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As the number of coronavirus cases in Guyana continues to climb, the National COVID-19 Task Force is expected to make a decision soon on the extension of the current curfew measures. A source close to the Task Force told News Source today that the increase in cases cannot be ignored and systems might have to […]
At least six of the recent cases that tested positive for the coronavirus are residents of the Palms Geriatric Home and the situation is worrying for the administrators. Director of Social Services in the Ministry of Social Protection Whenworth Tanner told News Source today that the Palms has been working closely with the Public Health […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) which is one of the local observer groups at the national recount of votes is calling for additional workstations to be allocated for the Region Four recount. In a statement today, the GCCI said its main concern is the speed at which the District 4 count is […]
The World Bank has approved US$1 million to assist Guyana in its fight against the coronavirus. The money is expected to go directly to initiatives in the health sector to aid in the fight against the coronavirus. The money falls under the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), and is to be used strictly to finance […]
With seven of the recorded coronavirus cases in Guyana coming from the Region Seven area, the Public Health Ministry is concerned about the possible spread of the disease in the mining community. No new cases of the coronavirus were recorded over the past 24 hours but in today’s health report, Dr. Ertensia Hamilton of the […]
Executive Member and Candidate of the APNU+AFC, Aubrey Norton has indicated that the issues being uncovered during the vote recount are no longer pointing to anomalies but rather to electoral fraud and rigging. At an afternoon press conference outside the Arthur Chung Convention Center, Mr. Norton said while focus has been on issues related to […]
At a special meeting of the COVID-19 Task Force today, approval was granted for 300 Guyanese nationals who are stranded abroad to be allowed to return home under strict guidelines in keeping with the Coronavirus health emergency measures. In a statement, the Task Force said the approval was granted within the controlled re-entry policy for […]
The Coordinator of the Men’s Health Unit at the Ministry of Public Health has joined in the calls for men to practice safer health practices and guard themselves against the coronavirus. 71 of the 127 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Guyana are men and eight of the 10 deaths from the virus are also […]
While Guyana has recorded 10 new recoveries from the coronavirus in the past 24hrs, taking the total number of recoveries to 57, the country has also recorded two new cases. The two new cases are from Region One and Region Seven and Health officials are worried about that development. Region One now has two confirmed […]
The Guyana Police Force has been advised to proceed with filing murder charge against a teenager who was arrested for the murder of 68-year-old security guard, Margaret Dawson. Dawson’s battered body was found in Le Repentir cemetery sprawled on a tomb on Monday morning. She was last seen alive on Sunday night when she left […]
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