The US Embassy in Georgetown today announced that the US government will be making US$475,000 available to the authorities in Guyana to assist the country in its fight against the coronavirus. The embassy said the money is part of the US Government’s humanitarian efforts to fight the disease. It also forms part of the ongoing…

–‘Food & Drug’ warns importers THE Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) will not approve the importation and use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) that have not received clearance from the World Health Organisation (WHO), its Director, Dr. Marlan Cole announced on Wednesday. To date, the WHO has only approved the use of

The body of 32-year-old Ryan Khayum was recovered in the Pomeroon River Wednesday afternoon, two days after he fell overboard after a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) vessel crashed into his boat. A relative, Ramroop Mahase told the News Room that it was actually Khayum’s wife that led the search team to where the accident occurred;…

A fight between a group of inmates at the Lusignan prison’s holding bay has left a 30-year-old remand prisoner dead. Prison authorities have identified the dead prisoner as 30-year-old Jason Dundas. Police investigators have been called in to probe the murder. A statement from the Police last evening indicated that there was a scuffle among…

…Commission considering draft order; awaiting word from CARICOM By Svetlana Marshall WITHIN days, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to announce the commencement date for the national recount of the ballots cast at the March 2 General and Regional Elections. The elections commission is currently considering a draft order even as it awaits communication

[BBC] – President Donald Trump has said his plan to ban immigration into the US will last for 60 days and apply only to those seeking permanent residence. Mr Trump, who had announced the move in an ambiguous tweet, said the measure would protect Americans who had lost jobs because of the coronavirus. The decision…

Following the intervention of President David Granger, the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has agreed that the CARICOM Officials expected to fly into Guyana to be part of the election recount process could have the WHO-approved test for the coronavirus completed in their home country prior to their travel to Guyana. They will be permitted…

– report filed to police, cybercrime unit CHAIR of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, on Monday, said she has filed a report withthe Guyana Police Force and the Cybercrime Unit about an alleged plot to have her assassinated. “Of course, I reported this to the police, but not only the police,

By Avenash Ramzan Had it not been for a hundred and a seven-wicket haul on the same day in 2014, life could have been a lot different for Kevin Sinclair. A frail 14-year-old, playing for Police back then, Sinclair thumped the Rose Hall Canje bowlers to all part of the ground and then, with ball…

The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service have launched a manhunt for 4 prisoners who escaped from the holding area of the Lusignan Prison on Sunday night. Three of the prisoners were on remand for various crimes while the fourth was serving a three-year prison sentence. The escaped prisoners have been identified as…