Four more COVID-19 deaths; 60 new infections
An additional four persons, who tested positive for COVID-19, have died, the Ministry of Health reported in a statement on Sunday. This takes the country’s death toll from the virus to 527.
The ministry noted that the latest fatalities…
Phased rollout of WIIN programme to continue, assures Minister Persaud
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, has reassured Guyanese that the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme is not going anywhere anytime soon, and it will continue as long as needed to…
‘Let us strive to end deaths by drowning’- Health Minister
(Message by Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on the occasion of World Drowning Prevention Day)
On April 28, 2021, the UN declared Sunday, July 25, as World Drowning Prevention Day.
On July 25, Guyana joins countries around the world…
40% fully vaccinated fans allowed for West Indies/Pakistan T20Is in Guyana
The Government of Guyana will be allowing 40% capacity for fully vaccinated fans to attend the West Indies versus Pakistan T20Is on July 31, and August 1 and 3 at the National Stadium, Providence.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport,…
71-Y-O man injured in hit and run accident
Griffith Franklin, 71, of Station Street, Kitty, Georgetown, is now suffering from a broken right leg after he was injured during a hit and run accident.
Police Headquarters reported that Franklin was hit by an unknown motor vehicle at…
West Indies, Pakistan to play revised four-match T20I series
Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced a revised match schedule for the upcoming “Osaka Presents PSO Carient T20 Cup” between the West Indies and Pakistan in the Caribbean.
A four-match T20…
Tokyo Olympics: Jamaican Atkinson out of 100m Breaststroke
Decorated Jamaica swimmer, Alia Atkinson, failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 100m Breaststroke on Sunday, in what was one of the slower heats.
Competing in Heat 3, the Jamaican swimming sensation clocked 31.48 seconds in her…
UG student loses control of car, crashes into yard killing man
A University of Guyana student, 21-year-old Tyree Li-A-Ping of Hague, West Coast Demerara (WCD), is now in police custody after he lost control of the motorcar he was driving and crashed into two pedestrians on the De Willem Public Road,…
Pooran, Holder drive West Indies to series-levelling win
A magnificent partnership between Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran carried West Indies to a spectacular win in the second CG Insurance T20 International on Saturday night.
Holder made 52 on his home soil with a number of stunning shots –…
Five from Reg. 4 die from COVID; 240 new cases
The Ministry of Health is reporting 240 new COVID-19 cases along with five additional COVID-19 deaths.
The new cases take the total number of confirmed cases to 22, 090, while the death toll is now 523.
The five latest fatalities were…