Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2020, 17:53 by Denis Chabrol House Speaker Manzoor Nadir on Tuesday said he and three members of his family have been tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19. His disclosure came one day after he presided over a parliamentary sitting virtually because he was not feeling well and had hoped that it was not COVID-19. ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2020, 14:02 by Denis Chabrol A nurse of Guyanese parentage on Tuesday administered a COVID-19 vaccine to United States (US) Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Multiple US news media identifies her as Patricia Cummings whose parents are Guyanese immigrants.  Nurse Cummings administered the vaccine to Ms. Harris at the United Medical Center in southeast Washington, ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2020, 13:19 by Denis Chabrol In the face of increasing problems being encountered by homebuilders about the poor quality of construction work, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) on Tuesday unveiled a guide they should follow or contractors might be compelled to fix the problems at their own cost. The CCAC said the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 28 December 2020, 16:02 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force has acquired 15 motorcycles at a cost of GYD$6.5 million to respond to a 15 percent to 20 percent increase in robberies especially in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said. Responding to questions on a financial paper that was subsequently approved by ...

Last Updated on Monday, 28 December 2020, 15:23 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has already purchased a heavy-lift Bell 412-EPi helicopter for which monies were Monday approved and the aircraft is due to arrive here the latest by next year February, well-placed sources confirmed. A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) spokeswoman on Monday said the army could not provide details  ...

Last Updated on Monday, 28 December 2020, 7:47 by Denis Chabrol The Cuban man, who allegedly hammered and knifed to death his partner and her daughter, has been arrested. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Assistant Commissioner Roystom Andries’Junor said Joel Rodriguez also known as Yoel Rodriguez Barientos was arrested at Amelia’s Ward, Linden on Sunday night. He was arrested the same ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2020, 22:58 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali  on Sunday night announced that his administration would be working to provide free education at the University of Guyana by the end of 2024. The Head of State was at the time delivering a virtual address at the Guyana’s 50th Republic Awards Ceremony and Cultural Presentation ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2020, 20:19 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is projecting a 25 percent reduction in blood donation this year, even as there are signs of a gradual increase, Director Dr. Pedro Lewis said. His figures are contained in a presentation to the Pan- American Health Organisation’s (PAHO) Virtual Campus on Public ...

Last Updated on Monday, 28 December 2020, 0:13 by Writer Homicide detectives have recovered a hammer and a knife from a house on Princess Street, Lodge near the bloodied bodies of a 34-year-old woman, Tara Krishnaran, and her 11-year-old daughter, both discovered dead. Police said the killings were committed by a “known suspect” for whom a manhunt has begun. Based ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 December 2020, 14:55 by Denis Chabrol A Guyana Police Force constable was shot and injured in his home village of Buxton, East Coast Demerara as he fled from a group of men who opened fire on him after he was beaten and robbed of gold jewellery and other items, police. Hospitalised with a gunshot wound ...