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The Governments of Guyana and Suriname are moving full steam ahead with plans to bridge the Corentyne river between the two countries. On Saturday, Guyana’s Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill and Suriname’s Minister of Public Works Raid Nurmohamed planted the flags of Guyana and Suriname at the demarcation for the bridge in Berbice and […]
Guyana reached the grim milestone of more than 100 Coronavirus deaths today as four persons lost their battle against the disease, taking the total number of deaths to 102. All four of the victims who died were men with the youngest being 28-years-old and the oldest being 57-years-old. The four men are from Regions 2, […]
A Barbadian national, who was among a group of Guyanese and Barbadians busted on a cargo vessel with over 150 pounds of marijuana pleaded guilty today to drug trafficking and was sentenced to four years in jail and fined $51.5 Million. Four of the six men who were arrested earlier this week at a city […]
The Guyana Fire Service was summoned to the bond of CARICOM Auto Parts Store at Lusignan on the East Coast of Demerara as fire swept through the building. Firemen were able to contain the blaze to the one bond, but by the time they did, millions of dollars in car parts were already destroyed. Employees […]
Days after the Guyana National Road Safety Council raised concern about the 51% increase in road fatalities for this year, two more persons have lost their lives on the country’s roadways. An early morning smash up at Chateau Margot public road this morning claimed the lives of 52-year-old security guard, Lionel Brower and 24-year-old mechanic […]
As the government moves ahead with the reopening of the country, it is pushing for all public servants to return to their jobs full time, effectively ending a rotation and shift system that was put in place in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In a memo seen by News Source, staff members of the Local […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon today accused the PPP Civic government and some elements in the Guyana Police Force of being part of plot to dismantle the current make-up of the Guyana Elections Commission. At his weekly press conference, Mr. Harmon drew attention to the number of GECOM staffers who have been questioned and charged on […]
After keeping her in custody for the past three days and not getting many of its questions answered, the Guyana Police Force today marched the Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers before the Court to face two charges of misconduct in public office. The charges are in relation to allegations of fraud at the 2020 […]
There are currently sixteen persons in the Coronavirus Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Hospital and Health Officials remain worried about the ongoing increase in COVID-19 cases. One health official described the situation in the ICU as “chaotic” as all of the patients appear to be in a critical condition. Guyana recorded 37 new cases […]
The Office of the President this afternoon announced the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries. The Ministry of Health now has Mr Malcolm Watkins as its Permanent Secretary while Sharon Hicks will serve as the new Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. Over at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Thomas who was a […]
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