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Prisoners housed at the Lusignan Prison can expect better accommodation in the new year when work on three additional holding facilities inside the prison compound is completed. The new facilities are being constructed at a cost of over $1 billion. The media was taken on a tour of the facility at the prison this morning. […]
Six years after he was arrested, charged, and remanded to jail for the murder of his reputed wife, former Police Sergeant Colin Bailey walked free of the charge. During the trial this morning, the Prosecution admitted to the Judge that the witnesses in the matter would not provide any evidence tying the former police officer […]
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has revealed that while no decision has been made on administering a COVID-19 booster shot, there is some consideration. While some countries have started to administer an additional vaccine shot as a booster, several other countries have stayed away from issuing additional shots, saying the additional shot is not […]
Former General Secretary of the People National Congress, Aubrey Norton is confident that he will be the next leader of the 64-year-old party, replace the incumbent leader, David Granger when the Congress is held later this year. The long-overdue biennial delegates Congress of the party is scheduled for no later than December 13. During a […]
A nail technician’s career switch has landed her in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after she was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with a quantity of cocaine in frozen curry and frozen pepperpot. 33-year-old Malika Lambert was preparing to board a flight to Panama with connections to New York when CANU […]
The Guyana Fire Service is observing its 64th anniversary and during an anniversary parade along Brickdam this morning, the Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said the service is in need of a revised and continuous assessment so that it can better meet the needs of the nation. “While we know that being here today that […]
Guyana has recorded six additional COVID-19 related deaths over the last 24hrs, pushing the overall death toll to 848. Almost 50% of the total number of deaths have occurred in Region Four, according to the Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, revealed that of the 848 persons who have died from […]
Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in getting information about the whereabouts of 25-year-old Seon Caesar, who is also known as “Ratty”. The Kaneville, East Bank Demerara resident is wanted for the murder of Nelson Thomas called “Rambo”. The 36-year-old miner was stabbed to death in Kaneville during a robbery, hours after he returned […]
The CEVON’s Waste Disposal company was attacked by gunmen early this morning who tied up the security guards and escaped with a safe with an undisclosed sum of money. The Police report of the incident said it was around 2 o’clock this morning when a security guard was held at gunpoint in the guard hut […]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that her island will receive 7000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine from Guyana today. This is the second vaccine donation to Barbados from Guyana. It was Barbados that made the first donation of vaccines to Guyana to kickstart Guyana’s vaccination drive earlier this year. The Prime […]
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