August 4, 2021

There will be stiff penalties, including possible jail time, for people who are found forging the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 vaccination cards. This is according to the Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony who spoke to members of the…

Greater protection for Guyanese children who are being adopted by people living overseas will be possible through the revised Adoption of Children Act. The revision of the Act was finalised on Tuesday when the National Assembly passed…

England began their series against India in depressingly predictable fashion with another atrocious batting collapse at Trent Bridge. The home side were bundled out for 183 on the opening day of the first Test, at one stage losing six…

Lifting the profile at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is what the government aims to do with the signing of three new contracts worth almost $600 million. These contracts are separate from the ongoing modernization works…

As COVID-19 vaccination “blue books” become increasingly necessary to access services, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony Wednesday said that a digital vaccination card is under consideration. The Minister revealed this while responding…

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) said on Wednesday that it will not support mandatory vaccination for teachers. The GTU, in a statement, said it will continue to support voluntary vaccination. President Irfaan Ali during a press…

U.S – based Guyanese businessman Verman Bedessee, the man behind the unrelenting activism for the legalisation of industrial hemp in Guyana, now eyes the establishment of facilities in Guyana to cater to women, children and animals in need…

Four students who have either tested positive for COVID-19 or live in the same home as someone who tested positive for the virus are being allowed to write the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) which began on Wednesday, August 04 and…

A 19-year-old man was arrested by police on Tuesday following reports that he used a cigarette lighter to burn the 2-year-old daughter of his girlfriend on various parts of her body. According to a police report, the man went to the home…

Aliyah Abrams and Guyana’s competitive journey at the Olympic Games in Tokyo ended on Wednesday morning after she finished seventh in semi-final two of the Women’s 400 meters. Running out of Lane 2, Abrams clocked 51.46 seconds, just off…