ERC produces evidence of work done, but Speaker disappointed by lateness
Asserting that it has done the work it was appointed to do over the last three years, the members of the now expired Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Monday handed over evidence of its work to Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor…
Knight Riders steamroll RCB by nine wickets; Russell among wickets
Andre Russell, Varun Chakaravarthy and Lockie Ferguson shared the spoils as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets in Match 31 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Abu Dhabi on Monday.…
September has most ‘COVID’ infections, but numbers may be ‘underestimated’- Health Min.
More people have been infected with COVID-19 in the first 19 days of September than any other month, yet the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says that low COVID-19 testing in some regions may mean that the numbers reported are lower…
England withdraw from October tours to Pakistan
England's scheduled tour of Pakistan for two T20Is in mid-October has been cancelled, the ECB have announced.
England's men and women were due to play T20I double-headers in Rawalpindi on October 13 and 14, with the women's team staying…
Gov’t offering over 14 post-graduate scholarship programmes for oil, energy sectors
The Government has promised to mandate quotas for Guyanese in the oil industry, to ensure they have strong avenues to build generational wealth.
The government has also recognised the importance of ensuring citizens are suitably…
US to require most foreign travellers be vaccinated for entry
The US will require that most adult foreigners be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country as part of a plan to ease some pandemic travel restrictions, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The measures, to be…
Buxton teen leaves candle unattended; house destroyed in fire
Tomar Jarvis, 17, of 61 Company Road, Buxton, East Coast Demerara, lost his home on Sunday after leaving a lit candle unattended.
Police said the fire occurred sometime between 20:00hrs and 21:00hrs.
The teen lived in a one flat…
Dottin, Grimmond excel as West Indies claim Super Over victory
Deandra Dottin has always been a headliner and she provided further proof of it on Sunday in an epic match against South Africa. The very first century-maker in women's T20Is also instigated the very first tie in women's ODIs that was…
Thieves break into Linden mechanic’s home while he was out with friends
Investigations are underway into an alleged theft from a Linden mechanic’s home on Sunday, which occurred sometime between 21:40hrs and 22:35hrs.
Police said the mechanic of One Mile, Wismar, Linden, secured his home and left for…
One dead, others injured as driver loses control of lorry while descending hill
A 26-year-old man is now dead, while two others are nursing serious injuries after the lorry they were travelling in toppled while descending a hill at Yarakaita Access road, North West District, Region One on Sunday.
The dead man was…