Two fully vaccinated persons from Region Four (Demerara – Mahaica) are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday. An 86-year-old woman died on March 1 and an 83-year-old man died on March 2. These are the only two people who have died in March thus far while a total of 1,…

The United Nations General Assembly is set to rebuke Russia today over its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow stop the fighting and withdraw its military forces. The move by the UN aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body. Guyana is set to vote in favour of the resolution, according to Guyana’s…

Serving as the main mode of transportation between the capital city and Region One (Barima-Waini), the MV Barima vessel will soon be back in operation after undergoing some $90 million in repairs to correct grave safety defects. Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill inspected the repair process on Tuesday as the vessel remains in dry…

Days after the Minister responsible for Finance sought to allay fears about the Amaila Hydropower project, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has joined the choir against criticism of the project. In a state media interview, Mr. Jagdeo said the Government is not daunted by criticism of the project since he believes it will be a good…

Guyana’s Lady Jags suffered yet another 5-0 defeat at the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship being staged in the Dominican Republic. On Monday, Lady Jags lost to Mexico 5-0, and on Wednesday, they went down by an identical margin to Panama. However, providing Honduras who are winless, does not defeat Mexico tonight (Wednesday, March 2), they…

The Ministry of Health has reduced the use of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 as more persons opt for the other brands of vaccines that are available. The Sputnik vaccine is still to receive the approval of the World Health Organisation. Several countries including some in the Caribbean, do not recognize the vaccine for travel…

By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy A detailed analysis of the agricultural sector and imports of several countries within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has revealed that nearly all of the poultry meat consumed in the region in 2020 was imported at the cost of millions. Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali, who presented this analysis to other CARICOM…

The Government has used its majority on the Parliamentary Committee of Appointments to push through its nominee for the Natural Resource Fund Board, Dunstan Barrow while ignoring the two nominees put forward by the Opposition. The APNU+AFC Opposition coalition today nominated Chartered Accountant and Attorney Christopher Ram and former Head of the Environmental Protection Committee…

See below full statement issued by the People’s Progressive Party Civic: Two years on, since the March 2nd, 2020 regional and general elections returned the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) to office through a free and fair democratic process, the party remains grateful and humbled by the overwhelming expression of confidence from the Guyanese electorate.…

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will commence the registration of eligible persons from next Monday across the country. The national exercise will conclude at the end of May. Persons who were registered during the 2019 House-to House registration process which was scrapped, must get registered all over again. The Commission did…