Politics

47-year-old woman dies from COVID-19

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 […]

Central Govt. accused of stymying work of Region 4 RDC

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 […]

PM Claims spread of COVID-19 has been curbed; Ministry of Health Stats prove otherwise

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 […]

Two additional deaths and 88 new cases of COVID-19

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 […]

Two Region 7 dorm students test positive for COVID-19

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 […]