Another 13 individuals were infected with the novel coronavirus over a 24-hour period, after 1,210 tests were done, the Ministry of Health reported in its daily COVID-19 dashboard on Sunday. The new cases were recorded in: Region Three (three cases), Region Four (nine cases) and Region Six (one cases). The total number of confirmed cases…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a late-race assault from title rival Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen was cruising to an easy win after passing Leclerc early in the race but a late safety car brought them back together for a restart with 10 laps to go. Leclerc strained everything…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy It was a night- and early morning- of surprises as mothers and daughters graced the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown for the return of the beloved ‘Mother and Daughter’ pageant. Like most treasured events, this pageant was not held over the past two years due to health concerns emanating from the…
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Sunday revealed that some 20 properties were damaged after a “freak storm” ravaged Bath settlement in Region Five (Mahaica- Berbice) on Friday night. The CDC, in a press release, noted that the storm began on Friday night, as a combination of “unusually high winds and heavy rains and that…
Police are investigating the murder of Alston Seon, a resident of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni- Mazaruni), which occurred on Sunday morning. The News Room understands that Seon was stabbed multiple times after he reportedly attempted to stop a fight from ensuing. The fatal stabbing was confirmed by police commander Dion Moore; he also indicated that…
GUYANESE-OWNED Ithaca Energy Partners Inc (IEP) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Excalibar Minerals LLC for the establishment of a US $20 million barium-manufacturing facility in Guyana. According to a release from the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), the signing, which took place on Tuesday at the International Offshore Technology…
–suspect hospitalised POLICE in ‘B’ Division are working to ascertain the identity of a man who was fatally stabbed on Friday evening in Rose Hall Town, East Berbice Corentyne. Thus far, he has only been identified as “Fineman” and reports are that he hails from the lower East Coast of Demerara. The suspect, who was…
–says to defend Brazil’s democracy SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his presidential bid on Saturday calling on Brazilians to unite behind him to defend Brazil’s democracy from the authoritarian government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Without mentioning Bolsonaro by name, Lula told supporters at a rally that…
COMMISSIONER of Police (ag), Clifton Hicken, on Saturday donated hampers and paid tribute to mothers who are serving in the Guyana Police Force. The top cop commended them for their hard work, dedication and sacrifices. The presentation was done in the Commissioner’s Conference Room at Force Headquarters, Eve Leary. “It is my belief that we…
MORE than 7,000 households from Providence, Farm, Herstelling, Eccles, Bagotstown and surrounding communities on the East Bank of Demerara will benefit from a newly drilled water well at Providence, by the end of this month. This assurance was given by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, following a recent visit to the site where…
