The Vice Chairman for Region 10, Douglas Gittens passed away at the Upper Demerara Regional Hospital this morning after losing his fight against COVID-19. Gittens was admitted to the hospital on Friday after complaining of feeling unwell and testing positive for COVID-19. In the past three weeks, he was busy in the Kwakwani area assisting…
PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has officially declared Guyana to be in a state of disaster by virtue of the ongoing floods. In his proclamation recorded on Thursday, the Head of State noted that as at the morning of June 7, 2021, a total of 28,228 households were affected by flooding, some with water entering their…
Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon, has implored all Guyanese to take their COVID-19 vaccines following the death of the Regional Vice-Chairman of Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice), Douglas Gittens. On Sunday, the News Room was able to confirm that Gittens passed away after he was infected with the disease, COVID-19. Gittens was a Regional…
The 22-year-old Lusignan Prison data entry clerk who was busted with a quantity of marijuana in an Ensure drink bottle has been charged for drug trafficking. The young man Joshua Sookdeo appeared in Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the charge that he had 80 grams of marijuana in his possession for the…
— as World Bank increases Guyana’s 2021 growth projection to 20.9 per cent GUYANA is expected to record the highest growth rate in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region in 2021, with its newly projected 20.9 per cent real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, according to the June edition of the World Bank’s Global…
President Irfaan Ali has officially declared a disaster in Guyana due to flooding. The President’s proclamation was recorded in the Official Gazette on Thursday. The proclamation notes that as of June 7, 2021, a total of 28,228 households were affected by flooding, some with water entering their homes, domestic animals, and livestock in distress or…
The Guyana Defence Force is reminding citizens across the country that soldiers from a number of countries are in Guyana for Operation Tradewinds, a military training exercise. As part of the exercise, there will be the movement of US military helicopters and other military vehicles in Georgetown, Bartica, Timehri and Linden. The GDF said members…
— Dr Singh describes closure of sugar estates by Coalition Govt — manner in which sugar estates were closed was ‘bad from any perspective’, ILO study concludes THE manner in which the previous government went about shutting down four of Guyana’s sugar estates was “a bad decision from any perspective,” said Dr. Thomas B. Singh,…
A post mortem examination conducted on the body of Wanda Patricia Wilson, the Linden woman who was found dead in her Kara Kara, Mackenzie, Linden home on Tuesday, has given the cause of death as multiple injuries and multiple blunt trauma to the head and body. The examination was performed by Government pathologist, Dr. Nehaul…
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has lauded the Opposition APNU+AFC for its recent efforts to encourage persons to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Opposition has launched its own public information campaign to encourage citizens to take the vaccines. During a statement in the National Assembly this afternoon, the Health Minister reminded the Assembly that the…
