By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2021
News
On the same day that the country recorded its highest single day increase in new COVID-19 cases, the Health Minister revealed that more persons are getting vaccinated. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said more than 70,000 persons have received their first dose of the vaccine to guard against coronavirus in Guyana. Many of those who […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2021
News, Politics
The Alliance For Change today said it is deeply concerned about the rising cases of COVID-19 in Guyana. During a Press Conference, party leader, Khemraj Ramjattan said enough is not being done to tackle the virus and its evolving strain. Guyana has recorded 153 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours and the death […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2021
Crime, News
The mini-bus driver who was caught on camera snatching a phone from a passenger and demanding she leaves his bus after she complained about the loud music, has been slapped with four charges and will be facing two others. 28-year-old bus driver Josh Harry of Soesdyke, appeared in Court and was charged with making loud […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2021
Crime, News
A 46-year-old unemployed Linden man who was charged for a second time today for breaching the national curfew will be spending the next month behind bars after entering a guilty plea. The man, Paul Marciano, aka Paulo, was charged in breach of the curfew restrictions. He was found out in the public during the curfew […]
By News Source Guyana on April 15, 2021
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The Guyana Government has registered its displeasure over ExxonMobil’s inability to resolve the issue regarding its gas compressor. Earlier this week, the company announced that another problem has developed with the compressor, forcing it to reduce daily production by 90,000 barrels. In a statement last evening, the Natural Resources Ministry said “the Government of Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2021
News, Politics
There are 76 persons hospitalized with COVID-19 across the country with 59 of those in the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliendaal. Of the 59 persons who are at the Covid-19 hospital, 15 are receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and are being assisted with their breathing, according to Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2021
News, Politics
Two of Guyana’s oldest and largest conglomerates, Banks DIH Limited and Demerara Distillers Limited have stepped up to make millions of dollars in donations of much needed supplies to the volcano ravaged island of St. Vincent. The two companies are part of the efforts by the Civil Defence Commission and the Private Sector Commission to […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2021
Crime, News
High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon accepted a no-case submission from the Attorney for Reagan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, setting him free of the charge of murder related to the execution of political activist, Courtney Crum-Ewing. After the prosecution closed its case in the jury trial this morning, Attorney Adrian Thompson told the Court the matter […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2021
News
As Guyana continues to experience an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases and related deaths, the Citizen’s Initiative (TCI) political party wants the Government to step up its fight against the virus. TCI, which has been documenting the daily COVID-19 data on its social media pages said fighting the virus must be a collective effort, pointing […]
By News Source Guyana on April 14, 2021
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A Sergeant in the Band Corps of the Guyana Defence Force lost his life last evening after a head-on collision between the car he was driving and another car on Homestretch Avenue. The dead man has been identified as 36-year-old Brian Mitchell of Craig Street Campbellville. His 7-year-old son was injured in the accident and […]