May 13, 2021

Thirty-three-year-old Damon Assanah was on Thursday convicted by a 12-member jury for the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2015. Assanah was on trial before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court on three counts of rape,…

After flaring significant amounts of gas due to issues with its gas compressor abroad the oil production vessel offshore Guyana, ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), has agreed to pay the…

Guyana on Thursday recorded 186 new COVID-19 infections from 1,364 tests, taking the country’s overall total confirmed cases to 14, 845. The majority of the new cases were recorded in Region Four with 86 new infections; Region Three came…

President Irfaan Ali has paid tribute to career public servant Vic Persaud, who provided protocol duties to nine Presidents. In a statement, the President said it was with deep sadness that he learnt of the passing of Persaud, whose full…

By Vishani Ragobeer Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, has said that the pattern of COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths have been shifting from older people- many of whom are vaccinated - to younger people. During his daily…

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has registered over 8,000 privately owned/operated vehicles under the PZZ registration series in the past eight months. With that series nearing an end, the GRA will soon begin registering vehicles…

Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, has confirmed that Innovative Mining Incorporated, a medium scale mining joint venture operation between Russians and Guyanese, has admitted to committing several labour infractions and has promised to…

By Akeem Greene Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chairman of Selectors, Roger Harper, has indicated that the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is aware of the requisite criteria used for the allocation of international retainer contracts. On May 5,…

Another person who tested positive for COVID-19 has died taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 332. The latest fatality is a 55-year-old male from Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica) who died while receiving care at a medical…

As the COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues across Guyana, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) has been leading the rollout, with 40 per cent of the targeted adult population already injected with at least their first dose of a COVID-19…