Daily Archives: July 16, 2020
Regions 1 and 4 record highest number of COVID-19 cases
Guyana recorded one new case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) within 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed...
Legendary artist George Simon dies after battle with cancer
The legendary artist George Simon, whose 2011 discovery of raised mounds in the Berbice River could hold answers to the...
UK Gov’t official calls for elections results to be declared using recount figures
The United Kingdom (UK) has thrown its support behind its Western allies calling for the March 2 General and Regional...
U.S. will not name those ‘targeted’ with visa sanctions
Individuals whose visas have been revoked by the United States Government will be informed by the consular section of the...
8pm curfew and outdoor dining allowed as phase three of Guyana’s re-opening commences
The National COVID-19 Task Force on Thursday confirmed that Phase Three of Guyana’s re-opening process will commence on July 18...
Public, private sector workers to resume office work on rotation basis
The National Covid-19 Task Force has confirmed plans to go ahead with Phase Three of Guyana’s reopening process which will...
CARICOM to hold special meeting on Guyana next week
The 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will next week hold a special meeting on Guyana in the face of President David...
Bouterse hands over power in peaceful transition in Suriname
StarNieuws, Suriname: Outgoing president Desi Bouterse placed the presidential sash for his successor Chan Santokhi. The transfer of power in the...
Archer’s act ‘could have cost us millions of pounds’- Giles
Jofra Archer‘s decision to go home between Tests “could have been a disaster” which cost English cricket “tens of millions of pounds,”...
Sibley, Stokes give England first day honours
Half-centuries from Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes made it England’s day as the second Test against West Indies began at...
Second construction worker dies in Banks DIH building collapse
One week after a Banks DIH Building collapsed on him at Ruimveldt Industrial Site, Anthony Lowe, a construction worker succumbed...
High turnout of students sitting CSEC, CAPE exams
Four days into the sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE),...
