November 12, 2021

Children aged five to 11 years old will start receiving the US- made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from November 19, a memorandum from the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Dr. Marcel Huston has stated. According to the memorandum addressed to…

Police Prosecutor, Corporal Hemchand Sukhna is now living in fear that gunmen would return to harm him and his family. Two armed men riddled the Prosecutor’s house with bullets on Sunday last as he was sitting in a shed in front of his…

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported 119 new COVID-19 cases from a total of 1, 462 tests. This takes the overall number of confirmed cases to 36, 533. As of November 12, 2021, there were no new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours.…

By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy Noting that the country has seen an almost 20 per cent decrease in crime in the last year, Commander in Chief of the armed forces and President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday talked up a ‘Safe…

By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy Urging more local consumption in response to the global supply chain crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday assured that his government was working to tackle…

In brilliant sunshine on Friday morning Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, bowled the first ball and played the first shot to officially declare open the fifth annual Prime Minister Softball T20 Cup at the Muslim Youth…

Local beverage giant Banks DIH Limited has signed on as the beverage sponsor for the 19th edition of the South American 10K Classic Road Race billed for next November 21st and organised by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG). Banks…

By Vishani Ragobeer vishani@newsroom.gy Caribbean activists, fearful of the risk to Caribbean islands from any potential oil spill in Guyanese waters, say there is need for regional talks to iron out their concerns. “This is not…

With strong disapproval for the manner in which campaigns are being run in the lead-up to the 21st Biennial Congress of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R), party executive Simona Broomes on Friday lashed out at party members…

A total of 32 teams have signalled their interest in competing in the highly-anticipated Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Organisation’s year-end indoor Futsal Championship Cup at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The…