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Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony has announced that his Ministry will continue its nationwide inoculation of persons who have already received a first shot of the Sputnik vaccine from tomorrow. A total of 10,000 2nd dose shots arrived in the country this morning and will cater for the remaining persons who received the first shot […]
An early morning fire at Block 22, Wismar Linden has claimed the life of an 81-year-old woman. The dead woman has been identified as Norma Semple. The Fire Service was summoned just after 2 o’clock this morning as the fire ripped through the wooden house. Persons in the area said the woman was heard crying […]
The Government of Guyana has announced that all passengers traveling from Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana who are not Guyanese nationals will now be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Guyana, in addition to providing a negative COVID-19 PCR test result. The announcement came in the form of the publishing of an […]
An 18-year-old man from Lethem is nursing stab wounds to both of his arms after he was attacked by his 20-year-old girlfriend when he told her he wanted to end their relationship. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon in the Region 9 community. According to a Police report, the 18-year-old youth, Brandon Bailey returned home yesterday […]
The Coronavirus death toll in Guyana has reached 527. The Ministry of Health reported 9 additional deaths over the weekend. The majority of deaths were recorded in Region 4. The death toll for the month of July has now climbed to 51. Meanwhile, the number of new cases of the virus continues to climb. The […]
Almost two months after they were remanded to jail on cocaine trafficking charges, the two Brazilian pilots who were busted with a plane packed with cocaine have been granted bail in the sum of $3 Million each. Back in May, the two men Andre Perreira and Salim De Almiser were arrested after they made an […]
The government is assessing new ways to increase vaccination, while cautiously reopening, according to President Irfaan Ali. Among the proposals being examined is for social gatherings and special venues to only allow fully vaccinated persons. “So, if you want to go to Palm Court, you want to go to the movies, you want to go […]
General Secretary of the Alliance for Change (AFC) David Patterson has announced that the party is gearing up to host its biennial delegates congress to elect new leadership. The last AFC congress was held in July 2019 and was slated to be hosted at the end of this month. However, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress David Granger fired back today at party members who have publicly criticized him declaring that internal elections are not won by destroying the party. Appearing on his weekly programme, “The Public Interest”, Mr. Granger said there seems to be an attempt by a small group within the party to […]
Education Minister Priya Manickchand is encouraging parents to get vaccinated, which she believes could lead to the safe reopening of schools. Schools across Guyana have been closed for over a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the distribution of the cash grant for public school students in Linden on Thursday, Minister Manickchand made it […]
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