Monthly Archives: December 2021
Jail time, $97k fine if persons found with or selling fireworksBy Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.stagingsites.cc Every year around special holidays like Christmas and New Year’s, fireworks and firecrackers flood the local...
Parents have to ‘show interest’ and encourage vaccination among teens- Health Min.There is a lower-than-expected vaccination uptake among the children currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and Health Minister Dr. Frank...
Four persons nominated for new Police Service Commission; Chairman’s selection outstandingThe Parliamentary Committee of Appointments has nominated four persons to sit on the new Police Service Commission once reconstituted. In...
Gov’t and Private Sector to join forces in massive clean-up of Georgetown next yearPresident Irfaan Ali Wednesday said that maintaining a clean country was not only part of patriotism but also forms a...
Nude body of unidentified man found with gaping head woundA party of policemen in the wee hours of Thursday discovered the body of an unidentified man of East Indian...
GCB president hopeful for restart of local cricket in 2022President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Bissoondyal Singh, said he is hopeful that local cricket can make a restart...
IPL 2022: Lara named Sunrisers’ strategic advisor and batting coachSunrisers Hyderabad have announced changes to their support staff ahead of the next IPL, bringing in the former West Indies...
IPL 2022 auction to be held on February 12-13 in BengaluruThe Indian Premier League (IPL) mega-auction will be a two-day affair, on February 12 and 13, and will be held...
ICC to make US$3 million bid for cricket’s inclusion in 2028 OlympicsAfter a stalled Olympic push over the last year amid internal politicking, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is hoping to...
Taxi driver shot, robbed by bandits in LindenA 35-year-old taxi driver is in a stable condition at the Linden Hospital Complex nursing a gunshot injury to his...
Wide consultations for private sector rep. on oil fund Board- PSC Chairman promisesThere will be wide consultations across the local private sector to select the single private sector representative expected to sit...
Unvaccinated woman dies from COVID; 40 new cases recordedAn 69-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, as reported by the Ministry of...
