Daily Archives: December 14, 2021
Two nabbed; over 13lbs ganja found in West Ruimveldt house
Police have arrested two men, a vendor and taxi driver, after some 13.4 pounds of marijuana was discovered at a...
$50k ‘empowerment grant’ launched to help women set up small businesses
When the participants of the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) turned up to collect their graduation certificates on Tuesday,...
Unvaccinated 18-year-old dies from COVID-19
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana has increased to 1,024 with the addition of one new death – an unvaccinated...
7.5 million Euros more as Guyana/EU look to define new agreement
The European Union announced a final tranche of 7.5 million Euros in budget support for Guyana as the two sides...
Ali: All Police Commanders must pursue degrees, masters; gov’t will pay
As part of the government’s plan to revamp the Guyana Police Force, all police commanders are now required to pursue...
Diamond ring for MVP of GFF/K&S Super 16 football
As rivalry in the 2021/22 edition of the Guyana Football Federation/Kashif and Shanghai Super 16 Cup knockout tournament heats up...
All-in-one centres to tackle violence, provide support in hinterland regions
New ‘hope and justice’ centres will be established in the various hinterland regions to ensure that residents living in these...
Ombudsman without investigators
The Office of the Ombudsman in its 2020 Annual Report has complained of being without investigators to carry out field...
Trophy Stall Doubles Badminton off to exciting start
The Guyana Badminton Association on Monday evening commenced its final competition for the year, the Trophy Stall Doubles at the...
Hospital denies claims woman who died from COVID did not receive proper care
The authorities have confirmed that a woman was tied to a bed at the COVID-19 hospital because she kept removing...
Prepping for LGE, rebuilding trust, confidence among priorities for new Chief Elections Officer
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Vishnu Persaud, a man who gave 17 years of service to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)...
Pakistan overcome King and Shepherd to win T20 series
For the second night in a row, Pakistan’s well-rounded bowling attack saw the home side successfully defend a total, and...
