With the debate into the 2022 national budget winding down, the Opposition is against a planned move by the Government to get the Assembly to cut back the number of days and the time that is usually set aside for the examination of the budget estimates and the questioning of the estimates in the Committee…

By Isanella Patoir Isanella@newsroom.gy The family of 16-year-old Shereeda Persaud is calling for a thorough investigation in the fatal four-vehicle accident at the Mahaica Bridge on Wednesday, which claimed her life. The teen’s death has devastated her entire family and community; she was the only daughter for her parents. “We need something clear from the…

The 30-year-old man who was caught disguised as a woman after a wanted bulletin was issued for him over the murder of his step-son, was taken to Court this morning to face the murder charge. The accused Shawn Bobb was dressed in his own clothes as he appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse where the murder…

President Irfaan Ali is expected to meet with the new Leader of the Opposition once he is elected to the position, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Thursday. “We anticipate that before the end of February, the President will meet with the Leader of the Opposition once that person is in place,” Jagdeo told a…

In defending the Government’s 2022 national budget, Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill has declared that through the measures and allocations in the budget, hope is being returned to the citizens of Guyana. In his 38-minute presentation, Mr. Edghill talked up the government’s plans to develop several critical sectors but noted that the budget…

The inmate who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Thursday morning did so through a detached chain link fence. A subsequent report from the Guyana Prison Service said that 18-year-old Kavin Singh, who was on remand, escaped from the Virtual Court compound sometime between 09:45 hrs and 11:37 hrs. He was awaiting his court session. The…

An 18-year-old man who was on remand at the Lusignan Prison on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition escaped from the facility this morning. A search is now underway in the efforts to capture him. The prisoner Kavin Singh was among seven prisoners who were picked up from their cell at around…

(IMF) – Students confront their own nightmare of the enduring pandemic, and the effects may last for years. While the coronavirus has taken relatively more lives from older generations, younger people may feel the impact on their livelihoods for the duration of their working years. From this perspective, the economy too may have a kind of long COVID, with…

A total of 291 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Thursday, increasing Guyana’s total confirmed cases to 60,676, the Ministry of Health reported. Those new cases were recorded from 1,295 tests. The cases emerged from: Region One (39 cases), Region Two (30 cases), Region Three (28 cases), Region Four (87 cases), Region Five (10 cases),…

With the Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform preparing to take up a seat in the National Assembly and be elected as the new Leader of the Opposition, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced today that President Irfaan Ali will meet and hold consultations with the new Opposition Leader. The President had refused to meet…