A 50-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported that the woman, who was partially vaccinated, died on Friday. She is the first recorded death for June. This means that since March 2020, 1, 238 people have died. Meanwhile, 95 new cases were recorded…
THE vaccination of children ages five to 11 against COVID-19 will be rolled out in the coming week, as Guyana is expecting a shipment of 25, 000 doses of the Pfizer – BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for this age group on Monday. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, is urging parents to ensure their children are…
Report and photography by Akeem Greene in Trinidad With close to two days of no play at the Queen’s Park Oval due to inclement weather, the highly likely scenario of a tame draw occurred in the final round Regional Four-Day match between Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and Guyana Harpy Eagles on Saturday. After both…
COMMANDER of Regional Police Division 4 ‘C’, Khali Pareshram, said he appreciated the support and feedback received thus far from residents within his division, and such had played a significant part in the overall improvement in service delivery to the communities. Pareshram, during a sit-down interview with the Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Police…
The first 28 families were allocated the first set of the two-bedroom low-income homes at Hampshire, East Berbice-Corentyne on Saturday. The Central Housing and Planning Authority, in a statement, said each home is being allocated at a cost of $5.5 million, which is inclusive of the cost of the land, as the government forges ahead…
THE preparation process for cultivating sugar cane at the Rose Hall Estate, East Canje, Berbice, has been advanced with five new tilling machines valued at some $100 million. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, handed over the high-end John Deere equipment, during the commissioning ceremony in front of the factory, on Friday. The minister said the…
A 76-year-old pensioner was discovered dead between two tombs at the Logwood Enmore Cemetery on the East Coast of Demerara. He has been identified as Compton Lawrence of Logwood Enmore. Police Headquarters reported that Lawrence was last seen alive drinking alcohol in the cemetery at about 13:00hrs on Friday. On Saturday, at about 07:30hrs, he…
By Dr Vishnu Bisram FORMER Guyana Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, opened up about his remarkable journey in law enforcement in his autobiography or memoir, Stepping Out of the Herd: My Life in the Guyana Police Force (2022). The book took us through the humble life of young Seelall as he was growing up; life in Essequibo; his…
Police have arrested two persons in connection with the theft of $5.4 million in braids and weaves which were stolen from the bond of businessman, 38-year-old Junior Hope of Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara. Police Headquarters reported that the break and enter occurred between Friday night and Saturday morning. The businessman told the cops the…
18-year-old forward Omari Glasgow continued his meteoric rise on Saturday evening, scoring twice to hand Guyana’s Golden Jaguars a come-from-behind victory against Montserrat in League B of the Concacaf Nations League. Glasgow, who plays for Chicago Fire FC II in the Major League Soccer Next Pro play, scored twice within 10 minutes in the second…
