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Regional Health Officers across the country have been asked by the Ministry of Health to identify those health workers who have been on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. Those identified will benefit from the $150 million that was passed in this year’s budget for health care workers. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony told […]
With the weatherman predicting that more heavy rainfall could pound Guyana’s coastal region and the nation’s capital over the next 24 hours, various Government Departments and the Georgetown City Council have dispatched assessment teams to look at flooding in a number of areas. In Georgetown, which is seeing widespread flooding in a number of communities, […]
Police investigators are continuing their probe of the death of a young couple in their Eccles East Bank Demerara home. Investigators believe it may be a case of murder/suicide. The burnt bodies of 34-year-old barber, Leeroy King, and his reputed wife 35-year-old Cindy Moses were found in their Eccles home after firemen responded and managed […]
42-year-old, businessman, Robert Benn who opened fire on a car that was turning around on his bridge four years ago, killing a 24-year-old man and injuring his girlfriend, was today sentenced to six and a half years in jail for the man’s death and three years for the attempted murder of the girlfriend. The businessman […]
A 32-year-old ex-Policeman was sentenced to 14 years in jail today for the killing of Sterling Products Security Officer Wilfred Stewart and Guyana Geology and Mines (GGMC) engineer, Trevor Abrams, five years ago. The ex-Policeman Orin Arthur appeared before Justice Navindra Singh to face the two murder charges and immediately opted to plead guilty to […]
For the second straight day, Guyana recorded two more COVID-19 deaths. Four deaths have been recorded in the first three days of this month, taking the total number of deaths in the country to 130. According to the Ministry of Health, the two latest victims are a 77-year-old woman from Region Two and a 92-year-old […]
Hours after the Guyana Police Force announced its $3 million reward for information about the murder of Berbice teens, Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh, the Attorney for the Henry family, Nigel Hughes said the offer of that reward at this time is an admission of failure by the Police Force. Speaking during a […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC has given the Clerk of the National Assembly a 24-hour ultimatum to provide a copy of the citizenship renunciation certificate for Tourism Minister Oneidge Waldron. The Opposition has warned that the Clerk’s failure to do so will result in the commencement of legal proceedings. In a letter to the Clerk of the […]
Appearing to have reached a dead end in the investigations of teenage cousins, Joel and Isaiah Henry and 17-year-old Haresh Singh, the Guyana Police Force today announced a $3 million reward for information that could lead to the arrest of suspects in the three murders. In its statement, the Guyana Police Force said the investigations […]
Copa Airlines has restarted its service to Guyana from Panama. Copa was forced to suspend its service to Guyana back in March after the airports were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. With its return, the Panamanian flag carrier will operate one flight per week, but the schedule is expected to see additional flights being […]
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