery convict escapes Mazaruni prison
Police are on the hunt for a 25-year-old convict who escaped from the Mazarui prison on Friday afternoon. Police Headquarters,...
GBTI launches St. Vincent Disaster Relief Fund
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) has established a disaster relief fund to help sister Caribbean island,...
Albion to host COVID-19 vaccination drive this weekend
The Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCCC) has teamed up with the Ministry of Health to conduct a COVID-19 vaccination...
Financial expert, Pretipaul Jaigobin, hailed as a man of impeccable character
Economic and Financial Analyst attached to the Ministry of Finance, Pretipaul Jaigobin, was on Friday revered as “an impeccable and...
Second batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine expected next week
More Guyanese are showing up to take the AstraZeneca, Sinopharm and Sputnik V vaccines as COVID-19 cases and deaths in...
Over 4,000 Guyanese in St Vincent safe; persons in volcano red zones evacuated
By Kurt Campbell With several warnings long in advance and evacuation commencing late on Thursday night, the 4,049-foot La Soufrière...
105 new COVID-19 cases recorded as Guyana nears 11,000 cases
Guyana on Friday recorded 105 new COVID-19 cases from 780 tests conducted, taking the country’s overall number of confirmed cases...
President Ali sends condolence message to Queen Elizabeth II
See below letter to Her Majesty, The Queen, from President Irfaan Ali: It is with deep sorrow that I extend...
Vitality Inc donates $1M to help rebuild home of single parent
Vitality Accounting and Consultancy Inc. on Friday presented a cheque valued $1,062,300 to the Human Services Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud,...
Crandon in for Tappin in national Basketball team
Centre Akeem Crandon has replaced Point Guard Yonnick Tappin in Guyana’s senior national Men’s basketball team to compete in the...
Korea, UNICEF give Guyana 40,000 high-quality face masks
The Republic of Korea, through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has donated 40,000 pieces of high-quality KF94 face masks...
‘Use rice dams in a responsible manner’ – Agri Minister urges as rainy season approaches
The Hydromet Office days ago issued an advisory that Guyana should expect continuous moderate to heavy rainfall throughout the weekend...
