September 2021

Preliminary investigations carried out by the Guyana Fire Service into the fire which severely damaged the Mabaruma Secondary School on September 24, 2021 has revealed that the fire was an arson attack. On the day of the incident at…

Earlier this month, the Ministry of Education announced that secondary schools will re-open based on the rollout of the vaccination programme for adolescents aged 12 to 17. As such, the Ministry of Education wishes to announce that…

A total of 161 COVID-19 deaths have been reported this month following the death of another three people over the past few days. As such, the overall COVID-19 death toll has increased to 786.  The three people were not vaccinated.…

A total of 6,655 adults were able to get the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, with a total of 9,946 adults and children receiving their ‘COVID’ jabs on that day. This is according to information provided by the Minister of…

A faulty air-conditioning (AC) unit malfunctioned and ignited nearby items in the upper flat of the Lot 43 Broad and Russell Streets building that was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday night. This is according to Fire Chief Kalamadeen…

Guyana is expected to receive 100,000 doses of the US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility on October 4, an injection that is expected to allow another 50,000 people to become fully immunised. This was revealed by…

Bhola Bhagwandin known as ‘Buddy’ was on Thursday found guilty of brutally assaulting a woman during an alleged rape. Bhagwandin was on trial before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court before a 12-member jury; he had pleaded…

By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy Nineteen-year-old Joshua Denny was shot and killed during a robbery moments after he left his Festival City, Georgetown house for work on Thursday morning. The electrician was reportedly…

Seasoned Caribbean batsman Chris Gayle left the Punjab Kings team hotel and bio-bubble on Thursday, owing to ‘bubble fatigue’ accumulated over the months playing franchise and International cricket. The 42-year-old won’t be available now…

By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy A Guyanese mother of six, who survived COVID-19 and was nursed back to health over a period of 10 days at the Infectious Diseases (COVID) Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown is grateful for the…