The Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported that six persons who tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 have died. This means that since March 2020, 951 persons have died from the virus. Three of the persons who died were unvaccinated, while the vaccination status of the other three is unknown. It must be noted that…

The Local Government Commission today announced the dismissal of seven employees of the Georgetown City Council who were all attached to the Treasury Department. According to a statement from the Commission, those who were fired held positions of clerks, tax collection officer, cashier and tax collection supervisor. The Commission said the dismissals are in response…

(BBC) – British vocalist and former member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64. Astro, who performed in the reggae pop band for more than 30 years, died after a short illness, his current band confirmed. “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken,” said a statement on Ali…

By Isanella Patoir isanella@newsroom.gy Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has committed to looking into issues affecting farmers on the West Coast of Demerara who have suffered millions of dollars in losses due to the deplorable state of the road. When contacted on Monday, the Minister told the News Room that he will contact the regional…

The former Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force turned himself into the Police for questioning today after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest last week. The former SOCU Head, Sydney James was questioned and granted station bail in the sum of $300,000. He is expected to return…

CONTRACTS to the tune of some $750 million have been awarded to 13 contractors for the construction of the first 100 homes in Williamsurg/Hampshire, Corentyne, Berbice. On Saturday, the contractors attended a contract-signing ceremony with Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, at the Berbice Chamber of Commerce office, Rose…

A 58-year-old woman from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) died on November 6 after she was infected with the disease COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, the woman was fully vaccinated. Guyana’s death toll now stands at 942 since March 11, 2020; 16 of those deaths have been recorded in November. Meanwhile, a total…

The United States Embassy in Georgetown was forced to scale down many of its visa services when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Guyana in March 2020. While the embassy never closed its doors or operations, it started to limit appointments for both immigrant and non-immigrant visas. In the past few months, the embassy has slowly been…

STUDENTS from Queen’s College (QC) in Georgetown, Saraswati Vidya Niketan (SVN) in Region Three, and the Anna Regina and Abram Zuil Secondary Schools in Region Two, have attained the most Grade Ones at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examination (CSEC). Heading the list is QC’s Sarena Razak who has 19 Grade Ones, two Grade…

Another eight individuals, including four men and four women, died during the first week of November, taking the overall death toll to 941. A total of 15 COVID-19 deaths have already been recorded this month. According to the Ministry of Health, the patients were admitted with COVID-19 symptoms but died while receiving care at a…