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The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has amended the National COVID-19 regulations to allow indoor dining. In the gazetted amended order, restaurants will now be allowed to accommodate indoor dining, but at 40% of the capacity of the restaurant. Additionally, tables and chairs should be placed six-feet apart and no more than four persons […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions has advised the Guyana Police Force to go ahead with murder charges against three West Coast Berbice men for the murder of Joel and Isaiah Henry. The three men who are expected to face charges as early as tomorrow have been identified as Anil Sanchara, Vinod Gopaul and Akash Singh. […]
While not divulging details of the plan, President Irfaan Ali announced today that his government will be moving to construct 1000 new homes in the Region Ten area. The President and a number of senior government Ministers traveled to Linden today for a cabinet outreach. During a meeting with community leaders, President Ali said the […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has ordered the destruction of more than 4,500 imported light switches, which were found to be inadequately labelled and lacked the required certification mark. The items were destroyed yesterday in the presence of GNBS’ inspectors. According to the GNBS, the items were imported by a City Importer back […]
With effect from Friday, the United Kingdom will be banning arrivals in the country from Brazil and a number of other South American countries including Guyana over concerns about the a new coronavirus variant. The British Transportation Minister, Grant Shapps made the announcement today. “I’ve taken the urgent decision to ban arrivals from Argentina, Brazil, […]
Screams of anguish from relatives filled the air in Little Diamond this morning as a 26-year-old woman got trapped in her house as fire ripped through it. She never made it out. The dead woman has been identified as Crystle Chung. Firemen were called to the scene early this morning after a blaze was noticed […]
As Guyana continues to deal with increased cases of coronavirus, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony revealed today that since the start of the pandemic in Guyana, more than 500 children under the age of 14 years have tested positive. The Minister said children are mostly asymptomatic and therefore would have no symptoms of the virus. […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has denounced what it calls, the unilateral declaration by the outgoing United States administration to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. In a statement, CARICOM said Cuba’s international conduct does not in any way warrant that designation. CARICOM accused the outgoing Trump administration of further attacking Cuba which will […]
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is looking at more ways to have men raise issues that affect them. The Ministry has now planned a men’s forum with the hope of creating a space for men to talk frankly about some of the issues they face. Manager of the Gender Affairs Bureau (GAB), […]
The Georgetown/Northwest route will be serviced by a new ferry, which is expected to come on stream in 18 months. The Transport and Harbours Department of the Ministry of Public Works today signed a contract with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited for the design, building and supply of an Ocean Going Passenger and Cargo […]
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