Guyana added to CDC’s warning list over Zika virus

The U.S Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has added Guyana to the list of countries that pregnant women should avoid traveling to because of the presence of the Zika mosquito virus. Barbados and Saint Martin are also on the list along with Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Cape Verde, Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory; Brazil; Colombia; […]

Shiv retires from International Cricket

(WICB) Shivnarine Chanderpaul has officially retired from international cricket almost 22 years after making his debut. The durable left-handed batsman, affectionately known as “Tiger”, formally notified the West Indies Cricket Board in an email that he will no longer be available for selection for West Indies. “The WICB acknowledges the invaluable contribution Shiv has made […]

Gunmen attack and rob Bank of Baroda East Coast branch

Four heavily armed gunmen on Friday afternoon stormed the Bank of Baroda branch at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara and carted off an undisclosed sum of cash after holding a number of customers and bank employees at gunpoint. The only security guard who was on duty was relieved of her firearm. No […]

Judicial seminar examines scourge of domestic violence in Guyana

President David Granger has indicated his support for clear-cut investigations to be conducted into the root causes of domestic violence as concerns surrounding the scourge continue to be mounted across the country. Addressing a seminar on tackling domestic violence in Guyana on Friday, Mr. Granger told a room full of Magistrates, Judges, Government Officials and […]

Body of Venezuelan soldier found in Cuyuni river after he fell overboard in tributary in Venezuela

The Ministry of the Presidency has reported that at 8:10 this morning, the body of Private W. Zamora, an enlisted rank of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (VAF), was found in the Cuyuni River, Cuyuni –Mazaruni Region. According to the release, the partly decomposed body was discovered approximately 250 metres down river from the Guyana Defence […]

Speaker disallows “urgent” debate on Wales Estate closure

A debate on the closure of the Wales Sugar Estate was disallowed in the National Assembly on Thursday by House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland. The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) took a motion before the Assembly, seeking to suspend the business of the House and engage the government in a debate on the matter. However, […]