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There are now 70 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Guyana as the Public Health Ministry steps up the number of tests being done. Three new cases were confirmed over the past 24hours and 375 tests have now been completed. In her daily update today, the Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence said a total of […]
Health Officials who inspected the site of the national vote recount have given the clearance to the Guyana Elections Commission to go ahead with the use of ten workstations for the exercise in keeping with social distancing measures as part of the fight against the coronavirus. Based on GECOM’s own proposal, the Health Officials have […]
The US Embassy in Georgetown today announced that the US government will be making US$475,000 available to the authorities in Guyana to assist the country in its fight against the coronavirus. The embassy said the money is part of the US Government’s humanitarian efforts to fight the disease. It also forms part of the ongoing […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of a 40-year-old Mahaica fisherman as they also seek the whereabouts of one of the two suspects. 40-year-old Unity, Mahaica resident Zahir Ali was pronounced dead at the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital last evening after being rushed there with stab wounds to his body. A police report said the man […]
Scammers are taking advantage of the fears of the coronavirus and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company is warning its customers to be aware of several scams using the company’s name. GTT’s Public Relations Manager, Jasmin Harris, today revealed that the company has received a number of queries and reports from customers over the past […]
Guyana has not recorded any new case of the coronavirus over the past 24hrs, but the National Aids Programme Secretariat is concerned about the risk facing persons who may be HIV positive and not on any treatment. In a recorded message today, the Director of the National Aids Programme Secretariat, Dr. Rhonda Moore explained that […]
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Karen Boyle, is sounding a warning that Guyanese need to get their act together if the country is to really beat the coronavirus soon. In a telephone interview with News Source, Dr. Boyle said too many persons are still being irresponsible by not […]
A fight between a group of inmates at the Lusignan prison’s holding bay has left a 30-year-old remand prisoner dead. Prison authorities have identified the dead prisoner as 30-year-old Jason Dundas. Police investigators have been called in to probe the murder. A statement from the Police last evening indicated that there was a scuffle among […]
The Leader of the Alliance for Change and Prime Ministerial Candidate in the APNU+AFC coalition, Khemraj Ramjattan has welcomed the move to have a recount of all the votes cast in the 2nd March elections. During an interview on Kaieteur Radio today, Mr. Ramjattan said the recount should bring some satisfaction to those involved in […]
A number of Guyanese scholarship students in Cuba want to return home until the coronavirus is under some control. In a letter to the Guyana Embassy in Cuba and the Ministry of Public Service in Guyana, a group of the students expressed worry about the situation in Cuba with a growing shortage of food and […]
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