November 29, 2021

By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy Pretty Debideen is the only healthcare worker on Fort Island, located along the Essequibo River. Up until last month, Pretty had singlehandedly managed to keep the island COVID-19 free. Three…

Five people, all of whom were unvaccinated, have died after they were infected with the novel coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health. The details on the latest fatalities are listed below:…

Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or - awarded to the best footballer of the year - for a record seventh time. Messi, 34, helped his country win the Copa America, his first international honour, and has…

Two men were Monday found not guilty by a 12-member jury for the 2017 murder of 58-year-old businessman Fazal Shaheed, who was shot during an armed robbery at Freeman Street, East La Penitence. Shawn DaSantos and Stephen Howard, both…

Concerns over the new COVID-19 variant- called the ‘Omicron’ variant’- have been mounting, but President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that the use of the COVID-19 vaccines are people’s best chance at remaining protected against the deadly disease.…

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) on Sunday hosted its five-team Female Volleyball Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, with Pakuri Warriors emerging champions of the one-day tournament. Pakuri Warriors defeated Castrol…

There are now 28 pregnant women currently infected with the disease COVID-19 and receiving treatment at the National Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Georgetown, according to the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony. During…

Chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Jermaine Figueira on Monday said he was hopeful that the government and opposition will find consensus on naming five persons to reconstitute the Public Procurement Commission…

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has confirmed that investigators have completed the probe into the fire at Eve Leary that gutted the Police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). Benn, during a telephone interview with the News…

Guyana received its final cargo of oil for this year- one million barrels- last week and the country is marketing its share of the oil produced offshore through Aramco Trading Limited, a unit of the Saudi Arabian oil company. “The last…