By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2021
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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 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2021
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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 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 8, 2021
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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 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 7, 2021
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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 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 7, 2021
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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 […]
By News Source Guyana on April 7, 2021
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After questioning the Attorneys for the petitioners and the respondents in the Election Petition matter for over three hours, Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George announced this afternoon that she will be handing down her decision in the case on the 26th of April. The Chief Justice has received all of the written submissions and responses […]
By News Source Guyana on April 7, 2021
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Opposition Leader Joe Harmon, AFC Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan and several other coalition members met U.S Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch and Deputy Chief of Missions Mark Cullinane yesterday and raised several governance issues. The Opposition raised concerns of discriminatory practices by the government, the arbitrary firing of public servants, alleged politically motivated charges and arbitrary arrest of […]
By News Source Guyana on April 6, 2021
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24-year-old Mark Anthony Henry was today charged and remanded to jail for the murder of pensioner Sooroojdeo Deochand of West Berbice. Henry was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge. The murder accused is the brother of Joel Henry who was one of the Berbice teen cousins found brutally murdered last […]
By News Source Guyana on April 6, 2021
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Four more persons died from Coronavirus on Monday taking the total number of recorded deaths in Guyana to 247. Fourteen of those deaths occurred with the past five days. In a statement, the Ministry of Health reported that all of the latest deaths took place in a medical institution while the persons were under care […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2021
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Members of the joint services arrested 46 persons late on Saturday night and early on Sunday morning for breaching the COVID-19 curfew order. Just before midnight, the Joint Services swooped down on a number of nightspots that were still operating beyond 9:30pm. While the curfew begins at 10:30pm, bars and restaurants are expected to close […]