August 2021

A driver attached to Lins Bakery located at South Road in Georgetown died after he crashed into a fence while attempting to escape from two armed bandits at Onderneeming, Sand Pitt, Essequibo Coast on Sunday. Shawn Albert called Dexter,…

Another consignment of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines for COVID-19 arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at Timehri, at around 08:30 hrs on morning. Some 5,000 second doses of the vaccine came to Guyana via an…

There are 409 active COVID-19 cases in and around Georgetown, while there are other worrying ‘hotspots’ in other communities across Guyana. This was revealed by Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony during his daily COVID-19 update on…

A 31-year-old driver attached to the Ministry of Health was on Monday remanded to prison for allegedly stealing 66 COVID-19 vaccination books. Mark Samuels appeared before City Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus and denied that between…

A 54-year-old contractor and a 55-year-old businesswoman, both of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) were robbed of their jewellery and cash at gunpoint on Sunday. Police Headquarters in a statement revealed that the contractor…

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has estimated that about 2,000 children were vaccinated on Sunday at the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children held at the MovieTowne Mall, Georgetown. He said this on Monday during his daily…

Town Clerk (ag) Candace Nelson on Monday advised that the Mayor and City Council has commenced payment of wages and salaries to all of its workers. It comes after salaries, which are usually paid by the 26th of each month, were delayed…

A 27-year-old man of Quamina Road, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara was killed during a fight with an identifiable man on Sunday. Dead is Alwyn Eastman; Police Headquarters reported that Eastman was stabbed to the upper left chest…

Several members of the West Indies Rising Stars U19s team received their first doses of vaccinations against COVID-19 in Antigua, where they have been preparing for their upcoming tour of England. Cricket West Indies (CWI), in…

There are 31 patients who have been experiencing the more serious and life-threatening symptoms of the disease, COVID-19. These patients are receiving treatment in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the National Infectious Diseases…