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Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon is accusing President Irfaan Ali of making false promises to citizens all across the country. Harmon’s comments came following the President’s visit to Linden on Thursday where he announced that residents of Region 10 will soon benefit from the construction of 1000 new homes. The President offered no details on the plan. Today, […]
Three men from Berbice were today charged and remanded to jail for the murders of teen cousins, Isaiah and Joel Henry in the Cotton Tree Backdam, West Coast Berbice. The three, 34-year-old Anil Sancharra, 30-year-old Vinod Gopaul and 34-year-old, Akash Singh appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh this afternoon and were not required to enter a […]
The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has amended the National COVID-19 regulations to allow indoor dining. In the gazetted amended order, restaurants will now be allowed to accommodate indoor dining, but at 40% of the capacity of the restaurant. Additionally, tables and chairs should be placed six-feet apart and no more than four persons […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Guyana Police Force to go ahead with murder charges against three West Coast Berbice men for the murder of Joel and Isaiah Henry. The three men who are expected to face charges as early as tomorrow have been identified as Anil Sanchara, Vinod Gopaul and Akash Singh. […]
While not divulging details of the plan, President Irfaan Ali announced today that his government will be moving to construct 1000 new homes in the Region Ten area. The President and a number of senior government Ministers traveled to Linden today for a cabinet outreach. During a meeting with community leaders, President Ali said the […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has ordered the destruction of more than 4,500 imported light switches, which were found to be inadequately labelled and lacked the required certification mark. The items were destroyed yesterday in the presence of GNBS’ inspectors. According to the GNBS, the items were imported by a City Importer back […]
With effect from Friday, the United Kingdom will be banning arrivals in the country from Brazil and a number of other South American countries including Guyana over concerns about the a new coronavirus variant. The British Transportation Minister, Grant Shapps made the announcement today. “I’ve taken the urgent decision to ban arrivals from Argentina, Brazil, […]
Screams of anguish from relatives filled the air in Little Diamond this morning as a 26-year-old woman got trapped in her house as fire ripped through it. She never made it out. The dead woman has been identified as Crystle Chung. Firemen were called to the scene early this morning after a blaze was noticed […]
As Guyana continues to deal with increased cases of coronavirus, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed today that since the start of the pandemic in Guyana, more than 500 children under the age of 14 years have tested positive. The Minister said children are mostly asymptomatic and therefore would have no symptoms of the virus. […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has denounced what it calls, the unilateral declaration by the outgoing United States administration to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. In a statement, CARICOM said Cuba’s international conduct does not in any way warrant that designation. CARICOM accused the outgoing Trump administration of further attacking Cuba which will […]
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