Daily Archives: October 7, 2021
Owner of ‘stolen’ SUV confesses to staging incident to get insurance money
A 27-year-old businessman attempted to commit insurance fraud by staging the theft of his white SUV Volkswagen PYY 7703 with...
5 more unvaccinated die from COVID; 224 new cases, 32 in ICU
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 821 with the addition of five new deaths recorded on October 6 and...
‘I am innocent’ – Accused Brickdam arsonist remanded to prison
Twenty-six-year old Clarence Greene called ‘Molly’ was on Thursday remanded to prison for arson in relation to the fire that...
Fire Service concludes arson in Brickdam fire but says no one confessed to them
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy The Guyana Fires Service on Thursday said its investigation into the fire which destroyed the...
‘Green Machine’ short $4M to compete at RAN Sevens tournament
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) is short of approximately US$20,000 (GYD$4 million) to send the national Men’s team to...
Berbice labourer dies following bee attack
Tragedy struck in Eversham Village, Corentyne in Region Six when a 57-year-old labourer ventured into the back-dam with some farmers...
Guyana to be removed from UK red list from Monday
(BBC) – The number of countries on the UK Covid travel red list will be cut from 54 to seven,...
CWG 2022: Queen’s Baton Relay in Guyana on March 26
Guyana has been confirmed as one of 72 nations that the Queen’s Baton Relay will touch as a build-up to...
Patient found dead in GPHC washroom
See below full statement issued by GPHC: At approximately 11:05 a.m. today, October 7, the body of a female patient...
4 pregnant women, new mothers died from COVID this year
There have been four maternal deaths recorded this year after the women were infected with COVID-19. This stark occurrence, coupled...
Pregnant, breastfeeding women no longer exempted from COVID vaccines
By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Pregnant and breastfeeding women are among the groups of people who are no longer exempted from...
‘Gov’t not fazed’ – Cabinet discusses funding for rebuilding of Brickdam Police Station
By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy The government seems convinced that the burning of the Brickdam Police Station and other institutional buildings...
