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The Central Immigration and Passport Office is asking persons to visit the passport offices in their community and avoid heading to the main office in Georgetown. In a statement, the Police Force said in keeping with the established Covid-19 guidelines in the country, the Central Immigration and Passport Office at Camp Street, Georgetown, “will be […]
A new problem with the recently installed gas compressor on the Liza Destiny Oil Production vessel has forced the ExxonMobil company to slash its oil production by 90,000 barrels of oil per day. In a statement this evening, the company said the decision could potentially affect Guyana’s next oil lift which is due in a […]
With the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths rising steadily in the country, President Irfaan Ali has issued a call on citizens to act more responsibly and follow the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the President said citizens need to understand that the virus can only be […]
The Guyana Police Force has reported that the young gold miner, Avinash Fernandes who was found dead in the Arakaka River after going missing from his mining camp, died from injuries consistent with manual strangulation. The body of the 20-year-old was found last Wednesday in the Arakaka river in Region One. He was last seen […]
Former Minister of Public Health under the APNU+AFC Government and Executive Member of the PNC Reform, Dr. George Norton was today charged with misconduct in public office. He was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charge and was granted bail in the sum of $400,000. Norton was handcuffed and placed in the […]
Two inmates of the Lusignan jail are now hospitalized with chop and stab wounds after they were involved in a jailhouse brawl with each other. In a statement, the Guyana Prison Service related that it remains unclear what triggered the fight between inmates Gerald Jones and Kaley Roberts. There was a reported verbal confrontation between […]
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is set to announce a major change to its top management with the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer who takes office from early May. GTT announced this morning that veteran telecommunications expert Damian Blackburn will be taking over as the new Chief Executive Officer while the outgoing […]
Two Senior Police Ranks, Woman Superintendent of Police, Loraine Saul, and Assistant Superintendent of Police, Kurt Smith have been jointly charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony. The charges stem from allegations of fraud. Saul was the Officer in Charge of the Brickdam Police Station Other Ranks Mess while Smith was the […]
The month of April has not reached its midway point as yet, but Guyana has already recorded 940 new coronavirus cases and 25 deaths in the month. In the past two days alone, six deaths were recorded. In its latest report, the Health Ministry revealed 40 new cases and three new deaths in the past […]
Police in Essequibo have arrested a 22-year-old woman who made a claim that she was kidnapped on social media, but when visited by Police officers, her story turned out to be untrue. In a Facebook post last week, the young woman claimed that after boarding a taxi with three other persons, she was kidnapped by […]
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