July 2022

By Fareeza Haniff in Beijing fareeza@newsroom.gy With Guyana projected to become one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean, there could be new opportunities for increased trade with China in the…

In another important step to better aid the development of children across the country, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security through the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), launched a special parenting programme…

Two men, a 23-year-old businessman from Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown and a 26-year-old Personal Assistant from ‘B’ Field Sophia, Georgetown, were found with a firearm and ammunition in a car they were travelling in on Saturday. Police…

Keevin Allicock handed the country a perfect start in its quest to replicate or better Wesley Christmas 1990 bronze medal performance in Auckland, New Zealand, by progressing to the Round-of-16 at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,…

Another 47 people, including 21 men and 26 women, are now infected with the disease COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard issued on Saturday. With these new cases, the total number of infections…

Marva Alder, a 69-year-old woman of Wismar Housing Scheme, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) died after the taxi she was travelling in lost one of its tires while driving near Long Creek on the Soesdyke/ Linden highway. Police…

As the Biden administration focuses on its efforts to end new leasing and drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico and other U.S. offshore provinces, investment continues to pour into projects offshore the tiny South American nation…

Catering for aspiring cricketers as young as seven years old, the Malteenoes Cricket Club Youth Programme will make a return on August 8. This was announced at the closing ceremony of the club’s cricket camp on Saturday, held at their…

FIDE master Anthony Drayton created one of the biggest upsets of the first-round Open division he recorded his win against Andorra’s Jordi Fluvia in the first round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. A release from the…

Some 10,000 residents living between Coldingen to Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) will soon benefit from improved water quality as the government moves to establish a new treatment plant at Bachelor’s Adventure, ECD. Poor…