Electoral reform: Multi-million-dollar fines, hefty jail terms proposed for election offences
Multi-million dollar fines and hefty jail times ranging from five to ten years have been proposed for election offences in a review of the...
If fraud committed, new election law proposes jailing Chief Elections Officer for life
If passed in Parliament, an overhaul of the country’s main elections law would allow the Chief Elections Officer to be fined ten million dollars...
Exemptions granted for some partially vaccinated Guyanese to travel back to Guyana
The Ministry of Health, through the office of the Chief Medical Officer (ag) Dr. Narine Singh, has granted travel exemptions for partially vaccinated Guyanese...
Woman, 22, among COVID deaths; 64 new cases recorded
A 22-year-old woman from Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) is among three women who have succumbed to the dreaded COVID-19 virus.
The Ministry of Health reported that...
About 9,000 house lots distributed since 2020
Between August 2020 and August 2021, about 9,000 house lots were allocated across Guyana with beneficiaries from every level of society.
Minister of Housing and...
‘You’re unfit to dwell with human beings’ – Man sentenced to death for murder...
Aaron Hing was on Friday sentenced to death after a 12-member jury at the Berbice High Court found him guilty of murdering his godbrother,...
Football Federation approves special five-day transfer window, starting Nov. 8
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Executive Committee has given the green light to a special five-day transfer window, starting on Monday, November 8, to...
GFF begins COVID-19 vaccination drive ahead of year-end competitions
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will start the rollout of its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday, ahead of a planned trio of year-end...
More than 60% of teachers vaccinated; Manickchand says ‘soft approach’ cannot continue
Some 63 per cent of local teachers have received their COVID-19 vaccines following efforts rolled out to boost vaccine acceptance.
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand...
Doctor died from multiple blunt trauma to head; prime suspect confesses
A Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the body of 49-year-old Dr Colin Roach found that he died from multiple blunt trauma to the...