By News Source Guyana on November 18, 2020
News, Politics
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
News, Politics
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 […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2020
News, Politics
Prime Minister Mark Phillips who heads the National COVID-19 Task Force has proclaimed that the government has been able to curb the spread of coronavirus in Guyana. The Prime Minister’s statements are in direct contrast to the daily statistics being provided by the Ministry of Health. Appearing on state television, Prime Minister Phillips sought to […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic in Guyana claimed two additional lives, taking the death toll up to 137. The two latest fatalities are both 74-years-old, a man from Region 10, and a woman from Region 4. The Health Ministry also announced that the country has 88 new cases of the disease with Region 4 recording 65 of […]
By News Source Guyana on November 11, 2020
Crime, Politics
Two students in Region Seven have tested positive for Coronavirus and are now in isolation. The tests were conducted two days ago and the results were returned today. The two students are residents of the dormitories at the Bartica Secondary and the Three Miles Secondary School. Both dorms have since been visited by Health officials […]