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The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana climbed to 1,042 today as the Ministry of Health announced the passing of two residents from the East-Berbice Corentyne area. The two have been identified as a 45-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman, who were both unvaccinated. In the past week alone, the East Berbice Corentyne area has seen […]
The Linden taxi driver who was held earlier this week during a CANU operation with over one kilogram of foreign marijuana appeared in Court this morning and was granted $200,000 bail. The accused, Ezera Greene aka “Dingo” appeared before Magistrate Wonda Fortune at the Linden Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of […]
President Irfaan Ali this morning urged the business community to prepare for a good year next year. But this he said will take a lot of forward planning since the country is moving in a different direction. The President this morning hosted a breakfast for the Private Sector Commission and it was there that he […]
The Parliamentary Committee of Appointments headed by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs has nominated four persons to sit on the new Police Service Commission. The Committee has submitted its report and has informed the National Assembly that it has meaningfully consulted with the Guyana Police Association, the Association of Former Members of the Guyana Police […]
Setting off loud jubilation by soldiers at Camp Ayanganna this afternoon, President Irfaan Ali announced the return of the one month’s salary tax-free bonus for members of the Joint Services. During his address to members of the GDF who are based at the headquarters of the Force, the President said members of the Joint Services […]
A #77 village Berbice resident is to be charged for possession of cocaine after agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit found just over 163 grams of cocaine in his possession. In a statement, CANU said some of its agents were conducting an operation in the Berbice area on Tuesday when a man riding a […]
The Ministry of Health has established special clinics at public hospitals across the country to assist and treat persons who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still facing long-term effects of the virus. According to Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, researchers have discovered that the COVID-19 virus enters cells across the body and affects […]
The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana is calling on the Minister of Local Government to withdraw his statement, which called for the “defrocking” of two Appeal Court Judges over the Court’s decision in the election petition case. The Bar Council said the Minister’s comments are not befitting an office of the executive […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for two Linden men in connection with a narco-trafficking investigation. The two have been identified as 25-year-old Royden Bundock of One Mile, Wismar Linden and 25-year-old Shaquile Lambert of Mackenzie, Linden. The narco-trafficking investigation dates back to September. The Guyana Police Force has not released any […]
In an attack on the Judiciary and the Appeal Court’s ruling to establish jurisdiction to hear an election petition appeal, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall has issued a call for the Chancellor of the Judiciary and Appeal Justice Dawn Gregory to be fired over their decision. In a statement on his Facebook page, Minister […]
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