September 22, 2021

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) Secretariat has issued an advisory stating that people should be vaccinated or present a negative PCR test result when accessing all airports, aerodromes and airstrips. The advisory stated that all…

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 67-year-old Ramchan Rampersaud of Britannica, West Coast Berbice, who dropped dead on the public road at about 14:25hrs on Wednesday. Police reported that Rampersaud’s…

A 33-year-old man of Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara was chopped to death between 17:00hrs on Tuesday and 09:00hrs on Wednesday. Dead is Pradesh Ramgobin called ‘Avinash’. Police Headqaurters reported that one man was arrested in…

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Small island developing states and low-lying coastal states like Guyana are among the countries most affected by the harmful effects of climate change and President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that…

By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy In an effort to intensify grassroot development, the Berbice Cricket Board on Wednesday launched the first-ever Youth Cricket Manual. Labelled as historic, the manual is geared to simplify the…

Two sisters from ‘C’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown have challenged police investigators on the arrest and charging of 27-year-old Shem King for the March 2021 murder of 11-year-old Anthony Cort. King was arrested by the police last…

Two women – a 58-year-old and a 70-year-old - died from COVID-19 on Tuesday taking the overall death toll from the virus to 740. The latest fatalities also mean that 115 people have died for this month thus far, making September 2021 to…

A 21-year-old man, who claimed he is a baker, was on Wednesday sentenced to two years imprisonment after he confessed to two armed robbery charges. Joshua Browne called ‘Biggs’ of Albouystown, Georgetown, appeared before Chief Magistrate…

A 38-year-old gold miner was on Wednesday released on $65,000 bail for allegedly exposing his penis to a female; he also faced other charges. Lenroy Allman of Diamond Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, appeared via Zoom before Chief…

Robert Joseph called ‘Terry’ was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after he confessed to raping a 15-year-old girl in 2019. Joseph, 45, appeared before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court and admitted that on…