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An East Ruimveldt resident who was recently arrested in connection with a murder investigation was today charged and remanded to jail for the possession of an unlicensed firearm, ammunition, and discharging a loaded firearm. 27-year-old Wayne Castello who is also known as “top Cat” appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded […]
An operation by the narcotics branch of the Police Force at De Veldt in the Berbice river has unearthed 10 marijuana fields. In a statement, the Police Force said the operation started at 4 o’clock this morning and ended at three this afternoon. During the 11-hour operation, a total of ten marijuana fields with over […]
As part of a US$1million aid package to assist Guyana in the fight against COVID-19, the Government of India through the local High Commission today handed over 29 ventilators and 30,000 Hydroxychloroquine tablets to the Government of Guyana. India has also donated thousands of face shields, face masks and personal protective gear for medical officials. […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has admitted that the Ministry of Health is facing a challenge in the turn around time for test results for coronavirus. Just after taking office a month ago, the new PPP Civic government ramped up testing for COVID-19 across the country, but the turnaround time for results moved from two […]
A 43-year-old pedal cyclist died on the spot this afternoon after being hit down by a 4×4 vehicle. He has been identified as handyman, Naresh Nandan. The accident occurred just after 1 pm outside Yokohoma Auto Trading along the Rupert Craig Highway on the East Coast of Demerara. The speeding 4×4 vehicle toppled into the […]
Leader of the Opposition Joe Harmon has publicly released his certificate of loss of US Citizenship, confirming that he is no longer a dual citizen. In the document which carries a US Government seal, it reveals that application for his relinquishment of his US Citizenship was approved on the 8th October 2019. Harmon said he […]
In an address to the nation to mark the start of Amerindian Heritage Month, President Irfaan Ali has promised to do more and keep his campaign promises to the indigenous communities. The President zeroed in the coronavirus situation in the interior regions and said the government will be lending more support to assist the affected […]
With the move by the Ministry of Health to increase testing for COVID-19, it has resulted in a growing backlog of tests still to be completed and many doctors in the public health care system are concerned. The Ministry has admitted to the backlog and has indicated that it is now seeking the help of […]
Cuban national Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his Guyanese wife Ateeka Ishmael, were back in Court again today to face additional charges related to their operation of a financial investment company that is suspected of being involved in an alleged ponzi scheme. Today, they faced 11 new charges of conspiracy to commit a felony. The Couple […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of a vagrant who did odd jobs at the Bourda market over a $200 debt. 52-year-old Ovid Chester, who is originally from the East Coast of Demerara, was stabbed multiple times to his body today after he was confronted by a vagrant who accused him of not paying him […]
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