November 23, 2021

Two elderly women, age 93 and 71, have died from COVID-19, taking the country’s death toll to 979 since the first case was confirmed in March 2020. November’s death toll has now increased to 49; both women were from Region Six (East…

Construction has started in India on the massive US $12.7 million ferry that is expected to ply the Georgetown to North-West route, according to a press release from the Indian High Commission in Guyana. The High Commission stated that a…

Disagreements among Commissioners at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continue to stall the commencement of the interview process for shortlisted candidates for seven senior vacant positions including that of a Chief Elections…

After a two-year hiatus owing to COVID-19, the Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic will make a return on February 19-20, 2022, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Exciting, urban and innovative, 3X3 is inspired by several forms of ‘streetball’ played…

The Government will soon lay its Local Content Bill in the National Assembly, which could see Guyana setting strong targets for companies operating in the industry. The Bill’s first schedule would mandate a near takeover of oil…

Rowena Elliot was recently elected President of the nascent Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Guyana (WCCIG) and as she gets down to business, she says that the chamber aims to guarantee that the interests of women in business are…

Region Two (Pomeroon- Supenaam) has become one of the regions where fewer residents have been getting vaccinated, and if these people remain unvaccinated, they are more likely to be hospitalised or worse, die from COVID-19. This is…

Guyanese athletes and officials are off to Colombia to represent the nation in the first-ever Junior Pan American Games, slated for November 25 to December 5. The inaugural multi-sport event, geared to create a pathway to higher…

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips on Monday received 1,000 internet boxes (LTE/Wifi CPE) from several representatives of Chinese multinational technology corporation, Huawei. The boxes are capable of transferring 4G…

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has an ambitious plan to have athletes from all the territories in South America compete in a 10k race in 2022. The elaborate endeavour, which will be the first of its kind for Guyana, is being…