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Canada’s new High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman presented his credentials to President Irfaan Ali this morning, promising to continue the strong and close ties that Guyana and Canada share. The High Commissioner said he is “very proud that Canada has been here in Guyana since Guyana’s Independence and before and that we continue to […]
A Corentyne, Berbice farmer is in Police custody after stabbing two persons to death and injuring a number of other people on Sunday night. The man, Vernand Ravi Ragadoo, was reportedly consuming alcohol when he became upset at an argument between two persons and rushed into a crowd outside a house, stabbing a number of […]
Guyana recorded 60 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, pushing the total number of new cases recorded in January to more than 1300. The increasing cases come as the Government is engaging international partners and organisations to procure doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The vaccines will not be mandatory and Guyana is expected to see its […]
Parts of the South Rupununi were yesterday rattled by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake that sent tremors to other parts of the country including sections of Georgetown and surrounding areas. Although there were no reports of injuries, the mid afternoon earthquake-damaged structures and buildings in some Amerindian villages. It was the strongest earthquake to ever be […]
With more than 1200 new cases of coronavirus being recorded in the first month of the year, the Government of Guyana is moving ahead with the further reopening of the country even as other countries globally are tightening restrictions against COVID-19. In the updated COVID-19 measures, the Government is allowing bars to reopen at 40% […]
In an early afternoon broadcast to the nation that included questions from Guyanese via social media, President Irfaan Ali on Saturday called on Venezuela to release the Guyanese fishermen in its custody and desist from further acts of aggression towards Guyana. “We have friends. We are not alone. We have the international community behind us”, […]
by Handel Duncan It’s now over a week since 12 Guyanese fishermen and their vessels have been detained by Venezuela in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Despite international demands for the fishermen and their vessels to be released, Venezuela is not budging. A mother of one of the detained fishermen is now calling on the Government […]
Using its majority in the National Assembly, the Government voted down a motion that called for a Commission of Inquiry to be conducted into the September 2020 Lusignan Prison unrest which left two prisoners dead. In presenting the motion, APNU+AFC Member Geeta Chandan-Edmond said a Commission of Inquiry would be significant to shed light on […]
On the same day that a North Road, Bourda woman appeared in Court for the cocaine in snack box bust, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit issued wanted bulletins for two other suspects in connection with the same bust. CANU today issued wanted bulletins for Edinho Lewis of Shopping Plaza, South Ruimveldt and Chelsea Collins of […]
Despite measures being put in place to safeguard prisoners and prison officers, a number of new cases of Coronavirus have been recorded at three of the country’s prisons. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony told the National Assembly this afternoon, that 16 new COVID cases have been recorded at the Lusignan Prison while there are 33 […]
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