By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2021
News, Politics
Two weeks after the Police Service Commission filed an urgent application in the High Court asking the Court to reverse a suspension order by President Irfaan Ali and to give effect to the Police promotion list released by the PSC, the matter has been fixed for next Wednesday before Justice Gino Persaud. The Police Service […]
By News Source Guyana on July 27, 2021
News, Politics
The Ministry of Health has retained the services of a translator to translate Covid-19 vaccination messages in the indigenous languages for the indigenous communities across the country. “So, to reach people and to get over these messages the Ministry has been able to hire someone who translated messages pertaining to the vaccination, the importance of […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2021
News, Politics
The Ministry of Housing and its Central Housing and Planning Authority will be moving to construct 500 low-cost homes at Plantation Golden Grove on the East Bank of Demerara. The announcement was made today by Housing Minister Collin Croal as he distributed house lots and land titles at the National Stadium for areas along the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
The Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Lennox Shuman has issued a call on the Government to only provide its cash grant for children to fully vaccinated parents. In a statement on his Facebook page, Mr. Shuman is also recommending that house lots only be provided to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2021
News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2021
News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2021
News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2021
Crime, News
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 26, 2021
News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on July 23, 2021
Crime, News
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 […]