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The Public Health Ministry is once again sounding the alarm over the skyrocketing cases of the coronavirus in neigbouring Brazil and the threat to communities in southern Guyana. While announcing that Guyana has recorded no new cases over the past 24hrs, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Shamdeo Persaud today expressed grave concern over the situation in […]
With cases of the coronavirus in Guyana still climbing steadily, it is appearing clearer that the current health emergency measures are likely to be extended when they expire in a few days. During an appearance on NCN’s Context Talk Show, President David Granger explained that Guyana must first flatten the cases and bring the pandemic […]
Guyanese nationals who are stranded abroad and want to return home will have to undergo 14 days of quarantine at either a government facility or one of two private hotels that have been designated as quarantine sites for the returning nationals. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken the lead on the repatriation of Guyanese […]
As Guyana celebrates its 54th Independence anniversary today, President David Granger is reminding citizens that Guyana is a sovereign state “that established diplomatic relations on the principles of mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, respect for treaties and international law and the rejection of the use […]
Still confident that it won the 2nd March Elections, the APNU+AFC coalition today called on the Guyana Elections Commission to address the issue of the large number of ballots that did not carry the six digit stamp that should have been place on them by the Presiding Officers. APNU+AFC Executive, Joe Harmon said the current […]
Guyana has recorded a new death from the coronavirus disease, taking the total number of deaths to 11. The 11th death was confirmed over the past 24hrs after test results returned for a man who died suddenly in Region One on Friday night. News Source understands that the man who traveled between Georgetown and the […]
As the number of coronavirus cases in Guyana continues to climb, the National COVID-19 Task Force is expected to make a decision soon on the extension of the current curfew measures. A source close to the Task Force told News Source today that the increase in cases cannot be ignored and systems might have to […]
At least six of the recent cases that tested positive for the coronavirus are residents of the Palms Geriatric Home and the situation is worrying for the administrators. Director of Social Services in the Ministry of Social Protection Whenworth Tanner told News Source today that the Palms has been working closely with the Public Health […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) which is one of the local observer groups at the national recount of votes is calling for additional workstations to be allocated for the Region Four recount. In a statement today, the GCCI said its main concern is the speed at which the District 4 count is […]
The World Bank has approved US$1 million to assist Guyana in its fight against the coronavirus. The money is expected to go directly to initiatives in the health sector to aid in the fight against the coronavirus. The money falls under the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), and is to be used strictly to finance […]
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