December 10, 2021

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has called on the Georgetown Mayor and City Council to properly monitor and manage the pumps and sluices in the city as more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming weeks. Several communities…

Police have arrested an 18-year-old man who allegedly burglarised the Wanwan Supermarket located at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and the hunt is on for two other suspects. A police report noted that the 18-year-old suspect…

Two men, ages 45 and 84 of Region Six (East Berbice - Corentyne) died from COVID-19, increasing the country’s total deaths to 1,016. The Ministry of Health reported on Friday that both men were unvaccinated; they died on December 9th and…

A 13-year-old boy reportedly admitted to stealing his 62-year-old neighbour’s purse which contained $38,000 local currency and a $40,000 gold chain. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at about 14:40hrs on Thursday at…

Vishnu Persaud, 60, was on Friday named the country’s new Chief Elections Officer. He returns to head the Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the place where he worked for 16 years before in elections planning,…

Beharry Restaurant Holdings Inc., through KFC Guyana, has come on board in a significant way with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Organisation Year-end Football tournament by pledging G$10 million in sponsorship.…

The News Room Inc. on Thursday was awarded by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) for its outstanding coverage of the private sector over the years. “They have received this award for their investigative reporting in…

Justice Claudette Singh, Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission, has explained why she chose to endorse Vishnu Persaud as the New Chief Elections Officer. See below the full statement issued by GECOM: At a meeting of the Guyana…

Justice Claudette Singh used her vote as Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Friday to select Vishnu Persaud as the country’s new Chief Elections Officer. Persaud had served the Commission for several years, including as…

The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) match officials have completed their preparations for the year-end trio of senior competitions, with the GFF Refereeing Department providing expert physical, match scenario and technical sessions with…