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The Government of Suriname has suspended the Canawaima Ferry Service indefinitely in a bid to curb the COVID-19 cases in Suriname, the Ministry of Public Works has announced. The Ministry, through the Junior Public Works Minister, Deodat Indar, said only repatriation trips will be allowed and health emergency evacuations during the lockdown. “Effective today to […]
With a spike in new COVID-19 cases and an increase in deaths from the virus, President Irfaan Ali today said while there are no plans to adjust the national curfew, there will be tougher enforcement of the national guidelines. There have been calls for the government to go back to the 6pm to 6am curfew […]
As the probe continues into a fuel import scandal at the state-owned Guyana Oil Company, President Irfaan Ali has asked for the removal of the Company Director and the Finance Director who met with an importer, seeking a supply of a large quantity of heavy fuel for the company. At a press conference this morning, […]
For the third time within a month, a Guyanese traveler to the United States has been busted while attempting to smuggle whistling birds into the US. While in the two previous incidents, the bird smugglers were fined at the JFK Airport and sent back to Guyana, in the latest case, the smuggler has been charged. […]
Three dorm students of the Linden Foundation Secondary School have tested positive for Coronavirus. There are now efforts underway in the Linden community to get contact tracing done, especially since the students who are preparing for CXC exams were attending classes as recent as late last week. Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams summoned a meeting […]
American Airlines is reminding passengers that as part of its COVID-19 guidelines, the check-in time for all of its departing flights now close 90 minutes before the schedule departure time. In the past few weeks, several of the airlines’ passengers leaving Guyana have complained about turning up at the airport only to find themselves locked […]
Scores of workers attached to the Guyana Power and Light company (GPL) used their lunch break today to protest outside the company’s Main Street headquarters, calling for their salary increase issue to be resolved. The GPL workers are represented by the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial & Industrial Employees, (NAACIE). According to the Union’s General […]
The ExxonMobil company has announced another major oil discovery in Guyana. In a statement, the company said the latest discovery was made at the Uaru-2 well in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. “Uaru-2 will add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate for the block, which is currently estimated to be approximately 9 […]
An operation by the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit in the town of Corriverton in Berbice has netted 57 lbs of marijuana, resulting in the arrest of a suspected drug trafficker. During the operation on Monday in Little India #79 Village, Corriverton, CANU agents arrested the suspect Wesley Anthonio Barry. He is the owner of the […]
Two more persons died from coronavirus late on Monday, taking the total number of persons who passed away yesterday to five. According to a statement from the Health Ministry, the two latest victims were a 72-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man from Region Four. The number of coronavirus-related deaths in the country continues to soar […]
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