A businesswoman from Dundee Village, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, is nursing injuries after she was beaten in the head with a gun by armed perpetrators who stormed her premises on Friday. She was also tied up and robbed of cash, jewellery and electronics. The woman, 32-year-old Dhanmattie Mahadeo called ‘Sherry’, is the co-owner of Sherry’s…
Two years and three months after Guyana recorded the first COVID-19 case and death in the country, children below the age of 11, for the first time on Saturday, began receiving the COVID-19 jab. It comes as schools have fully reopened after a two-year lockdown with health and government officials saying they intend to ensure…
By Vishani Ragobeer in Los Angeles Vishani@newsroom.gy Caribbean leaders continue to lament the harsher impact world crises have on the region in an attempt to galvanise international support but Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that an ongoing revolution within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is helping to fix those woes. The Head of State gave…
By Avenash Ramzan avenash@newsroom.gy Guyana’s chances of winning a maiden Regional Women’s title ended on Saturday afternoon after Jamaica coasted to a seven-wicket victory in Round Three of the Cricket West Indies CG United Women’s T20 Blaze competition at the National Stadium, Providence. In a match played primarily in overcast conditions, Guyana posted 90-6 from…
Haiti came and conquered, and did so quite dominantly, hammering the Golden Jaguars 6-2 in their first meeting of the Concacaf Nations League this season at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora, on Saturday afternoon. With the comprehensive victory, Haiti, one of the top sides in Concacaf, has now moved to the top of…
Khemraj Ramjattan was returned as leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) on Saturday as the party held what it described as its “most consequential” National Conference. Along with the elections for leadership, the Party has decided to remain in the APNU+AFC coalition but it has new demands for a secure agreement and greater influence…
– LGC and NDCs still plagued with staffing & financial challenges OVERSEERS and Assistant Overseers of the respective Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs), are slated to undergo training by the Local Government Commission (LGC) to standardise the systems being used at the various Local Government Organs (LGOs). This was related by Chairman of the LGC, Julius…
The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 60 new COVID-19 cases from 980 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases since March 2020 to, 65,859. The new cases were recorded in Region Two (16 cases), Region Three (seven cases), Region Four (22 cases), Region Five (two cases), Region Six (11 cases) and Region Ten…
– PM Phillips pledges gov’t support to Georgetown City Council PRIME Minister Mark Phillips said that officials are working around the clock to ensure that no administrative region in Guyana is neglected during the current rainy season, a statement from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said on Friday. At a virtual National Taskforce on Flood…
AS the government moves forward with the planned reopening of several estates, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), on Friday, signed nine contracts valued in excess of $457 million for the procurement of critical machinery for the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo). The GuySuCo contract awards were part of a wider $491,567,360 in contracts signed by agencies…
