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As of midnight last night, Guyana recorded 67 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of active cases to 579. There are 11 persons in the COVID-ICU. Of the 579 active cases, there are 67 persons in institutional isolation and the remaining 512 being allowed to isolate at home. The 67 new cases are […]
For a third Court day, husband and wife Yuri Garcia and Ateeka Ishmael found themselves facing fresh conspiracy to commit felony charges related to their operation of the Accelerated Financial Capital company. Today the couple faced 12 new charges. On Monday they were slapped with 10 charges. Last Thursday, they were charged in two different […]
Four persons have been arrested following the seizure of more than $300,000 in local counterfeit currency and Police investigators are hoping for the public’s help in cracking what may be a major counterfeit money ring. The four suspects are all from the Crabwood Creek, Corentyne area and are facing charges of uttering forged currency. They […]
New Leader of the Opposition Joe Harmon sounded a warning this afternoon to the new Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir about any effort to obstruct the work of the Opposition in the National Assembly. Just after being elected unopposed as Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Harmon said the Opposition is pleased with the […]
Just after the swearing in of the new Members of Parliament, the National Assembly passed a total sum of $11.2 Billion for the Constitutional agencies, allowing those agencies to continue their work for the rest of the year. The approved funds cover sixteen constitutional agencies including the Parliament of Guyana Office, the Auditor General’s Office, […]
Former TUF Leader Manzoor Nadir who also served as a Minister in the PPP Civic government, was today elected as the new Speaker of the National Assembly. Nadir who served in the Parliament for several years as a member of TUF before switching to the PPP was the only nominee for the position. He was […]
The Guyana Police Force is looking for a drug trafficking suspect who sprinted away leaving his Honda CRV with 112 pounds of marijuana behind at the seawall. A police statement said explained that on Monday night, Police ranks were conducting an anti-crime patrol in the Montrose, East Coast Demerara area when they noticed a blue […]
The announcement today by the Ministry of Health that two persons who recently passed had tested positive for the coronavirus, has taken the total number of deaths for the month of August to 21 as the month comes to an end today. The total number of COVID-19 deaths in the country now stands at 41. […]
The updated national COVID-19 emergency measures have been extended to the 30th September with most of the previous measures remaining in place. However, the curfew which was being relaxed over the past month will now return to 6pm to 6am as the coronavirus numbers in the country continues to climb. Additionally, it is now mandatory […]
The phased reopening of Guyana’s international airports has been delayed again as the Government has extended the national measures to combat the spread of COVID-19. The airports will now remain closed until the end of September. There was a plan for a reopening in early September. In a statement today, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority […]
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