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The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council are urging staff members at the regional offices to stop playing politics and be professional in their work. Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram told a media conference today that the country’s most populated region is facing a stymying of its work because the […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit on the insistence of the Head of the Unit, James Singh, has reopened the investigations into the 1.5 tons of cocaine that was found in a rice shipment from Guyana back in August. The bust was made in Germany and because the ship with the container of rice had made […]
As the search continues for the shipper of the container from Guyana that was later busted in Belgium with 11.5 tons of cocaine, Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Agency and the Belgian Police and the US Drug Enforcement Administration are working closely together with the investigations. Senior officials at CANU indicated today that while there are no […]
The Ministry of Health has dispatched an additional medical team to the indigenous village of St. Cuthbert’s Mission in Region Four as it continues to see a spike in COVID-19 cases. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today revealed that the village’s COVID-19 cases increased by 23 in the past 24hrs, taking the total number of […]
An illegal electrical connection at the SACHI’S shopping tent facility on Regent Street has been determined to be the cause of the fire that gutted the tent and the department store next door three nights ago. Fire investigators have concluded that the fire started at the tent facility which was located on the plot of […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips who heads the National COVID-19 Task Force has proclaimed that the government has been able to curb the spread of coronavirus in Guyana. The Prime Minister’s statements are in direct contrast to the daily statistics being provided by the Ministry of Health. Appearing on state television, Prime Minister Phillips sought to […]
The coronavirus pandemic in Guyana claimed two additional lives, taking the death toll up to 137. The two latest fatalities are both 74-years-old, a man from Region 10, and a woman from Region 4. The Health Ministry also announced that the country has 88 new cases of the disease with Region 4 recording 65 of […]
The Ministry of Health has issued a restriction of movement order on the indigenous community of St. Cuthbert’s Mission in the Mahaica river area. The decision follows a spike in COVID-19 cases with additional cases expected. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony during his daily update with the Department of Public Information today, revealed that there […]
Police investigators in Essequibo are probing the murder of a 16-year-old girl in the community of Richmond on the Essequibo Coast. The incident took place this morning and the girl’s ex-boyfriend is the suspect. The two reportedly shared a relationship and lived together for two years. The girl was at home this morning when the […]
Days after the Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo hinted at the removal of Dr. Mark Bynoe as Head of the Department of Energy, the President’s Office has followed through to terminate Dr. Bynoe’s contract. The Department of Energy wad formed in 2018 as Guyana prepared for oil production. Dr. Bynoe was hired as its first Head. […]
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