Guyana News

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Thursday announced that pregnant and lactating women would be allowed to choose which COVID-19 vaccines they would like to be administered to them.

Two United States-based Guyanese brothers lost their lives last Tuesday after they reportedly drowned while on vacation in Puerto Rico.

Two more persons who tested positive for COVID-19 have succumbed to the virus, according to the Ministry of Health.

A total of 40 residents of Charity, Anna Regina and Suddie, in Region Two, received on the spot house lots during an outreach conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Water on Friday.

A Prince George’s County, Maryland, US family is mourning the loss of two Guyana-born brothers after a tragic accident on vacation. 

With long-awaited party polls set for next month, the three leading candidates to be the new PNCR Leader were yesterday nominated by various party groups and former General Secretary Aubrey Norton appeared to have the most public support.

Having recognised that the “Safe City” project has yielded results in fighting crime, President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced plans to expand the surveillance programme countrywide.

Six years after a challenge was mounted by now retired judge William Ramlal, the High Court has found that a law granting tax exemptions to the Chancellor and Chief Justice to be discriminatory and unconstitutional.

St8ment Investment Inc, a company without any background in construction, is defending the $346 million contract it won for the building of a Primary School at Bamia/Amelia’s Ward, Linden.

A police prosecutor and his family are fearful for their lives after gunmen opened fire on their Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home on Sunday night.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce yesterday said that it was concerned about the recent delays and flight cancellations by American Airlines and it called the quality of service “untenable.”

Wages and salary negotiations between the management of the BOSAI Mineral Group (BGM) and the workers’ union, the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE), ended on Thursday after the parties agreed to a 7% increase, retroactive to April, 2021.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Friday commissioned a $96 million Regional Disaster Management Centre at Lethem, in Region Nine.

The construction of a 150-room hotel and conference centre, under an international franchise brand, is planned for Houston, Greater Georgetown.

A West Coast Berbice cyclist is now dead after being struck by a car.

Shamar Prince, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison and was recaptured, has been sentenced to three years in jail for his breakout.

A man was sentenced to nearly three years behind bars on Thursday after being found guilty of unlawful wounding.

The Health Ministry on Friday reported 119 new COVID-19 new cases.

Following an outstanding performance at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, Kelly Sankar has been given a full-tuition paid pre-medical scholarship by the Texila American University (TAU).

Cattle rustling is the most prevalent crime in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) and the police in the division lack the needed resources to proactively respond.