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177 New COVID-19 cases recorded in 24hrs

For the third day this week, Guyana recorded more than 100 new cases of Coronavirus within a 24-hour period. The Ministry of Health reported this afternoon that 177 new cases of the virus were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the country to more than 1700. Another […]

Murdered Linden woman was shot as boyfriend cleaned gun; Victim’s teenage sister led Police to shallow grave

The Guyana Police this morning revealed that it was the 15-year-old sister of the missing Linden woman who led investigators to the buried body after explaining to them how her sister was killed. According to the Police, the sister of the dead woman Shonnette Dover, during an on-camera interview in the presence of social workers, […]

COVID Death toll for April reaches 62

The death of two women today from Coronavirus pushed the death toll for the month of April to 62. The overall death toll now stands at 295. 143 new cases of the virus were recorded today pushing the number of active cases in the country to 1685. The majority of the persons are in home […]

$100,000 fine for man found guilty of bigamy

A Soesdyke man was today found guilty of bigamy and fined $100,000. If he fails to pay the fine, he will face 12 months in jail. The 35-year-old man, Michael Taylor, was charged for marrying one woman last year, while he was still married to another woman. It was in May last year that the […]

Schools to remain closed in May as COVID spike continues

As the number of new Coronavirus cases across the country continues to climb and concern mounting in some communities about the low vaccination rate, the Ministry of Education has decided to keep schools closed for in-person learning. Education Minister Priya Manickchand today said in-person classes will only take place for those students preparing for the […]