August 31, 2021

Indoors and outdoor dining at restaurants and bars can now operate at 60 per cent capacity, according to the new COVID-19 Emergency Measures published in the Official Gazette. Previously, restaurants and bars were allowed to operate at…

Only vaccinated staff and gym-goers are allowed to visit gyms and other fitness centres according to the newly-updated COVID-19 measures that take effect from September 1. “The operator of a gym or fitness centre shall be responsible for…

The restrictions on the concession stands- those stands that sell snacks and drinks- in the local cinemas have been removed, according to the new COVID-19 measures announced by the government on Monday. According to the updated COVID-19…

By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy In normal circumstances, these rivals, Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders, would have not met again so soon in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), but a crammed schedule due to the…

Nine people – three women and six men - are now dead after they were infected with the disease COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health. The latest fatalities are: -      A 91-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) who…

The Guyana Police Force is requesting the assistance of the public in identifying two men who were found dead. The body of a man of African descent was found on August 30 at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara and is presently at the…

The Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Bibi Shareema Gopaul and her ex-lover, Jarvis ‘Barry’ Small, for the 2010 murder of 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul, and resentenced them to 45 years. The pair was initially sentenced to a…

Elvis Bartolo Pacheco, a 56-year-old Venezuelan national and gold miner, was arrested on Monday after two shotguns - a 12- gauge and a 16-gauge - were found in his possession at Black Banana Access Trail, North West District in Region One.…

Nicholas Pooran, Guyana Amazon Warriors captain for this season of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), has undertaken a different approach to captaincy. In Sunday’s match against St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Pooran did…

See full press release from the Volunteer Youth Corps. Inc:  Volunteer Youth Corps Inc. (VYC) concluded an exciting four (4) weeks of Robotics Training at its Youth Centre in Durban Backlands on August 20, 2021. Sixty (60) students…