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A 23-year-old mason from Guyhoc Park who was stabbed to the chest on Saturday by the brother of his girlfriend has died. The mason, Daniel Boutrin passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital this morning. A Police report of the stabbing incident stated that the two men got into an argument over a bicycle […]
The Guyana Police Force intends to continue its crackdown on the nightspots and bars that are found breaching the COVID-19 guidelines. In the past two weeks, the Police Force has been moving around the city and shutting those businesses that are found open beyond the opening hours as stated in the COVID-19 guidelines. Senior Police […]
A group of nurses from Linden brought their protests to the city today as they continued to make their objections against the reinstatement of the Linden Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer. The nurses picketed the Ministry of Health this morning, objecting to the Ministry’s decision to reinstall the CEO Rudy Small one day after removing him. […]
Sugar workers attached to the Albion and Blairmont estates launched protest action today, threatening to down tools if their demands for salary and wage increases are not met. In a statement on Monday, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union stated that the sugar company, GUYSUCO has been slothfull in addressing the issue of salary […]
The Guyana Defence Force brought out a guard of honor, the President, Prime Minister, Government Ministers, National Security Advisor and the US Ambassador on Saturday to welcome the arrival of recently purchased helicopter for the GDF. The Bell 412 helicopter was procured from the US military. At the welcoming ceremony for the chopper, President Irfaan […]
The family of the 10-year-old Sophia boy who was shot dead by bandits yesterday at the home of a businesswoman is still trying to come to grips with their loss. Today, the family was visited by Opposition Leader and a team from the APNU+AFC coalition. The Minister of Human Services also paid a separate visit. […]
Guyana has recorded 76 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 592. The country has also crossed the 9000 mark of the number of positive cases diagnosed since the first case was found one year ago. Based on the figures released by the Ministry of […]
Five Police Officers have been sent on administrative leave as the Special Organised Crime Unit continues to probe the alleged disappearance of $300 Million from the Finance Department of the Police Force. The five Officers who have been sent on leave include Senior Officers. Sources with knowledge of the probe have indicated that the issue […]
President Irfaan Ali, First Lady Arya Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo all received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday at State House. The Office of the President released information about the vaccinations today. In a statement, the President encouraged citizens to take the vaccine, while reminding that it’s not mandatory for […]
Today marked one year since Guyana recorded its first case of Coronavirus and its first COVID-19 related death. One year later, the number of confirmed cases and deaths continues to rise as the Health Ministry appears to be placing all bets on the COVID-19 vaccine to stem the steep increase in numbers. In its latest […]
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