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The Government today signed an order that allows the compulsory acquisition of the Ocean View Hotel Property. The property will be transformed into a National Sanatorium for the treatment of COVID-19 patients and related illnesses. The Order which has been gazetted declares the construction of the National Sanitorium, a public work. News Source understands that […]
Three members of the Guyana Defence Force were killed on the spot this morning when pyrotechnic material exploded as it was being prepared for destruction at the GDF Base Camp Stephenson at Timehri. The three dead soldiers have been identified as 23-year-old Lance Corporal Kevon Nicholson of New Amsterdam; 28-year-old Lance Corporal Tooney Peneux of […]
A 67-year-old man has become the 9th person to die from the coronavirus in Guyana. News Source understands that he passed away last evening in the Coronavirus Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Hospital. He was housed in the ICU for several days and reportedly suffered from other pre-existing medical conditions. His name has been […]
The Government of Guyana through the National COVID-19 Task Force is getting ready to announce an extension of the current curfew and other measures as it continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Multiple sources close to the Task Force have indicated that the recommendation is that the measures be extended for another month, expiring on […]
One of four prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison’s Holding Bay two Sundays ago has been recaptured. 24-year-old Sasenarine Bisnauth was arrested last night without incident in the cane field behind the Beterverwaghting Sideline Dam on the East Coast of Demerara. A police report said he was found in the possession of a cutlass. […]
Five months after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest, Police investigators have caught murder suspect Lennox Estwick. The 23-year-old man was arrested early this morning in a house at Lovers Lane, Amelia’s Ward in Linden. Estwick was wanted for the murder of gold miner, Deon Stoll who was gunned down during a robbery […]
There is growing concern that as many persons deal with fear of the coronavirus, that fear is having a toll on their mental health. According to the Director of the Mental Health Unit in Guyana, Dr. Util Thomas, the pandemic has forced persons to adapt to a new lifestyle to protect themselves and family and […]
A number of communities in Central Georgetown and surrounding areas have been identified as having the most cases of the coronavirus. The total number of confirmed cases in Guyana increased by three overnight, taking the total number to 78. The Public Health Ministry identified Central Georgetown as the epicenter of the pandemic in Guyana. According […]
Four men have died after their boat was involved in an accident last evening in the Berbice River with another boat that was suspected of transporting marijuana at the time. The impact pitched occupants of the two boats into the river. The accident occurred close to 7pm in the vicinity of Friendship Village, Berbice. According […]
The ExxonMobil company along with its partners in the Guyana oil exploration, CNOOC and Hess have doled out $60 Million to assist Guyana in the fight against the coronavirus. The Civil Defence Commission has received $40 million to support the Ministry of Public Health for additional quarantine facilities, food, sanitation items and equipment, including personal […]
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