December 27, 2021

(New York Times) - Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday implemented what he cast as the most sweeping vaccine mandate for private businesses in the nation. All employers in New York City now have to verify that their on-site workers have…

The authorities on Monday afternoon said floodwaters across the city have been receding as the National Task Force coordinated relief measures to ease the effects of a downpour that inundated many communities. More heavy rains are…

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,050 with the deaths of two other men, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. The victims were a 55-year-old unvaccinated man of Region 10 (Upper Demerara – Berbice) who died on December…

The work of the National COVID-19 Task Force is being challenged by the growing number of street parties and the limited capacity of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to control them. An official from the Task Force told the News Room that…

The nude body of a man of Indian descent found with a gaping head wound on the De Hoop Public Road, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) last Thursday has been identified. He is said to be 43-year-old Neville Parbhu called ‘Plunga’ of Lot…

Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), formally known as AIBA, has congratulated Guyanese Steve Ninvalle and David ‘Shakes’ Christopher, on their return to the helm of Amateur boxing in Guyana and St. Lucia…

A massive, unauthorised party at the Aracari resort in Region Three (Essequibo Islands- West Demerara), that featured some local and foreign performers, was shut down by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) on Sunday night. This…

Left-arm spinner Anderson Mahase took four wickets to put West Indies Rising Stars Under19s in a winning position, but they had a batting collapse and lost the opening Youth One-Day International on Sunday. Mahase took 4-33 to be named…

The National Flood Taskforce is on high alert after a bout of heavy rainfall resulted in several locations in the capital city of Georgetown being flooded. The Taskforce, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), the National Drainage and…

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is looking to establish new international protocols to help migrant children and families better access care in Guyana at the start of 2022. Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud explained to the…