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Flamboyant Guyanese-American businessman Marcus Bisram has been committed to stand a High Court trial for the murder of carpenter Faiyaz Narinedatt. Magistrate Renita Singh who was directed by the DPP to reopen the Preliminary Inquiry made the decision this morning to commit Bisram to the High Court trial. Last week, the same Magistrate found that […]
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Guyana jumped to 29 last evening. In a late-night statement, the Ministry of Public Health also reported that 110 persons have now been tested. The total number of deaths remains at four. Over the past week, 21 new cases have been recorded and that figure […]
Over 200 Guyanese nationals who work on various cruise ships that are now anchored in Florida are making a desperate plea to be allowed to come home. Guyana has closed off its international airports as part of the response to the coronavirus. Only specially authorized flights are being allowed. With coronavirus ravaging through parts of […]
The Appeal Court of Guyana this morning essentially dismissed the appeal of a Full Court ruling that the High Court did not have jurisdiction to hear a judicial review case taken before it by private citizen and APNU+AFC Candidate Ulita Moore. While the Court dismissed most of the appeal about jurisdiction, it noted that the […]
The Guyana Civil Defence Commission will begin the distribution of relief hampers to citizens today as part of the government’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus by encouraging persons to stay home. The hampers will consist of food and cleaning essentials and the most vulnerable communities across the country will be targeted first. The Head of […]
Guyana entered a month’s long 6pm to 6am curfew on Friday with other measures aimed at reducing social gatherings as part of the efforts to fight the coronavirus. While many businesses made a decision to close up operations on their own, others have now been forced to follow the curfew order. Under the order, banks, […]
As the number of positive coronavirus cases in Guyana climbed to 23, the Public Health Ministry is pleading with Guyanese to stay at home and to only venture out if it is absolutely necessary. During the daily update for today, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Boyle said many citizens are still not taking the […]
US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch has brushed aside criticism that US government officials are interfering in Guyana’s internal affairs with their statements on the Guyana elections. In a statement today that appears to be in response to a recent Foreign Affairs statement about respect for Guyana’s sovereignty, Ambassador Lynch said in foreign policy, the […]
The Guyana Elections wrapped up a meeting this afternoon without a definitive decision on moving forward with a recount of all the votes for the elections. The Commission is set to meet again tomorrow when a decision will be made. At today’s meeting, the Chairperson told the Commissioners that the Commission could not consider a […]
On the heels of a number of other municipalities instituting curfews of their own in the fight against the coronavirus, the Georgetown City Council today announced that with effect from this Saturday, the City will be closing up earlier and there will be a ban on gatherings of more than five people. While not calling […]
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