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Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has extended sympathy to Queen Elizabeth and the British Royal family on the passing of the Queen’s husband, Prince Philip. The Royal family announced the passing of Prince Philip at the age of 99 this morning. In a statement, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon noted that Prince Phillip dedicated his life to […]
With the island of St. Vincent under threat from the Soufriere volcano erupting, President Irfaan Ali has offered the full support and solidarity of Guyana. The President said he spoke to the Prime Minister of St. Vincent this afternoon and assured him of Guyana’s support in dealing with the looming crisis. The President said once […]
The elections for the management committee of the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union (GPSCCU) are set for this Sunday. It will be done virtually and will be the first general meeting and elections for the credit union in three years. The Credit Union has been managed by an interim management committee since 2018 over […]
The repaired gas compressor on ExxonMobil’s Liza Destiny vessel has been fully reinstalled on the vessel and the company is in the final stage of a three-phase testing programme. With the compressor system fully reinstalled, flaring has been reduced on the oil production vessel. “Over the last few days, the team successfully completed the first […]
The mining community of Aranka in Region Seven is under flood waters and the Civil Defence Commission is working closely with regional officials on the issue. Information coming out of the region has indicated that about half of the community’s population of 2500 has been affected by the flood waters. In a statement, the CDC […]
The spike in COVID-19 cases in Guyana is continuing rapidly and causing a major headache for healthcare workers. The Ministry of Health reported this afternoon that in the last 24 hours, the country recorded 135 new coronavirus cases with two additional deaths. The death toll has now reached 252. A total of 19 deaths have […]
A 24-year-old Linden woman is in the Intensive Care Unit of the Linden Hospital after ingesting a poisonous substance and allegedly feeding the same substance to her two young children. The woman and the two children, ages 8-years-old and 6-months old, were rushed to the hospital this morning from their Wisroc home. They were all […]
Hours after the Police issued a missing person’s bulletin for a Mabaruma gold miner this morning, the man’s decomposed body was found in the Arakaka river. Dead is 20-year-old Avinash Fernandes. He was last seen alive on Monday night at a mining camp in the 13 Miles Trail Backdam in the village of Arakaka. A […]
The Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliandaal and other public hospitals are feeling the strain as they deal with more hospitalized cases of Coronavirus. There are now 70 persons hospitalized battling COVID-19. The situation is becoming worrying for health officials especially since many of those in hospitals require supported breathing. “Out of seeing more cases, we […]
Declaring that some of the worst breaches of occupational health and safety could be found in the public sector, Labour Minister Joe Hamilton has indicated that government agencies and departments will also be targeted by Labour officers as they enforce regulations. During an appearance on the Jumpstart radio show, Minister Hamilton said an Occupational Health […]
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