December 14, 2021

Police have arrested two men, a vendor and taxi driver, after some 13.4 pounds of marijuana was discovered at a West Ruimveldt, Georgetown premises Tuesday afternoon. Police Headquarters said in a statement that based on intelligence,…

When the participants of the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) turned up to collect their graduation certificates on Tuesday, many of them had no idea that Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud…

The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana has increased to 1,024 with the addition of one new death - an unvaccinated 18-year-old man of Region Three (Essequibo Island West Demerara) who died on December 14. December’s death toll has now…

The European Union announced a final tranche of 7.5 million Euros in budget support for Guyana as the two sides look to define a new framework for development cooperation. The financing formed part of the €34 million multi-year agreement…

As part of the government’s plan to revamp the Guyana Police Force, all police commanders are now required to pursue a degree or master programme at the University of Guyana. This was revealed by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,…

As rivalry in the 2021/22 edition of the Guyana Football Federation/Kashif and Shanghai Super 16 Cup knockout tournament heats up amongst the competing teams, the quest to walk away with the Most Valuable Player award is set to become more…

New ‘hope and justice’ centres will be established in the various hinterland regions to ensure that residents living in these areas are able to readily access legal representation and other services when they experience violence of any…

The Office of the Ombudsman in its 2020 Annual Report has complained of being without investigators to carry out field investigations, a situation that has been ongoing for several years. The report noted that the Public Service Ministry…

The Guyana Badminton Association on Monday evening commenced its final competition for the year, the Trophy Stall Doubles at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The tournament was the first since the passing of Gokarn Ramdhani, who was…

The authorities have confirmed that a woman was tied to a bed at the COVID-19 hospital because she kept removing the oxygen mask she was given to support her breathing. The authorities have denied claims by the woman’s relatives that she…