A four-year-old boy of Two Friends Village, East Coast Demerara is now dead after he reportedly drowned on Saturday. The young lad has been identified as Shane Samuels. He was left in the care of his aunt while his mother, 38-year-old Donell Adams, a vendor, went to work on Saturday. Police Headquarters reported that the…
As Guyana undergoes a period of transformation and development, the government is now considering whether to build a new highway from New Amsterdam to Moleson Creek in Region Six. President Dr Irfaan Ali on Saturday during a diaspora engagement in Orlando, Florida said he recently held a conversation with Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on…
Approximately 3000 pounds of marijuana were destroyed during an eradication exercise at De Veldt in the Berbice River on Saturday. The operation was conducted between 05:30hrs and 20:00hrs. Police Headquarters reported that four persons including a juvenile were arrested; they are Fabian Atkinson, 30, of Santa Rosa, North West District; Terrence John, 24, of New…
Two passengers remain missing after the vessel they were travelling in sank on Saturday. The incident occurred between 18:45hrs and 19:00hrs on the Essequibo River in the vicinity of Calf Island, Police Headquarters reported. The vessel had 10 passengers onboard along with the captain, 34-year-old Jermin Blackman and his 18-year-old bowman, Lamuel Allen, both of…
Five new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Sunday after 172 tests were done, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 71, 256. The new cases were recorded in; Region Three (two cases), Region Four (two cases) and Region Five (one case). There is one patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit; three patients are…
Barbados Royals confirmed their spot in the playoffs of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with a commanding DLS victory against the Guyana Amazon Warriors. The Amazon Warriors won the toss and opted to field first and that appeared to be the right decision. Taking wickets at regular intervals the Amazon Warriors…
–STARR Computer says, offers options to drive local development IT is estimated that the global market for smart homes, businesses, and schools will grow rapidly within the next few years, as the industry has been helped by factors such as the increasing necessity of home monitoring systems and the increase of disposable income in emerging…
AS the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said, on Wednesday, that the end of the pandemic is now in sight. “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic”, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists during his regular…
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, on Saturday, launched Child Protection week in a fun and meaningful way with the planting of trees with children under the banner: “Nurture with Nature.” Subject Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, said: “The symbolic act of planting trees with children is a purposeful reminder of the consistent care,…
PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali, is set to participate in a number of bilateral engagements and address several high-level events while at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which is being held from September 13-27, 2022, in New York, USA. On Monday, September 19, at the start of the high-level week of…
