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67 new COVID-19 cases take active cases to 579

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 […]

Attorney knocks Police for “abuse of process” over daily charges against alleged Ponzi scheme suspects

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 […]

Police arrest four with over $300,000 in counterfeit money

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 […]

72 new COVID-19 cases; Death toll reaches 41

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. […]

Re-opening of Guyana’s airports further delayed

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 […]