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The Guyana Civil Defence Commission is working along with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Authority to monitor an oil tanker that is tilted and appears to be sinking between Venezuela and Trinidad. In a statement, the CDC said the impact of the spill can affect other countries in the hemisphere and the situation is being […]
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power and Light Company, Bharrat Dindyal has been rehired as a Management Consultant at the power company. In a circular to senior officials of the company, it was explained that Mr. Dindyal returned to the company in the new role with effect from the 19th October. It was […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to withdraw the charge of larceny which Attorney General Anil Nandlall was facing in the Courts over the the alleged theft of law books belonging to the state. When the matter was called in Court for hearing, the Magistrate informed the Court that the matter has been withdrawn […]
Guyana may be facing a tougher battle in its fight against mental illness with the current state of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. That is the warning of the Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony. Speaking at a virtual training session for frontline workers, the Health Minister focused on mental health awareness during the COVID-19 […]
A total of 32 coronavirus related deaths have already been recorded since the start of October and the majority of the deaths were patients in the COVID-19 ICU at the Georgetown Hospital. The Health Ministry is still not providing details on the deaths other than the age of the persons and the Region where they […]
The Ministry of Housing’s two day event for the distribution of land titles and new house lot applications saw more than 600 first time applications being made for house lots. The new applications add to the more than 30,000 applications already on file in the housing system. Housing Minister Collin Croal has assured the new […]
Six weeks after the murders of teenage cousins Joel and Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh, details on the Police probe remain sketchy. There have been no charges filed and the suspects who were initially held for the murder of the Henry cousins have since been released. Today, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon expressed concern about the […]
With the state-owned sugar company, GUYSUCO, continuing to flood its lands at Success to get squatters off, the government has moved to set up sleeping facilities at an East Coast Primary School to house squatters who have been displaced. Many of the squatters have rejected the offer made by the Prime Minister for them to […]
Guyana recorded two more Coronavirus deaths on Sunday, taking the death toll to 111. The latest fatalities have been identified as a 78-year-old man from Region One and a 55-year-old man from Region Four. No other details were released on the two deaths. The country has also recorded 24 new cases as of Saturday night […]
Months after an attempt was made on his life, a Kitty man was shot dead in Sophia on Saturday night by two gunmen. 27-year-old Seon London aka “Gaza” was sitting with a friend outside a yard in C’ Field Sophia when the two gunmen, both armed with handguns, appeared and started shooting at him. The […]
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