Daily Archives: March 17, 2021
Prison escapee recaptured within hours of escapeTaje Singh, 45, a prisoner who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara early Wednesday, has...
Bank of Baroda inks agreement for easier access to housing loans With the increasing demand for home ownership in Guyana, the government and Bank of Baroda Guyana Inc. have signed an...
Scrap metal dealers plead for trading to reopenThe Guyana Metal Recyclers Association on Wednesday hosted a meeting where they provided a platform for their stakeholders to publicly...
Guyana moves toward 10, 000 infection mark with 84 new COVID-19 casesA total of 84 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday from 881 tests, taking Guyana’s overall number of confirmed...
Women’s Health Unit introduces tool to diagnose postpartum depressionWith little currently being done to diagnose and treat postpartum depression in Guyana, the Women’s Health Unit at the Ministry...
Martin Blair wanted for murder of Sophia manA wanted bulletin has been released for Martin Blair, a 23-year-old resident of 578 ‘D’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown. Blair is...
Man, 42, is latest COVID-19 death; toll now 210Another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) died on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported. This takes...
GCB ELECTIONS: Foster bats for fair process; winner not his ‘concern’President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Hilbert Foster, said he is more concerned about having a fair and legal...
Health Ministry partners with communities, others to speed up COVID vaccination rollout In a bid to get Guyana closer to herd immunity, the Ministry of Health is partnering with other ministries, several...
Guyana is a sleeping giant in investment opportunities – President Ali tells SummitPresident Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said that Guyana is poised to become the most exciting investment destination in the Western...
Gov’t, Opposition MPs vaccinated against COVID-19Sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) and former MPs from both sides of the House were on Wednesday vaccinated against COVID-19....
Region 9 kicks off COVID vaccination in Annai, Aishalton, Sand Creek and LethemMaking progress on their target to get all Guyanese vaccinated by the end of 2021, health officials commenced the rollout...
