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The number of coronavirus related deaths in Guyana reached 825 today as the Ministry reported on the passing of four more persons from the virus. Two of the most recent fatalities were unvaccinated persons while one person was partially vaccinated and the vaccination status of the fourth person was unknown. The death of a 38-year-old […]
The Government of Guyana has filed Criminal and Civil action against U-Mobile Cellular company which operates Digicel in Guyana over unauthorized usage of spectrum. According to Court documents filed by the Attorney General, on the 23rd of September, Digicel received notice from the Telecommunication Agency to cease the unauthorized use of spectrum in the 700MHz […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Sharon Hicks is under investigation by the Police for demanding money with menace and fraud. She is accused of demanding $200,000 from the owner of a security service as part of an alleged deal to ensure the security service continues to get contracts from the Ministry. […]
On the same day that the Police went ahead and charged labourer Clarence Greene with setting fire to the Brickdam Police station, the Guyana Fire Service announced that while it has concluded that the cause of the fire was arson, none of the prisoners including Greene, made any confession to its investigators about starting the […]
The 24-year-old labourer who has been accused of starting a fire that gutted the Brickdam Police station was today charged with setting fire to a building that belongs to the state and remanded to jail. The accused, Clarence Greene, appeared before the Chief Magistrate with his Attorneys Ronald Daniels and Kiswana Jefford at his side. […]
The Miniter of Health Dr. Frank Anthony today warned medical practitioners that they must be thorough in screening persons who require vaccine exemption letters. Many persons who have underlying medical conditions have been meeting with their doctors for information about the COVID-19 vaccines and whether they could be exempted because of their medical condition. The […]
A female patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital was found dead in the washroom of one of the female wards and it is suspected that she may have taken her own life. In a statement issued this afternoon, the Georgetown Hospital indicated that the woman’s lifeless body was found just after 11:00 am. The Guyana […]
The ExxonMobil company today announced that it has increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to approximately 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels. Exxon has announced a new discovery at the Cataback-1 well, which brings the total significant discoveries to more than 20 within the Stabroek Block. “The Cataback-1 well […]
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 […]
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