Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 65-year-old Yvette Wilson, a security guard attached to MMC Security Service. Wilson was found dead at about 05:00hrs on Tuesday at her worksite – David Persaud Investment Inc. located at Happy Acres, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Police Headquarters reported that the woman, who lived at Paradise,…
Two sisters who lived side by side, lost their homes this afternoon in a fire at Jackson Dam, East La Penitence. The Fire Service was summoned just after 2:30 this afternoon after an alert was raised as the fire was spotted in one of the wooden houses. One of the sisters Janel Clarke December said…
WITHIN the past year, the Government of Guyana has injected significant sums of monies into improving the country’s drainage capacity. For the period January 2021 to now, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) has benefitted from capital works to the tune of $717,805,429. This is according to figures provided by Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, who has…
Ramlall Madhoo, 51, and his 42-year-year-old wife Camille Dwarka died as a result of drowning and blunt trauma after they fell into a septic tank at Timehri, East Bank Demerara, on Wednesday last. According to a police report, the husband tried to save the wife who fell into a septic tank. Both individuals, however, died.…
With calls for the Auditor General’s office to conduct detailed audits of the various cash grants initiatives being rolled out by the Government, Auditor General Deodat Sharma has revealed that his office will be conducting the audits, but there are already some difficulties being faced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to reporters today, Mr.…
-as Guyana approaches 13 billion barrels of oil equivalent WITHIN the coming months, the Guyana basin is poised to witness its largest exploration campaign ever, as ExxonMobil and its partners prepare to begin the drilling of multiple wells across several blocks offshore Guyana. According to a publication by OilNow, ExxonMobil, via its local affiliate Esso…
Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill on Sunday met with residents of Onderneeming along the Essequibo Coast in Region Two where he announced a $100M road project for the community. Minister Edghill said the monies will be used to upgrade roads in the Onderneeming Sandpit area. On Monday, engineers from the Ministry are expected to…
The Ministry of Health on Saturday announced that seven more persons have died from Coronavirus in Guyana and all seven were unvaccinated. In recent days, the Ministry of Health began publishing the vaccination status of those who have passed away. The recent deaths push the death toll in the country from the pandemic to 713…
WHY ARE OUR MOST VULNERABLE UNVACCINATED? Dr. Shivani Samlall. MBBS, Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a sub-specialty in Gynaecology Oncology, with over 10 years of practice. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trials and Research. Dr Samlall can be contacted at drshivanisamlall26@gmail.com COVID-19 GUYANA’S SITUATION AS we have seen in Guyana…
The Berbice woman who was set on fire reportedly by her husband last Sunday succumbed to her injuries on Saturday night in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the New Amsterdam Hospital. Dead is Sandrama Raju, a mother of one. Her father, Subramani Raju told the News Room that he received a telephone call from…
