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Guyana recorded 23 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 more death in the past 24 hours. A 79-year-old man from Beterverwagting died in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital becoming the 22nd COVID-19 related death. The 23 new cases are from three interior regions. Region Nine has recorded 11 more cases taking its […]
A young Doctor working on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19 in Region Nine is among the new cases of coronavirus. In a post on his Facebook page, Dr. Narash Torres revealed that despite taking all the necessary precautions, he has been tested positive for the disease. Torres explained that he has been part […]
Days after pleading guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter for the shooting death of his reputed wife, former GDF Captain, Orwain Sandy has been sentenced to life in prison for the crime. The sentence was handed down this morning by Justice Sandil Kissoon moments after the disgraced military officer pleaded for leniency. Following his […]
An early morning accident at Montrose on the East Coast Demerara has left a garbage collector dead and at least two other men nursing serious injuries. Eyewitnesses said the garbage collector was standing at the back of the garbage truck when a speeding canter truck slammed directly into it, crushing the garbage collector and killing […]
An early Tuesday morning fire at the private school, Chase’s Academy in Kingston has left the owner counting millions of dollars in losses. Fire officials were summoned to the Parade Street, Kingston building around 3 o’clock this morning after an alert security guard and neighbours noticed smoke coming from one of the offices in the […]
A 25-year-old East Ruimveldt man who was fingered in a murder outside a Mandela Avenue bar four years ago, was shot dead execution style on Monday evening on Durban Street. Dead is 25-year-old Rondel Haynes aka 3D. He was in the company of friends outside a building at Durban and Chapel Streets when he was […]
The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into threats that were made against former Government Minister Simona Broomes outside her private residence early this morning. Broomes told News Source that she was in her yard around 6am when she heard a loud knocking outside the yard. She explained that when she investigated, she saw […]
Region Nine now has the most active cases of coronavirus in Guyana. As of yesterday, there were 84 active cases in the region and that number could possibly increase as the region awaits results from 50 samples that were sent to the city for testing. Over the weekend, Guyana recorded 73 new cases of COVID-19 […]
While offering congratulations to the new President and his Government, the Atlanta based Carter Center, which served as an observer for the Guyana Elections has issued another call for urgent electoral reform in Guyana. In a statement today, The Carter Center said Guyana’s 2020 elections turned out to be a true test of the country’s […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions flexed her legal powers this morning and discontinued the private criminal charges that were filed last week against the Chairperson of the Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh. DPP, Senior Counsel Shalimar Ali-Hack wrote the Chief Magistrate this morning to inform her of the discontinuation of the case. The GECOM […]
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