The proprietors of the nine-bedroom guesthouse in Skeldon, Upper Corentyne, Berbice are still counting their losses following an early Saturday morning fire that ravaged the building. Swarendra Sukhpaul, a businessman from Linepath, Upper Corentyne, told the News Room that he could not say how much he has lost but he emphasised that it was in…
Guyana Water Incorporated has announced that it will be restarting its disconnection campaign in time for the holiday season when there is usually an increase in demand for water. The countrywide campaign, ‘Let it Flow and Keep the Glow’, is targeting customers with outstanding balances as well as current charges, according to the company. “To…
— President urges, says ‘union leaders’ behaving like ‘political operatives’ PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali, on Friday, urged trade unions to “take off their political hats and put on the hat of reality” in their approach to the government’s seven per cent across-the-board salary hike for public servants. “I am seeing a lot of so-called trade…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency Representative Philippa Candler says that about 24,500 Venezuelans have migrated to Guyana but the international body is increasingly concerned about the condition of the estimated 2,500 Warrau indigenous migrants. Candler told a press briefing on Friday that some of the migrants have settled in hard-to-reach areas…
Just over one pound of cocaine was found neatly stashed in five sealed brown envelopes with Christmas cards at the Post office in Georgetown. The cocaine-filled cards were destined for Brooklyn, New York. The bust took place on Friday. In a statement, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit said the cocaine carried a total weight of…
A taxi driver who was charged four years ago with causing the death of a couple by dangerous driving, met his demise this morning in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Dead is 29-year-old Mark Cameron of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. A police report said Cameron was driving a motor car along the Linden/Soesdyke highway at…
A taxi driver who was charged four years ago with causing the death of a couple by dangerous driving, met his demise this morning in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Dead is 29-year-old Mark Cameron of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. A police report said Cameron was driving a motor car along the Linden/Soesdyke highway at…
A taxi driver who was charged four years ago with causing the death of a couple by dangerous driving, met his demise this morning in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Dead is 29-year-old Mark Cameron of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown. A police report said Cameron was driving a motor car along the Linden/Soesdyke highway at…
HEALTH Minister Dr Frank Anthony is once again urging pregnant women to take the COVID-19 vaccine as he lamented almost half of the patients currently at hospitals for COVID-19 are pregnant women. Getting into details during his daily COVID-19 briefing, the Health Minister said 23 of the 63 patients that are in COVID-19 hospitals are…
There are 38 patients currently hospitalised at the National Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Georgetown and of that number, 23 of them are pregnant women. During his COVID-199 update on Friday, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony highlighted that there are 63 people hospitalised in medical institutions across Guyana after they started to experience the…
