Man, 33, found guilty of raping girl, 13
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...
ExxonMobil agrees to pay EPA for excess gas flaring offshore
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...
Another COVID-19 death and 186 new cases
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...
Vic Persaud, who provided protocol duties to 9 presidents, dies
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...
Less deaths among older, vaccinated population; younger people dying
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-...
Over 8,000 vehicles registered under PZZ series; PAB series next
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...
Russian/Guyanese mining company admits to labour breaches – Hamilton
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, has confirmed that Innovative Mining Incorporated, a medium scale mining joint venture operation between Russians and Guyanese, has admitted...
GCB aware of CWI’s selection criteria for international retainer contracts- Harper
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...
Man, 55, dies from COVID-19
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...
Reg. 6 leading COVID-19 vaccination rollout; Reg. 10 still lagging behind
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...