Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony today defended the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as he reported more than 700 new cases and seven additional COVID-19 related deaths. The Government has come under criticism for refusing to tighten up the COVID-19 measures and reopening the country with no system in place to deal with…

A Guyanese family living in Suriname was plunged into mourning after their 75-year-old relative died days after she was hit by a bus in Paramaribo, Suriname. Dead is Chaldrica Ramkissoon. Ramkissoon migrated to Suriname some 50 years ago but would often visit her relatives in Guyana, reconnecting over the holidays with her sisters here. She…

In December, Guyana started using a COVID-19 treatment drug baricitinib to help treat some hospitalised patients who were experiencing the more severe symptoms of COVID-19. By next week, the country could start using another drug known as molnupiravir. “We recognised that it had good potential and we imported baricitinib into the country and started using…

(GUARDIAN MEDIA) A “technical issue” forced a Caribbean Airlines flight to be diverted to Norfolk, Virginia, in the United States of America, this morning. BW520 departed Piarco at 11:48 pm and was en route to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport when cracks developed in the jet’s windshield. Guardian Media understands 111 passengers and crew…

Phil Simmons, Head Coach of the West Indies Men’s team, is in the early stages of building a squad in a bid to regain their World T20 title later this year in Australia. Questioned on the current talent pool and how it can be expanded and nurtured, the coach indicated that exposure in the Caribbean…

Just four months after commencing operations in the mining town of Linden, Midas Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Inc. has already hired 150 young Lindeners and another 150 are expected to be hired by June. The spin-off of this new wave of job creation, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Midas Malcolm Sobers, has…

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 1, 108 after more persons including a four-month-old baby girl died. With these latest deaths, a total of 53 persons have died for January thus far. The details on the latest deaths were released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday; A four-month-old baby girl from Region Six (East-Berbice…

Efforts are being made to assess possible oil spill scenarios so that the response to a potential oil spill would be improved, thereby mitigating risks and consequences of such a disaster. These efforts are being facilitated through partnership between the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG). From Wednesday, agencies that…

$14 MILLION in marijuana was found this morning on a foreign-registered cargo vessel at the GNIC Wharf, Lombard Street, by drug enforcement officers, a statement from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) said today. The vessel, with 19 foreign nationals onboard, was expected to depart Port Georgetown early Wednesday morning with cement, but law enforcement officers…

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) would like to caution the general public to be on alert for potential scam calls from persons pretending to be GRA representatives. It is has come to the attention of the GRA that scammers are calling randomly selected cellular numbers and requesting payment from unsuspecting targets while pretending to representatives…