May 11, 2021

A meeting among the six Commissioners and Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to discuss the support for Guyana’s highly touted electoral reform process with the International Republic Institute (IRI) was aborted on Tuesday.…

The Government of Guyana has taken strong action against the operators of an illegal concrete plant adjacent to South Ruimveldt Gardens in Georgetown on a portion of land facilitated by Guyanese, Andrew Mekdeci, and which is leased from the…

On Tuesday, Guyana recorded 89 new COVID-19 infections from 251 tests, taking the country’s overall total confirmed cases to 14,531. The majority of new cases were recorded in Region Four with 47 new infections; Region Ten came in with…

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) on Tuesday discovered 94 kilograms (207lbs) of cannabis after conducting an operation at No. 67 Village, Coriverton, Berbice. According to reports, ranks from the anti-drug unit were…

The City Engineer Department of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has asked three foreigners, who are setting up an unauthorised concrete plant at Houston Estates, adjacent to South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown, to “cease…

Guyana has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the country’s overall death toll since March 2020 to 331. The latest fatalities are a 78-year-old male from Region 3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) and a 69-year-old female from…

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal was on Tuesday met with aggression and asked to remove himself from a property adjacent to South Ruimveldt Gardens in Georgetown where an illegal concrete facility is being set up on a portion of…

Guyana has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the country’s overall death toll since March 2020 to 329. The latest fatalities are a 63-year-old female from Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) and a 66-year-old male from Region 1…

Through a joint partnership with the United States (US) Embassy in Georgetown, and WeLead Caribbean, 25 women in rural areas of Guyana, including Venezuelan migrants, will benefit from a five-month programme to assist them in launching a…

Hunter Street – one of the main access roads from the East Bank corridor into Georgetown – reopened to vehicular traffic on Tuesday after upgrade works, totalling $150 million, were completed. The former two-lane street, which had…