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The Hydromet Office has issued flood warnings for several parts of the country as more heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are expected in the coming days. Several parts of the city are under floodwaters following overnight and early morning rainfall. On Monday, there was also flooding in several areas. The National Flood Task Force visited a […]
Three fires on Christmas day in three parts of the country have left a total of 13 people homeless, according to the Guyana Fire Service. In Georgetown, an early Christmas morning fire at Rose Street, West Ruimveldt gutted a one flat concrete building occupied by a family of four. The Fire Service said the suspected […]
Three more unvaccinated persons have died from COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health. In its latest COVID-19 report which was issued last evening, the Ministry of Health reported that all three of the latest fatalities were women who were not vaccinated against the virus. Two were from the East Berbice-Corentyne Region while the other […]
A time of celebration has been turned into mourning for a Georgetown family following the shooting death of 40-year-old Martial Arts Instructor and bodyguard Garfield Newton. A police report stated that Newton was walking along Campbell Street in Alboustown on Christmas Eve night after uplifting gold and silver jewellery from a goldsmith when he was […]
The one-month tax-free bonus that has been paid out to members of the Joint Services carries a cost of $1.2 Billion, according to the Ministry of Finance. In a statement today, the Ministry of Finance said its staff members worked around the clock to ensure that the payments were made in a timely manner following […]
In its end-of-year report, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), reported that it faced a total of 63 strikes by its workers during 2021 and that resulted in the loss of 20,000 man-days. The sugar company said those strikes cost the company over $740 million. The company complained that in the month of October, which is […]
While it is pleased that members of the Joint Services will be benefitting from a tax-free month’s salary as a holiday bonus, the Guyana Public Service Union believes the same should have been extended to the healthcare workers and other public servants who have been working on the frontline. In an interview, GPSU President Patrick […]
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana climbed to 1,042 today as the Ministry of Health announced the passing of two residents from the East-Berbice Corentyne area. The two have been identified as a 45-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman, who were both unvaccinated. In the past week alone, the East Berbice Corentyne area has seen […]
The Linden taxi driver who was held earlier this week during a CANU operation with over one kilogram of foreign marijuana appeared in Court this morning and was granted $200,000 bail. The accused, Ezera Greene aka “Dingo” appeared before Magistrate Wonda Fortune at the Linden Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of […]
President Irfaan Ali this morning urged the business community to prepare for a good year next year. But this he said will take a lot of forward planning since the country is moving in a different direction. The President this morning hosted a breakfast for the Private Sector Commission and it was there that he […]
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