Guyana records 31st Covid-19 death
See full statement from the Ministry of Health:
As of 18:00hrs on August 21, 2020, Guyana recorded thirty one (31) COVID-19 related deaths.
The Ministry of...
Financial assistance for dialysis patients to roll out next week
The Government of Guyana, in the 2022 Budget, allocated approximately $180 million to alleviate the burden of expensive dialysis treatment for persons with chronic...
Govt hoping to develop over 2000 houselots in Linden
The development of over 2000 house lots from a $500M housing programme will soon be realised for residents of Linden, Region 10, as a...
41% males, 56% females are obese in Guyana – Chronic Diseases Unit
With over 50 per cent of Guyanese suffering from obesity in Guyana, glaring statistics show that women make up a higher percentage of those...
GCCI renews call for visa-free travel between Guyana & Canada
Canada has announced that 13 countries have been qualified for visa-free access to its country, but Guyana did not make the list.
In light of...
“You have to start now” – GO-Invest CEO tells potential investors
…or risk being late in fast-paced economy
A fast-paced country on the rise to greater economic development will not wait for investors who take too...
Update: Teen knew her sister was murdered, confesses to police
Police have confirmed that the body found in the shallow grave at Wismar, Linden is that of 21-year-old Shonnette Odessa Dover who was reported...
Guysuco suffers as workers engage in countrywide strike
By Kurt Campbell
- Sugar workers from all estates across Guyana downed tools on Wednesday (December 11) in protest against news that they will...
Opposition MP charged, released on bail for allegedly exposing genitals
Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson was released on $70,000 bail on Friday after the Police charged him with exposing his genitals to a...
Sperm Whale buried in 22 – foot grave on Kitty foreshore
By Leroy Smith
– A Sperm Whale, measuring some 45 ft which beached itself on the Kitty Foreshore was last evening buried on the...
Recent Articles
Region Three Business Chamber makes “impactful connections” at int’l conference in Brazil
See the below statement from the Region Three Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its recent attendance at the International Roraima-CARICOM Business Meeting held...
Motorcyclist dies after colliding with tree on Tapakuma Trail, Reg. Two
A young motorcyclist was killed in the wee hours of today after he collided with a tree on the Tapakuma Trail in Region Two...
Decomposed body of male washes up at Hope Beach
The decomposed body of a male was washed up at the Hope Beach on the East Coast of Demerara.
This discovery was made at about 11:30h...
Cevon’s driver shot by bandits during robbery at South Rimveldt office
A driver attached to Cevon Waste Management is now hospitalised after he was shot during a robbery at the company's Aubrey Barker Road, South...
Police suspect vessel in Port Kaituma was used for drug trafficking, transshipment – Benn
More than one week after a semi-submersible vessel was found along a river at Port Kaituma in Region One (Barima-Waini), Home Affairs Minister Robeson...
5 new chickenpox cases recorded at Lusignan Prison
In the past week, the Health Ministry recorded a total of five new chickenpox cases at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
This was...
No seawall vendor has been dislocated – Min Edghill assures
No vendor operating at the Georgetown Seawall has been dislocated, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill as he responded to a statement issued...
Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce “gravely concerned” over boycott threats against Guyanese businesses
Condemnation continues to increase against the recent antics of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID), which attracted backlash after threatening to boycott any...
Region 9 produces first batch of Pharmacy and Nursing Assistants
History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)...
Significant boost for Region 9 district hospitals with new Ultrasound units
Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need...