November 17, 2021

The Ministry of Education has announced that students entering Grade 12 (or lower Sixth form), aiming to sit the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), will be able to attend classes from Monday (November 22, 2021). These…

Dozens of packets containing cannabis- weighing 534 grams (or just over one pound) in total- were found in an abandoned property located between Trench Road and James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown. The narcotics were discovered on…

A 30-year-old woman from Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice), who was unvaccinated, is among the four latest COVID-19 deaths reported by the Ministry of Health. With these four deaths, there have been a total of 965 COVID-19 deaths recorded…

Tournament Director Fawwaz Baksh has thanked the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago for strongly supporting Cricket West Indies in hosting its fourth global tournament. Speaking in…

Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat has witnessed the signing of an agreement that will allow the resumption of mining operations by small-scale operators and exploration activities by the property holders within the Marudi area in…

Hampton Court Estate has denied what it said is a series of “slanderous and erroneous claims” by a small group of rice farmers who claimed they are being forced off lands which they currently cultivate. “We have been castigated and…

A total of 235 fire hydrants were found to be inoperable in Georgetown following an assessment by the Guyana Fire Service on Wednesday. Some 121 hydrants are fully functional, but need minor maintenance such as painting, the Fire Service…

A 45-year-old ‘B’ Field Sophia resident, who was allegedly caught red-handed while stealing several pairs of glass windows from a Campbellville home, was on Wednesday remanded to prison for simple larceny. Rudolph Nurse appeared before…

If people have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, they are advised to quarantine and get tested to confirm whether they too have been infected. But, the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is wary that people…

The construction of the New Demerara Bridge can proceed without a no-objection from the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has told the News Room. The Minister was responding to reports…