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Although for most of 2020, Guyana had its borders closed and there was a slowdown in activities across the country as a curfew was instituted, the authorities still found themselves dealing with a large number of trafficking in persons cases. During a training programme for members of the Police Force on trafficking in persons, it […]
Four months after escaping from the Lusignan prison, a 48-year-old murder accused has been recaptured. The Prison Service and the Guyana Police Force today announced that escapee Phillip Jhagroo was recaptured in the village of Ruby on the West Coast of Demerara. The Police statement said he was captured by Police ranks around 7 o’clock […]
One day after sugar workers at Blairmont and Albion protested for increased salaries, workers attached to the Uitvlugt estate joined the picket line this morning. The Uitvlugt workers are demanding that the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) ends its procrastination regarding salary discussions between the Union and the Corporation. The workers have expressed a willingness to […]
A 23-year-old mason from Guyhoc Park who was stabbed to the chest on Saturday by the brother of his girlfriend has died. The mason, Daniel Boutrin passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital this morning. A Police report of the stabbing incident stated that the two men got into an argument over a bicycle […]
Residents of Bartica and other Region 7 communities will now have easier access to the services of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) with the opening of its sub-office in Bartica. Some of the services which will be offered to the region include inspection services and testing of concrete hollow blocks along with the […]
The Guyana Police Force intends to continue its crackdown on the nightspots and bars that are found breaching the COVID-19 guidelines. In the past two weeks, the Police Force has been moving around the city and shutting those businesses that are found open beyond the opening hours as stated in the COVID-19 guidelines. Senior Police […]
A group of nurses from Linden brought their protests to the city today as they continued to make their objections against the reinstatement of the Linden Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer. The nurses picketed the Ministry of Health this morning, objecting to the Ministry’s decision to reinstall the CEO Rudy Small one day after removing him. […]
Sugar workers attached to the Albion and Blairmont estates launched protest action today, threatening to down tools if their demands for salary and wage increases are not met. In a statement on Monday, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union stated that the sugar company, GUYSUCO has been slothfull in addressing the issue of salary […]
Linden’s premier secondary institution, the Mackenzie High School recently received a gift of ten laptops and other learning material from its North American Alumni Association. The laptops are expected to assist teachers and students as they continue to navigate home schooling during the pandemic. The laptops and supplies were procured through donations from old students […]
A 71-year-old man from Region 4 became the country’s latest COVID-19 related death on Saturday, as announced by the Ministry of Health. The total number of deaths in Guyana has now climbed to 207 with 9 of those deaths being recorded in the past 13 days. According to the Ministry of Health, there are five […]
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