November 22, 2022

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, today lauded the New Building Society (NBS) for taking the bold step of leading the way in being the first financial institution to implement…

Pupils all across the country will sit the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) on May 3 and 4 next year, Education Minister Priya Manickchand announced on Tuesday.  Additionally, during a live video on her Facebook page, she said that…

Another three persons have been infected with COVID-19 after 998 tests were conducted over a 24 hours period, the Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported. The new cases take the overall of confirmed cases in Guyana since March 2020 to…

Police have arrested two of the men who were engaged in a shootout at Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown on November 11, 2022, resulting in the death of construction worker Dexter McFarlane. McFarlane, 53, was killed by a stray…

Rondell Chappel, called “Devil”, was on Tuesday found guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl with a disability. Chappel, 35, of ‘A’ Field Sophia, was on trial before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Demerara High Court. He had denied raping…

Demerara Bank, Guyana’s only indigenous bank, earned $2.9 billion in after-tax profits for the financial year ending September 30, 2022, even as the local economy grappled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine/ Russia…

Olivier Giroud equalled Thierry Henry's all-time scoring record for France as the holders started the defence of their World Cup crown with an emphatic 4-1 win over Australia. Craig Goodwin side-footed the Socceroos into a surprise lead…

Public hearings at the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 02, 2020 elections will resume next Monday and will likely see lawyers cross-examining witnesses on behalf of former Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers.…

Dialysis patients can now access treatment at a reduced cost in Region Three with the Ameena Gafoor Medical and Dialysis Centre officially opened at Gafoors’ Parika branch on Tuesday. The facility is named after philanthropist Ameena…

An investigation has been launched by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) after 79.6 kilogrammes (KG) of cannabis, with a street value of $10 million, were found at the sea dam at No. 78 Village, Corentyne Berbice. CANU, in a press…