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In the aftermath of last evening’s devastating fire which completely gutted the Sharon’s Mall building on King Street, the Home Affairs Ministry is reminding building owners of the need and the importance of having sprinklers and other fire prevention equipment installed at their buildings especially high-rise buildings. In a statement, the Home Affairs Ministry also […]
Hundreds of millions of dollars in losses went up in flames on Wednesday evening as fire gutted the Sharon’s Mall on King and Charlotte Streets. A number of small businesses and law offices were housed in the building and all were destroyed. The Fire Service was first summoned to the four-story complex just after 5pm […]
While the government is still to confirm the presence of one of the Coronavirus variants in Guyana, it is grappling now with an increase in daily infections and deaths. In the past 24 hours, two more deaths and 137 new cases were recorded. The death toll has now climbed to 293. A total of 60 […]
The construction site for a new mall on Regent Street was shut down today after a worker fell to his death from the six-story building. The dead man has been identified as 25-year-old Lloyd Farose of Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara. The incident occurred just after 1 o’clock this afternoon. The construction worker fell from […]
The Government of Suriname has suspended the Canawaima Ferry Service indefinitely in a bid to curb the COVID-19 cases in Suriname, the Ministry of Public Works has announced. The Ministry, through the Junior Public Works Minister, Deodat Indar, said only repatriation trips will be allowed and health emergency evacuations during the lockdown. “Effective today to […]
With a spike in new COVID-19 cases and an increase in deaths from the virus, President Irfaan Ali today said while there are no plans to adjust the national curfew, there will be tougher enforcement of the national guidelines. There have been calls for the government to go back to the 6pm to 6am curfew […]
As the probe continues into a fuel import scandal at the state-owned Guyana Oil Company, President Irfaan Ali has asked for the removal of the Company Director and the Finance Director who met with an importer, seeking a supply of a large quantity of heavy fuel for the company. At a press conference this morning, […]
For the third time within a month, a Guyanese traveler to the United States has been busted while attempting to smuggle whistling birds into the US. While in the two previous incidents, the bird smugglers were fined at the JFK Airport and sent back to Guyana, in the latest case, the smuggler has been charged. […]
Three dorm students of the Linden Foundation Secondary School have tested positive for Coronavirus. There are now efforts underway in the Linden community to get contact tracing done, especially since the students who are preparing for CXC exams were attending classes as recent as late last week. Region 10 Chairman Deron Adams summoned a meeting […]
American Airlines is reminding passengers that as part of its COVID-19 guidelines, the check-in time for all of its departing flights now close 90 minutes before the schedule departure time. In the past few weeks, several of the airlines’ passengers leaving Guyana have complained about turning up at the airport only to find themselves locked […]
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