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Intoxicated Policeman on ATV crashes into pedestrian

A Police Constable could find himself before the Court for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. A Police statement indicated that Police Constable Lyle of the Den Amstel Police Station was driving an All-Terrain Vehicle along the Den Amstel Public Road on Christmas Day when he crashed into a pedestrian. The pedestrian, […]

42 New COVID-19 Cases; Death toll climbs by 2

The coronavirus death toll in the country jumped by two today. The Ministry of Health announced the deaths of an 88-year-old man from Region Seven and a 68-year-old woman from Region Four. The two deaths have taken the total number of deaths recorded so far to 162. There are still four persons in the coronavirus […]

Linden Magistrates’ Court shut down over COVID exposure

The Magistrates’ Court at Linden has been shut down until the 4th of January over concerns about exposure to coronavirus. In a statement today, the Judiciary announced that the closure of the Court at Linden is a precautionary measure because of exposure to the Covid-19 virus, and to effect sanitization of the Court building and […]

793 new COVID-19 cases recorded so far in December

The Ministry of Health reported today that the country has recorded 45 new cases of coronavirus and one additional death. Of the 45 new cases, 34 are from the Region 10 area. The death toll now stands at 160 with the latest fatality being a 73-year-old man from Region Five. Since the start of December, […]