Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony Friday said he has no reason to believe that the more transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 was in Guyana but warned that it will reach here eventually. The Health Minister admitted that no samples have been sent for testing of the new variant but he reasoned that perhaps the…
A 48-year-old porter was on Friday remanded to prison for allegedly breaking into a man’s home and stealing two flat-screen televisions. Roger Bledman, who is no stranger to the courts, appeared before Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on November 4, 2021, at…
With many of its citizens still not vaccinated against COVID-19, the Guyana Government said Friday it was eyeing the possibility of buying the oral antiviral, popularly referred to as the ‘COVID pill’. The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorised Merck’s antiviral pill, molnupiravir, “for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults.…
There have been 44 new COVID-19 infections recorded over a 24-hour period and this has increased the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in Guyana since March 2020 to 39,042. No additional deaths have been recorded as such, the death toll remains at 1,042 with 42 of those deaths being recorded in December alone. The…
Christmas came hours early on the eve of the big day for dozens of vulnerable children living in Region Four, thanks to the ‘Wish Upon a Star’ gift-granting initiative of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security. Subject Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud took on the role of Santa, sharing out presents to the little…
In its end-of-year report, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), reported that it faced a total of 63 strikes by its workers during 2021 and that resulted in the loss of 20,000 man-days. The sugar company said those strikes cost the company over $740 million. The company complained that in the month of October, which is…
NIGEL Dodson, called ‘Little Man’, who is currently serving a 30-year sentence for killing an eight-month-old baby boy during the course of an arson in 2017, is now challenging his conviction and sentence. In December 2020, Dodson, formerly of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was tried before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a jury at the Demerara…
As investigations continue into the deadly West Coast Berbice smash-up that claimed the lives of six persons, the survivors of the accident are said to be recovering well. The News Room understands that Brian Goodridge and Akeem Solomon have since been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital and are recovering at home while the two…
The one-month tax-free bonus that has been paid out to members of the Joint Services carries a cost of $1.2 Billion, according to the Ministry of Finance. In a statement today, the Ministry of Finance said its staff members worked around the clock to ensure that the payments were made in a timely manner following…
LINDEN taxi driver, Ezera Greene, who was allegedly nabbed with over G$1M worth of cannabis in his car was on Thursday released on $200,000 bail by Magistrate Wanda Fortune. Greene, 36, appeared before the Linden Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on December 21, on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, he…
