(BBC) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman’s death marked “another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans”. Archbishop Tutu had helped bequeath “a liberated South Africa,” he added. Tutu…
A nine-month-old baby boy is among Guyana’s latest recorded COVID-19 deaths but the baby was also experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis and pneumonia when he passed away. According to reliable information provided to the News Room, the baby tested positive for the novel coronavirus on December 19. And, he died on the same day, on his…
Police are on the hunt for three “unidentified” men who robbed and murdered a 36-year-old training officer/bodyguard of Beharry Group of Companies at Campbell Street, Albouystown Georgetown on Christmas eve night. Dead is Garfield Newton of Mandela Avenue, Georgetown. The incident occurred at around 22:00hrs. Police Headquarters reported that he was robbed of a silver…
Deon Charles known as ‘Zip’, a 28-year-old man from Middle Road, La Penitence in Georgetown, was gunned down by two men who were travelling in a white Axio car late Friday night. According to a police report, the incident occurred at around 23:50 hrs on James Street Albouystown, Georgetown. It was reported that Charles was…
An 85-year-old woman from Region One (Barima- Waini) is among the three latest COVID-19 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. The woman, whose vaccination status is unknown, died on December 24. A 66-year-old fully vaccinated woman from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) and a 68-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) also died.…
Police are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains in a Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house, suspected to be that of Dhanmattie Paul Deopaul, a 57-year-old woman of East Indian descent. According to a police report, the woman lived alone in a two-storey wooden structure and usually remained isolated from her family and friends. At…
Ten bouncing babies- five boys and five girls- were welcomed at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Christmas morning. And in keeping with a long-standing tradition, First Lady Mrs. Arya Ali visited the new mothers and shared hampers with them. Robbie Rambarran, Chief Executive Officer of the hospital told reporters that this year, five boys and…
A time of celebration has been turned into mourning for a Georgetown family following the shooting death of 40-year-old Martial Arts Instructor and bodyguard Garfield Newton. A police report stated that Newton was walking along Campbell Street in Alboustown on Christmas Eve night after uplifting gold and silver jewellery from a goldsmith when he was…
WITH the recent emergency use authorisation granted for the distribution and use of the first-ever oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment pill, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, said the government is working towards having it here in the “soonest possible time.” This was revealed during Friday’s COVID-19 update. The Health Minister said that the pill, which…
TO cater to the needs of school-aged Venezuelan and Amerindian children, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has disclosed its intention to expand its English as a second language programme to 14 more hinterland communities. This announcement was made by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand during a media brunch on Monday. According to Marti DeSouza, Deputy…
