By News Source Guyana on April 28, 2020
News, Politics
Regional Carrier, Caribbean Airlines has launched a charter service for its cargo operations. In a statement, the airline said the move is to support supply chains for the movement of goods across the Caribbean. The airline said there is a growing demand for cargo uplift to aa number of Caribbean countries that are now facing […]
By News Source Guyana on April 28, 2020
News, Politics
One week after the US Embassy announced that the U.S government will be providing US$475,000 to assist Guyana in its fight against the coronavirus, additional financial resources have been earmarked to further assist Guyana and other Caribbean countries. On Monday, the US Embassy announced that the US government has now committed an additional US$1.7 million […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2020
News, Politics
The CARICOM team of “high-level” officials who will be part of the recount of votes for the national elections are set to arrive in Guyana on Thursday. Following a request from the CARICOM Secretary-General, the National COVID-19 Task Force has granted approval for the arrival of the team via a special charter flight. The approval […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2020
News, Politics
For the second straight day, Guyana recorded no new case of the coronavirus, even as more tests are being done. The Public Health Ministry reported today that 464 persons have been tested in total with 390 of those tests returning a negative result. Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence reported today that there are still five […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
As the Elections Commission awaits word from the CARICOM Secretariat on the arrival of its high-level team for the recount of votes, the CARICOM Secretary General has written to the National COVID-19 Task Force. CARICOM is seeking permission for a special chartered flight to be able to depart Guyana to pick up the officials and […]
By News Source Guyana on April 27, 2020
Crime, News
Police investigators on the West Demerara are probing the murder of a Canal #1 woman last evening. Details of the incident are sketchy but according to reports, the 62-year old, Tameshwarie Sonilal was stabbed to death by a man who was known to her in her home. The woman’s lifeless body was discovered with multiple […]
By News Source Guyana on April 26, 2020
Crime, News
A North East La Penitence woman has been left battling for her life after being attacked by her common law husband, who later took his own life. The dead man has been identified as Glen Forde aka “Black Boy”. The injured wife has been identified as Colleen Daly. Police investigators were called to the Georgetown […]
By News Source Guyana on April 25, 2020
News, Politics
One day after the Ministry of the Presidency announced that Joe Harmon had been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the National COVID-19 Task Force, the Ministry of the Presidency has clarified that he is no longer the Director General at the Ministry of the Presidency. Newly appointed Director of the Public Information and Press […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2020
Elections, News, Politics
The Guyana Elections Commission has completed and finalised its plan and order for the recount of the votes from the 2nd March elections. The Commission is now awaiting word from the CARICOM Secretariat on the arrival of its high-level team so that it could set a start date for the recount. Once CARICOM indicates the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2020
News
As the Public Health Ministry steps up its efforts to get more tests for the coronavirus completed, several mobile units for the taking of samples for testing will go into operation from Monday. During her daily update today, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence revealed that there are now 73 confirmed cases of the coronavirus recorded […]