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The community of Kara Kara in Linden was thrown into shock and disbelief this evening after the lifeless body of a security guard was discovered in her Accabre Drive home. The dead woman has been identified as Rhonda Wilson. Her son who is believed to be in his early 20’s has been arrested for the […]
As the Covid-19 vaccination campaign intensifies, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today announced that the government has been in contact with various suppliers to make more vaccines available locally. During his Covid-19 update, Dr. Anthony said so far 212,541 persons have received their first shot of one of the vaccines while 77,980 have received both […]
The Guyana Prison Service has confirmed that two prisoners have escaped from the Lusignan jail and efforts are currently underway to locate them. The two escapees have been identified as 24-year-old murder convict Shazam Khalil and 26-year-old remand prisoner, Andrew Chaung who was recently charged for break and enter and larceny. In a statement, the […]
Attorney-at-Law Selwyn Pieters who is representing the Chairman and Commissioners of the Police Service Commission, (PSC) has informed Prime Minister Mark Phillips that his request for Chairman of the PSC, Paul Slowe to show cause why a process should not be initiated for his removal is vague. Article 225 (2) of the Constitution says the […]
As the floods continue in several communities across the country and worsen in others, the Ministry of health is now monitoring for waterborne diseases, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said Tuesday. Regional Health Officers and their teams have been dispatched to their respective regions to assess and monitor the situation, the Health Minister said. “In […]
The Guyana Public Service Union has chided the government for what the union considers the “willy nilly’ dismissal of public servants. Since the government took office back in August last year, hundreds of public servants have been sent home, some with little to no reason for their terminations. Last week, more than 70 were sent […]
In its latest assessment of the floods that have gripped communities across Guyana, the Civil Defence Commission has updated the number of affected households to more than 25,000. Last week, the total number of impacted households stood at close to 7000. But in the past week, a number of other communities have reported flooding. A […]
Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony is once again pleading with persons who received their first dose of the Sinopharm and AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to return for the second jab. During his daily Covid-19 update the Health Minister reminded citizens that they must be immunized with both doses to be fully protected against the virus. Guyana […]
One week after a Georgetown man was busted at the Cheddi Jagan Airport with over three pounds of cocaine in his carry-on luggage, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has issued a wanted bulletin for a South Ruimveldt man who they suspect was the mastermind of the cocaine trafficking scheme. Wanted is Warren Stuffle aka Warren […]
The country’s Coronavirus death toll has now reached 409. The latest statement released by the Ministry of Health reported on the deaths of 4 more persons. There were 48 new cases reported yesterday. The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,862 with more than 1700 of those persons in home isolation. There […]
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