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President Irfaan Ali told a high-level forum of the United Nations General Assembly this morning that Guyana’s honouring of its ethnic diversity could be a shining example to the rest of the world. However, he noted that in the political arena, race continues to be used to promote tensions in society. According to the President, […]
With positive COVID-19 cases surpassing 4,000 in the past two weeks, the Ministry of Health is contemplating additional ways to accommodate COVID-19 patients who may require hospitalization, if the situation worsens. The Ministry of Health is preparing to set up field hospitals if the situation continues to decline with more new cases being recorded and […]
Six months since the gunning down of gold dealer Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes outside the Palm Court nightspot, investigators appear nowhere closer to solving the case than they were on the night of the incident. Family members of Fagundes gathered at the scene of his death last evening to mark six months since his murder […]
As he continues to meet with world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, President Irfaan Ali said he is pleased with the interest being shown in Guyana by other countries. On Tuesday, President Ali met with Austrian President, Alexander Van Der Bellen, where he said discussions were held on […]
Venezuela’s latest claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region formed part of discussions yesterday between President Irfaan Ali and the Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States when they met in New York. Two weeks ago, the Venezuelan Government and Opposition agreed to maintain the neighbouring country’s claim over Essequibo, triggering an immediate response and rejection of […]
Two sisters who lived side by side, lost their homes this afternoon in a fire at Jackson Dam, East La Penitence. The Fire Service was summoned just after 2:30 this afternoon after an alert was raised as the fire was spotted in one of the wooden houses. One of the sisters Janel Clarke December said […]
As Guyana continues to see increased cases of COVID-19 in every region of the country, the US Centre for Disease Control has issued a travel alert, warning citizens against traveling to Guyana. The alert has placed Guyana on the highest level of concern for COVID spread on the CDC travel chart. US Citizens are advised […]
The border crossing at Lethem and Bom Fim remains closed and there has been no agreement on the reopening of the crossing between Guyana and Brazil. Prime Minister Mark Phillips in a statement this afternoon shot down suggestions and claims that were being circulated that the crossing had been reopened. The Prime Minister who is […]
A Policeman and a robbery suspect are both nursing gunshot wounds at the Georgetown Hospital after a scuffle ensued between them during an arrest in the Leopold Street area this morning. A police report said two robbery suspects were followed into the area by Police ranks this morning after a 68-year-old man was robbed at […]
Two years after the President of Ghana paid an official state visit to Guyana under the former government, Guyana and Ghana continue to work together to build and strengthen relations between the two countries. President Irfaan Ali met today with Ghanian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in […]
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