May 7, 2021

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, says Guyana will receive its third shipment of 60,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine next week, further strengthening the country’s fight against COVID-19. Guyana is also expecting an additional 38,…

The setting up of an illegal concrete facility adjacent to South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown, continues to gain ground without the requisite approval from authorities such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Mayor and City…

The Ministry of Education on Friday signed a US$832,883.96 contract with International Import and Supplies to expand and rehabilitate the Northwest (Mabaruma) Secondary School under the Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project…

Guyana is not the only country feeling the squeeze of increased food prices; globally, prices for simple commodities like bread, cheese, milk, and even eggs have increased over the past months. In an interview with the News Room on…

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has launched what it calls an “investigation” into the circumstances that led to Guyanese players not being awarded International Retainer Contracts by Cricket West Indies (CWI). The Board highlighted…

Guyana on Friday recorded a total of 116 new COVID-19 cases from 1,118 tests, pushing the country’s overall number of confirmed cases to 14,073. Region Four recorded the majority of the new cases with 38, followed by Region Six with 20…

Chelsea and Manchester City fans should not travel to Turkey for the Champions League final, the UK government has said after adding the country to England's travel red list. The final is due to take place in Istanbul on May 29.…

The body of 20-year-old Akeem Davidson was on Friday fished out of a creek at Mabura, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), days after he was reported missing following a swim with his friend. Davidson, who lived at Retrieve, Linden,…

An intervention by the Ministry of Labour with the management of SOL Guyana Inc., following complaints in relation to the company’s failure to honour Guyana’s labour laws on the payment of overtime, has seen the issue remedied. It comes…

A 22-year-old labourer was on Friday remanded to prison for the murder of Jomal Adams, 29, who was stabbed to death during an argument over a cell phone at Back Circle, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown last Saturday. Rondell Richardson…