By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2020
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Sixty two new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Guyana. 17 of the new cases are from Region Two, while Region 10 has recorded 14 new cases. There are 13 new cases in Region Four and 10 new cases in Region 1. The Health Ministry reported today that there are seven persons in the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 19, 2020
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One month since the reopening of the two airports in Guyana to regularly scheduled flights, the Minister of Health has revealed that 11 arriving passengers tested positive for the virus. The tests were done at the two airports in keeping with the Coronavirus protocols. Persons traveling to Guyana are required to have a negative COVID-19 […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2020
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The APNU+AFC has moved to the Court to get Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond removed as a Member of Parliament because of her dual citizenship at the time of appointment. Court proceedings were filed today by Opposition Chief Whip, Christopher Jones through Attorney at law, Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde, who is also an Opposition Member of […]
By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2020
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Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall has filed a lawsuit against former coalition Government Minister, Jaipaul Sharma and PNC Member and Attorney James Bond. Nandlall is seeking in excess of $25 million from each of the men over posts they made on the social media site, Facebook. In a Facebook post made on Tuesday, Mr. Sharma […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2020
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US Oil giant, ExxonMobil intends to continue exploration in the Kaieteur block offshore Guyana although its first discovery there has been deemed non-commercial. The discovery was made at the Tanager-1 well, but turned out to be of no commercial value unlike the discoveries in the nearby Stabroek block. In a statement today, Public and Government […]
By News Source Guyana on November 17, 2020
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With a lockdown remaining in place with two medical teams on the ground, a total of 41 persons who were tested positive for Coronavirus in the indigenous community of St. Cuthbert’s Mission have recovered from the disease. More than 200 other residents remain in isolation. The Mahaica River village started to see a sudden spike […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2020
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Police investigators in the Coanna Backdam in North West District Region One, are probing the death of a 16-year-old girl in the community. The girl’s lifeless body was found behind her dwelling quarters early on Sunday morning, several hours after she was last seen alive. A police statement detailed that the teenage girl and her […]
By News Source Guyana on November 16, 2020
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A 47-year-old woman from Region Seven is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 related death. She passed away over the weekend in a medical institution. The total number of COVID-19 related deaths now stand at 139. As of midnight Saturday, there were 29 new cases of coronavirus in Guyana with the majority of those new cases in Regions […]
By News Source Guyana on November 13, 2020
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The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council are urging staff members at the regional offices to stop playing politics and be professional in their work. Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram told a media conference today that the country’s most populated region is facing a stymying of its work because the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 12, 2020
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The Ministry of Health has dispatched an additional medical team to the indigenous village of St. Cuthbert’s Mission in Region Four as it continues to see a spike in COVID-19 cases. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today revealed that the village’s COVID-19 cases increased by 23 in the past 24hrs, taking the total number of […]