Three porters lost their lives late on Wednesday night when the lumber truck they were on toppled off the Soesdyke-Linden highway in the vicinity of Kuru Kuru. The Guyana Police Force in a statement identified the three dead men have been identified as Michael Edwards, Wilfred James and Alicious Squad. The driver of the truck,…
–through education cash grant initiative SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has said that $700 million will be disbursed across Region Six through the education cash grant initiative, which was rolled out countrywide on Tuesday. During a distribution exercise at the J.C. Chandisingh Secondary School, Dr…
In the event of any situation that can cause children to return to remote learning, the education minister says those students can be assured that plans are in place to ensure they remain engaged. During the ministry’s weekly Education Spotlight programme, Minister Priya Manickchand said the ministry, through its risk management policy launched in 2021,…
An 18-year-old labourer from the Region One community of Mabaruma was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning during an early morning argument with two other men. The murdered man was identified as Jude Christino. A statement from the Guyana Police Force indicated that the incident occurred at around 2 o’ clock on Wednesday morning at…
Rodwell Philips, who was found dead on the La Penitence Public Road on Monday, died from a stab to the heart. A post-mortem examination was conducted on the body of Philips also called Fishie, a 33-year-old mason of Broad Street, Charlestown, on Wednesday by pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh. He gave the cause of death as…
Ricardo Narine, a 40-year-old man from Enterprise on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD), was struck down after he reportedly walked across a road when a car was passing by. Police headquarters reported that the incident occurred at around 19:45 hrs on Tuesday. Ian Clarke, 63, was driving a motorcar with the number plate PNN…
102 persons tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard issued on Wednesday. With these new cases, COVID infections recorded in Guyana since March 2020 have increased to 69,948. The new cases were recorded after 724 tests were conducted with cases confirmed in Region Three (seven cases), Region Four (65…
See the full statement from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry Below: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has taken note of recurrent contract bundling practices within Guyana’s petroleum sector and wishes to express its disapproval of this practice. Contract bundling, which is the consolidation of the procurement of various goods…
Jamaica’s reigning double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah added the Commonwealth 100m title to her list of accomplishments after winning the event in a comfortable fashion in Birmingham on Wednesday. The Jamaican headed into the final as a heavy favorite and easily lived up to that billing after dominating the event to cross the line in…
Residents and farmers of the Pomeroon in Region Two can expect improved economic activity and better drainage with the ongoing dredging of the Pomeroon River to the tune of $569 million. During a recent interview with the News Room, Regional Chairman Vilma DaSilva said that the “long-awaited” project is a major one for the region…
