October 28, 2021

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Some 200 kilometres offshore Guyana, a second oil ship sailed in this week as ExxonMobil looks to ramp up activities to extract the 10 billion barrels of oil it now estimates it can recover.…

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday afternoon launched an ambitious new development plan centered on making money by saving the forest and creating solutions to the climate crisis while pursuing a prolific oil and gas industry. “Guyana's…

Twenty-two-year old Ralph Rodrigues was on Thursday remanded to prison for the attempted murder of his brother, Raul Rodrigues, 29, a Police Constable attached to the Central Police Station in Region Six. Ralph of West Canefield East…

Forty-nine-year-old Bertie John Williams died after a mining pit he was working in reportedly caved in on him and other workers. Police Headquarters in a statement said the incident occurred on Sunday last at about 10:45hrs at the White…

By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy One week before Darshanie Persaud and her classmates were registered to write the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, their school was destroyed by fire. But as a…

Four persons who tested positive for COVID-19 died between October 22 and October 28, the Ministry of Health reported. Three of the persons who died were unvaccinated while the other was fully vaccinated. The latest fatalities take the…

(BBC) - Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better "encompass" what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like Virtual Reality (VR). The…

The National Library and the United States Embassy in Georgetown on Thursday announced a joint venture for the opening of the American Corner – Guyana. As a public space, the American Corner - Guyana will bring together persons of all…

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Thursday revealed that thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are on the verge of expiring. During his daily COVID-19 update, the Health Minister said that these almost expired…

West Indies Twenty20 Vice-captain, Nicholas Pooran, has admitted the team’s batting has lacked intent and it has been the main cause for their horrendous start to the World T20 title defence in the United Arab Emirates. Pooran made these…