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Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony today said while it has not yet been confirmed that the faster spreading Omicron variant of the COVID-19 is in Guyana, recent COVID-19 numbers indicate that the variant might be circulating here. The new variant has already been confirmed in a number of other CARICOM countries. Guyana does not […]
Two men who were allegedly part of a group that robbed and murdered martial arts trainer, Garfield Newton on Christmas Eve, were today marched before the Court to face the murder charge. Appearing in Court this morning were 24-year-old Judah Vickery also known as “Culture” of South Ruimveldt and 25-year-old Darren Baley aka “Fifty” of […]
Opposition Members on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this morning accused the government of not giving priority to the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) with PAC Chairman, Jermain Figueira labeling the non-establishment of the Commission an “untenable” situation. The Public Procurement Commission which monitors public procurement to ensure the principles of fairness, […]
A 21-year-old Venezuelan national has been arrested in Region 7 over the murder of another Venezuelan. The name of the suspect has not been released, but he was arrested yesterday in connection with the New Year’s Day murder of 51-year-old Venezuelan, Animal Sonja. The incident reportedly took place at the Arau Mountaintop in the Cuyuni […]
The Guyana Fire Service is still to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed several pieces of equipment in a section of the heart clinic at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The fire occurred early on New Year’s Day. In a statement, the Fire Service said it is working along with the Police as part […]
The decomposed headless body of a young baby was discovered this morning floating in the Five-Door Koker canal in Land of Canaan. A Police report said the make child is suspected to be between 2-3 weeks old in age. The body was discovered by a group of persons who were walking close to the koker […]
A US-based Guyanese man who was home in Linden for the holidays appeared in Court today and was charged for being in possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license and dangerous driving. The 36-year-old man, Colin Benjamin appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune and pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. He was […]
President Irfaan Ali has signed the controversial Natural Resource Fund Bill into law as well as the Local Content Bill. Both pieces of legislation are related to the management of the oil and gas sector in Guyana. The President assented to the Natural Resource Fund Bill yesterday. There was no announcement of the signing of […]
The Government continues to defend the controversial Natural Resource Fund Bill and has started a major public relations drive to justify the Bill and its contents. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat lashed out this afternoon at the Civil Society groups that called for the passage of the Bill to be delayed. He said those […]
The Opposition is holding firm to its position that the Natural Resource Fund Bill could not have been legally passed in the National Assembly since the Mace was not in its place when the Speaker called for a vote on the controversial legislation during last evening’s sitting. The Mace was grabbed from its position by […]
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