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On the same day that the Police went ahead and charged labourer Clarence Greene with setting fire to the Brickdam Police station, the Guyana Fire Service announced that while it has concluded that the cause of the fire was arson, none of the prisoners including Greene, made any confession to its investigators about starting the […]
The 24-year-old labourer who has been accused of starting a fire that gutted the Brickdam Police station was today charged with setting fire to a building that belongs to the state and remanded to jail. The accused, Clarence Greene, appeared before the Chief Magistrate with his Attorneys Ronald Daniels and Kiswana Jefford at his side. […]
The Miniter of Health Dr. Frank Anthony today warned medical practitioners that they must be thorough in screening persons who require vaccine exemption letters. Many persons who have underlying medical conditions have been meeting with their doctors for information about the COVID-19 vaccines and whether they could be exempted because of their medical condition. The […]
A female patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital was found dead in the washroom of one of the female wards and it is suspected that she may have taken her own life. In a statement issued this afternoon, the Georgetown Hospital indicated that the woman’s lifeless body was found just after 11:00 am. The Guyana […]
The ExxonMobil company today announced that it has increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to approximately 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels. Exxon has announced a new discovery at the Cataback-1 well, which brings the total significant discoveries to more than 20 within the Stabroek Block. “The Cataback-1 well […]
Motorists are expected to get some ease at the pump from this morning as the Government has announced a further reduction in the excise tax on gasoline and diesel to ease the domestic impact of the continuous rise in the world market price for fuel. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced last evening that the […]
Deputy Police Superintendent Dexter Brown was remanded to jail today after he was charged with trafficking more than 20 pounds of marijuana. The Police Officer appeared today at the Vigilance Magistrate Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore. The Magistrate remanded the accused Police Officer to jail until the 2nd November 2021. Officer Brown was arrested on […]
In the first five days of the month of October, Guyana has recorded just over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases and a total of 20 deaths. The trend remains worrying for Health Officials who fear that the current spread of the virus could continue for weeks if more persons do not get vaccinated and follow the […]
The Ministry of Health has made a decision to establish an oxygen plant at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliendaal which is being used to house COVID-19 patients. The oxygen plant will be able to fully supply the needs of the hospital as the number of hospitalisations as a result of COVID-19 remain high. Many […]
The Guyana-Suriname ferry service will resume full daily operations on the 24th October, subject to a joint final inspection and approval from regulatory maritime authorities The regular ferry service was suspended last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crossings were eventually allowed for two days in the week. In a statement, the Ministry of Works […]
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