Guyana among 76 countries to benefit from debt relief from multinational agencies

Guyana has been included among 76 countries named by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to benefit from a suspension of...

COVID-19: UN calls on Guyana to introduce urgent stringent measures

The United Nations (UN) has expressed concerns that social gatherings are continuing in Guyana, despite advisories against it as the world continues to grapple...

Rotary Guyana, local business launch “Community Covid-19 Initiative”

Rotary Guyana, in collaboration with members of the local business community, recently launched a "Community Covid-19 Initiative". This initiative was established to address the...

Coronavirus: More than 900 deaths in a day in Italy

(BBC) - Italy has recorded 969 new coronavirus deaths, its highest daily figure in the outbreak so far. It means 9,134 people have now died...

Guyana gets 1,100 COVID-19 test kits from PAHO/WHO

The Pan-American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has donated over 1000 kits to test for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Public Health Minister Volda...

Giftland Mall closed from April 1, but Pharmacy and Supermarket will remain open

Management at the Giftland Mall has advised that the popular shopping centre and entertainment complex will be closed temporarily from April 1, 2020 due...

COVID-19: We need to change our behavioral patterns, practice social distancing – GCCI

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) says that if Guyana is to truly stop the transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),...

Guyana Tourism Authority to implement measures to offset impact of COVID-19

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) will soon implement several measures to assist those in the tourism sector to offset the impact of the Novel...

Ramjattan threatens to revoke licenses of bar owners flouting COVID-19 rules; pleads for social...

Bar operators who insist on doing business, encouraging gatherings could have their licenses revoked for flouting Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rules laid out by the...

COVID-19: Passengers renege on promise to be quarantined after receiving special permission to return...

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has expressed dismay at the conduct and behavior of some of the passengers who sought, and were granted...

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