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Police investigators are probing the stabbing death of a 23-year-old man at. Sandy Babb Street party late on Saturday night. The dead youth has been identified as Kawal Dindon. A 21-year-old suspect has since been arrested for the murder. A police report of the incident stated that the now-deceased man and two of his friends […]
A fire of unknown origin completely gutted a section of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School on Saturday afternoon and the Education Minister has given the assurance that the school will be rebuilt. It was just after 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon that heavy smoke was seen billowing from one of the main buildings at the […]
In wake of concerns expressed by the Opposition Leader about the Government’s purchase of the Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine, the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy revealed today that a total of 61,000 persons have been fully vaccinated with the Sputnik vaccine. That simply means that the total number of people receiving […]
President Irfaan Ali has defended his decision to suspend all of the members of the Police Service Commission with plans to set up a tribunal to look into their eventual removal. In an interview with News Source, President Ali said he has followed the law in the way he has dealt with the Police Service […]
The ruling in the case which challenges the exclusion of several senior ranks from the 2020 Police promotion list has been further delayed. The Chief Justice was expected to make a ruling on the case today but following additional submissions by the applicants, she has decided to push back her ruling to the 28th June. […]
Local internet and cable tv service provider E-Networks has joined the efforts to encourage more persons to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In a statement today, the company said as an incentive to encourage more Guyanese to get vaccinated, it is offering discounts for new services to customers who have been vaccinated. The discount offer which […]
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has not taken kindly to statements made by Guyana Government Advisor Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce attacking the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley. On Thursday, Advisor to the Ministry of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and […]
A Linden family already mourning the death of their grandmother has now found themselves mourning another death in the family. Moments after 56-year-old June Forde arrived in Guyana on Thursday night to begin preparations for her mother’s burial, she died instantly after being involved in an accident along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. Forde was picked up […]
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony this afternoon said the Opposition Leader has provided no medical evidence that could force the suspension of the administration of the Sputnik vaccine and therefore the Government will continue to administer the vaccine. At a hastily called press conference aired live on state tv and radio and across social […]
Declaring that the COVID vaccination drive should not be treated as a political issue, President Irfaan Ali this afternoon said the Opposition Leader Joe Harmon is “reckless and selfish” for issuing a call for the use of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to be suspended. At a midday press conference, Mr. Harmon said the vaccination […]
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