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Motorists are expected to get some ease at the pump from this morning as the Government has announced a further reduction in the excise tax on gasoline and diesel to ease the domestic impact of the continuous rise in the world market price for fuel. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced last evening that the […]
Deputy Police Superintendent Dexter Brown was remanded to jail today after he was charged with trafficking more than 20 pounds of marijuana. The Police Officer appeared today at the Vigilance Magistrate Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. The Magistrate remanded the accused Police Officer to jail until the 2nd November 2021. Officer Brown was arrested on […]
In the first five days of the month of October, Guyana has recorded just over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases and a total of 20 deaths. The trend remains worrying for Health Officials who fear that the current spread of the virus could continue for weeks if more persons do not get vaccinated and follow the […]
The Ministry of Health has made a decision to establish an oxygen plant at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliendaal which is being used to house COVID-19 patients. The oxygen plant will be able to fully supply the needs of the hospital as the number of hospitalisations as a result of COVID-19 remain high. Many […]
The Guyana-Suriname ferry service will resume full daily operations on the 24th October, subject to a joint final inspection and approval from regulatory maritime authorities The regular ferry service was suspended last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crossings were eventually allowed for two days in the week. In a statement, the Ministry of Works […]
A massive brain bleed and heart disease have been listed as the cause of death for the 13-year-old who collapsed and died shortly after he was administered a 2nd dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. The post-mortem was conducted by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh, who found that the teen suffered massive bleeding […]
Hours after the suspect in the Brickdam Police Station fire told his Attorneys that he never confessed to starting the blaze and played no part in the fire at the station, the Guyana Police Force has dismissed the statement and has reiterated that it has the man’s confession on video. According to the Police, the […]
Guyana’s economy recorded a growth rate of 14.5% in the first half of this year, with the oil sector fueling the majority of that growth. In its mid-year report, the Ministry of Finance indicated that while overall growth for the first six months of this year stands at 14.5%, the non-oil economy recorded growth of […]
The man the Police claimed confessed to starting the fire that gutted the Brickdam Police station is denying that he ever made any such confession and he is accusing the Police of forcing him to sign a statement after he was allegedly assaulted during questioning. The man, Clarence Greene, who was in the Brickdam lockups […]
Two days after the President lambasted the response of the Guyana Fire Service to the fire which gutted the Brickdam Police Station, the Ministry of Home Affairs has sent Fire Chief, Kalamadeen Edoo on leave with immediate effect. Mr. Edoo who was appointed Fire Chief in February has not been told the length of time […]
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