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Guyana has recorded one new case of the coronavirus from a total of 51 tests completed in the past 24 hours. The country has also recorded one additional recovery, taking the total number of recoveries up to 46. There are now 69 active cases of the coronavirus in Guyana. In today’s update, Director of Primary […]
Education Minister, Nicolette Henry has announced that the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations are expected to be held within the next two months. According to a statement from the Department of Public Information, the Minister explained that ample time will be given to parents and students to prepare for the exams. She has urged […]
The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), has announced the start of a probe into a video that was posted on Facebook with a woman making racially insensitive remarks towards another ethnicity. The Commission in a statement this morning said it is particularly concerned that the post can contribute to unnecessary tension rising in the society. In […]
Hours after the National COVID-19 Task Force granted approval for over 100 Guyanese nationals stranded abroad to return home, PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo said he wants to see similar approval granted to the Carter Center to be allowed in to Guyana to observe the ongoing vote recount. President David Granger has defended his government’s […]
In a letter to the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, the People’s Progressive Party is requesting that she reveals discussions that the President had when he met with GECOM Officials and the CARICOM high-level team during his visit to the recount centre on Sunday. According to the PPP, since the President has declined to […]
The National COVID-19 Task Force has given clearance for a group of Guyanese law students studying in Trinidad and Tobago to be allowed to return home but under strict guidelines. News Source understands that as part of the guidelines for their return, all of the students will have to be tested for the Coronavirus in […]
There are now 7 new cases of the coronavirus in Guyana following tests carried out on 54 persons in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Public Health revealed today that 6 of the 7 new cases are men. Dr. Ertenisa Hamilton who is the Director of Primary Health Care Services said the trend is […]
While it was hoping to add a total of six additional workstations, Health Officials have advised the Guyana Elections that two more workstations could be accommodated at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre in keeping with physical distancing requirements. Last week, the Elections Commission Chairperson sought the advice of the Health Officials from the National Coronavirus […]
With 49 of the 64 active coronavirus cases in Guyana housed at the Diamond Hospital, the medical institution has found itself shouldering the bulk of positive cases in the country. But over the past week, some patients have complained in letters to the press about the food they are served and other circumstances they have […]
The lifeless body of a female security guard was found early this morning in Le Repentir Cemetery not too far from where the funeral home is located. She has been identified as 68-year-old Margaret Dawson of Albouystown and Timehri. The woman who worked with Professional Guard Services, was last seen alive last evening when she […]
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