Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves – study
(Reuters) Population-wide face mask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic...
Beirut explosion: Lebanon’s government resigns as public anger mounts
(BBC) Lebanon's government has resigned amid mounting anger over the explosion on Tuesday that devastated parts of Beirut and left more than 200 people...
Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Hepatitis C discovery
(BBC) Three scientists who discovered the virus Hepatitis C have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.
The winners are British scientist Michael...
US votes in most divisive contest in decades
(BBC) Americans are voting in one of the most divisive presidential elections in decades, pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump against his Democratic challenger Joe...
Covid vaccine: US drugs agency FDA to proceed with Pfizer approval
(BBC) The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has said it will proceed with emergency use approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine.
In a statement,...
Flying car completes test flight between airports
A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia.
The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, is equipped with...
Covid: US reports record 1m cases with peak still to come
The US has recorded more than one million new Covid cases as officials warn the peak of a fast-spreading Omicron surge is still...
Guyana focused on its own sustainable development rather than becoming the “next Dubai” –...
Making it clear that Guyana is more focused on its own sustainable development rather than becoming the “next Dubai”, President Dr Irfaan Ali says...
Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
Her family gathered at her Scottish...
Finance Minister attends Paris Summit to reform major int’l financial institutions
Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, recently attended the “Global Summit for a new Global Financial Pact” which was convened in...
Recent Articles
Over 41,000 DUI cases made out against drivers from January to April
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) recently released statistics showing that a total of 41,358 cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) were made out...
Hess requests Stabroek Block shares dispute hearing for 3rd quarter of 2024
Amid the ongoing dispute between oil giant ExxonMobil and Hess, over its decision to sell its shares to fellow United States (US) oil company...
Demerara Bank Ltd. to expand regionally with St. Lucia branch
Earlier this month, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed that a local bank was in the process of establishing a regional footprint. It turns out...
Conversation Tree Road: Govt to recoup “all mobilisation” fees from TT company
The Guyana Government is forging ahead to recover all mobilisation fees paid to Trinidadian contractor, Kalco Guyana Incorporated, which failed to complete its portion...
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...