August 17, 2021

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Narine Singh has stated that breastfeeding mothers who do not wish to be vaccinated can be exempted for a period of six months from the date of the delivery. In a memorandum detailing the updated…

Police ranks on Monday arrested a female drug mule at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, Ogle, East Coast Demerara after a search found 10.7 pounds (4.873 kg) cocaine in her luggage. The 34-year-old self-employed woman of New…

Police are on the hunt for a man accused of robbing a 60-year-old taxi driver at gunpoint of his Toyota Fielder wagon HC 9708, his cellphone valued at $140, 000 and $5000 in cash. The taxi driver, of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, was…

Shazin Hussain, 42, a pedal cyclist of Enterprise Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was Monday killed after he collided with motorcar PXX 5404. Police Headquarters reported that the accident occurred at about 17:00h Monday along…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the fixtures for the Men’s World T20, to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14. West Indies, the only side to win the tournament twice,…

Apart from oil and gas, investors are showing interest in Guyana’s agro-processing and manufacturing sectors at the ongoing Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas where Guyana has set up a booth. Speaking to the News Room…

The country’s first ever business incubator dedicated to women – a facility by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security that is poised to help thousands of women in the coming months to start up, sustain and market small…

The Guyana Police Force headquarters on Tuesday morning said a complaint made by political activist Rickforde Burke in New York was dismissed as frivolous and vexatious. The Force said Mr Nandlall was never “wanted” by any law…

More than 4,000 women across the country have applied for the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme that falls under the purview of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security. This is according to Minister of…

The agro-processing and packaging facility at Parika, Region Three (Essequibo Island-West Demerara), is set to undergo $20 million in upgrades, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday. Pacific Service System was awarded the contract,…