May 25, 2021

A 17-year-old boy is among the seven new COVID-19 deaths reported by the Ministry of Health, taking the local COVID-19 death toll to 368 since the pandemic hit these shores on March 11, 2020. The News Room understands that this…

Guyana on Tuesday recorded another 85 new COVID-19 infections from 871 tests, taking the country’s overall number of known cases to 16,320 since the virus was first reported in March 2020. The new cases were recorded in eight…

A 41-year-old farmer was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2009. Vickram Persaud was sentenced by Justice Brassington Reynolds at the Demerara High Court.  Earlier this month, a jury…

From the hiring of residents to clear drains and weed avenues and parapets to fixing roads, President Irfaan Ali Tuesday said the government is pushing ahead with a development plan for the city but will not throw money blindly at City…

By Vishani Ragobeer Though Guyanese students have not been spared from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, highlighted that these students prefer to sit the examinations offered by the…

See below full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force: The Guyana Police Force emphatically states that it has not been directed by any authority, neither has the Commissioner of Police been instructed by the Minister of Home…

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) prosecutor, Sherwin Crandon, who is accused of collecting $300,000 from a gold miner as a bribe to dismiss an illegal mining case, on Tuesday appeared before the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan…

A 22-year-old vendor was on Tuesday remanded to prison for allegedly snatching a woman’s gold chain. Darrell Glasgow, also known as “Loud Up” of ‘C’ Field Sophia, appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan at the Georgetown…

The illegal crossing of people from neighbouring Brazil into Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) has contributed to an increase in the number of people affected by the disease, COVID-19 in the region. This is according to the…

Though Guyana has a far way to go before achieving herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, has reported that 12 per cent of the country’s adult population have been fully immunised. The Health…