Daily Archives

October 29, 2022

Foreign national crushed to death by truck

A Surinamese national identified only as Corojoe called 'Pikachu’ is now dead after he was crushed by a truck on Friday at Even Creek, Corentyne River, Berbice. Reports are that the Corojoe and a businessman from Crabwood Creek, Upper…

No new COVID cases recorded

The Ministry of Health did not record any COVID-19 cases within the last 24-hour period after 206 tests were conducted. This means the number of COVID-19 infections recorded locally since March 2020 remains at 71, 436. Additionally,…

Bath Settlement fire leaves five homeless

A fire on Saturday has left a family of five pondering their next move. A rice farmer, his wife and three children of Block D Bath Settlement lost the house they’ve been residing in for almost 20 years. Bhaskanand Baldeo, 40, told…

24 students secure GWI bursary awards

Twenty-four students were on Friday awarded bursaries totalling over $840,000 as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) honoured the children of its employees who wrote this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). At the ceremony…