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Declaring that the Government appears to have no plan or strategy to handle the current COVID-19 situation in Guyana, the opposition APNU+AFC today described the PPP’s handling of the pandemic since taking office as “disastrous”. There are more than 1000 active COVID-19 cases in the country with 80 deaths recorded as of Tuesday. 60 of […]
A 50-year-old man from Port Kaituma, North West District who was caught engaged in a sexual act with the corpse of a woman who died from COVID-19 has pleaded guilty to the crime. He will be sentenced today. The unemployed man, Leroy Chacon, appeared before the Matthew’s Ridge Magistrates’ Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to […]
Police and Prison officials are seeking the public’s help in locating convicted prisoner, James Moore who escaped from the Lusignan prison on Tuesday afternoon. According to a statement from Prison Director Gladwin Samuels, the 23-year-old prisoner who was serving a three-year sentence for armed robbery was discovered missing after conducting duties in the prison’s kitchen. […]
Two more persons died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Health announced the deaths of a 77-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman. Both have been identified as residents of Region Four. The two latest deaths have brought the number of total deaths to 80. 60 […]
The Ministry of Health revealed today that 59 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Guyana as of midnight Monday. The 59 new cases have taken the total number of active cases to 1,110. Of the more than 1100 active cases, 917 of those persons who tested positive for COVID-19 are in home isolation […]
Evidence gathered as part of the probe of the murders of Berbice teens Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh, have been sent to St. Lucia for detailed tests and analysis, according to President Irfaan Ali. A team of investigators from the Regional Security System is currently in Guyana to assist in the probe. During […]
Nurses and other medical staff at the Georgetown Hospital have been warned by the Hospital’s Human Resource Department that they could face disciplinary action for “abandonment of post” because of their protest action. Earlier today and last Friday, over 150 nurses and other medical staff protested outside the hospital for better working conditions, improved risk […]
Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has signaled to his party, the Alliance For Change, that it should begin the process of seeking his replacement in the National Assembly as he intends to resign as a Member of Parliament. Patterson who tendered his resignation as General Secretary of the AFC on Monday remains upset, […]
With its service disrupted for months because of the Coronavirus pandemic, Caribbean Airlines has moved to temporarily layoff some of its staffers across its network while others will face salary reductions. In a statement, the regional carrier pointed out that the measures are temporary and part of its efforts to ensure the airline’s recovery. Caribbean […]
Three weeks after the murders of teenage cousins, Joel and Isaiah Henry and 17-year-old Haresh Singh in the West Coast Berbice area, a five-member team of Investigators from the Regional Security System, (RSS) has arrived in Guyana to assist the Guyana Police Force with the probe. In a statement, the Police Force said the Regional […]
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