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661 COVID-19 cases recorded in 5 days

661 new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded in the past five days and not much is being done to tackle the spread of the virus. Regions 3 and 4 are the regions recording the highest number of new cases, accounting for more than 75% of all new cases. The two neighbouring regions also continue […]

Four to face murder charges over death of Sophia youth

Four persons are expected in Court this week to face murder charges in relation to the death of Sophia youth Keon Mcpherson. The D’ Field Sophia man was found murdered last Sunday morning in a yard at C’ Field Sophia. In a statement, the Police said the Director of Public Prosecutions has advised that murder […]

21 COVID Deaths and 703 new cases recorded in 7 days

There are almost 1200 active cases of Coronavirus in the country and the nation’s death toll jumped to 591 today as the country recorded three additional deaths. Based on the figures released by the Health Ministry, the past week, Guyana has recorded a total of 21 COVID-19 related deaths and a whopping 703 new cases. […]

AG files lawsuit against Jamaican company, former Minister and PS over non-delivery of motion scales

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Jamaican company, Nevpro Realization INC., Former Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson, Former Permanent Secretary Balram Balraj, and Lawrence Mentis over breach of a contract. The lawsuit is in relation to losses and damages that were suffered as a result of the breach of contract for […]

Guyana and Suriname to cooperate in COVID fight; MoU also signed for Agriculture sector

The Surinamese President wrapped up his official visit to Guyana this afternoon and the two countries have reached additional agreements in several areas and have made moves to strengthen previous agreements. With Health and Agricultural seen as two ways in which Guyana and Suriname can collaborate, two Memorandums of Understanding were inked covering those two […]