By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2020
News, Politics
Eight students at President’s College who returned to their dorms over the weekend have tested positive for Coronavirus and have been placed in isolation. Four of the eight students are from the Region Eight community of Kato. The first group of students were only tested upon their arrival at the school on Friday and not […]
By News Source Guyana on November 9, 2020
Crime, News, Politics
Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today expressed the shock and alarm of the Government at the export of more than 11 tons of cocaine through a local port with no alarm bells going off. Belgium Authorities found US$1 Billion worth of cocaine in a container that arrived there from Guyana. The shipment left […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2020
News, Politics
The coronavirus pandemic in Guyana claimed two more lives today, taking the total number of deaths to 134. The latest victims have been identified as a 56-year-old man from Region One and a 58-year-old man from Region 4. The Ministry of Health has announced that the country has also recorded 64 new cases in the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2020
News, Politics
Hours after the Clerk of the National Assembly released US Embassy documents which showed that Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond was still a US Citizen when she was sworn in as a Member of Parliament, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo rushed to her defence. During a press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said the Minister never misled the country […]
By News Source Guyana on November 6, 2020
News, Politics
Based on US Embassy documents of Renunciation of Citizenship, Tourism Minister Oneidge Waldron was still a US Citizen when she was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on the 1st of September, 2020. In the documents provided to the National Assembly by Minister Walrond herself, her loss of US Citizenship was approved on the […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2020
News, Politics
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh is back in Government. He was sworn in this afternoon as the Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance in the Office of the President. The Ministry of Finance portfolio will remain under the Office of the President with both the President and the Vice President also holding some responsibilities […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2020
News, Politics
For the second straight day, more than 50 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Guyana. The Ministry of Health today reported that there were 69 new cases of the disease in the country as 11 persons remained in the Coronavirus Intensive Care Unit. A 54-year-old man from Region Four and a 74-year-old woman […]
By News Source Guyana on November 5, 2020
News, Politics
Two of the border regions which continue to see COVID-19 cases will continue to have restrictions on movement of persons in the communities because of the concern of migrants crossing over from Brazil and Venezuela. Some Region Nine Officials have been questioning the need for the restrictions to remain in place while the region appears […]
By News Source Guyana on November 4, 2020
News, Politics
The Ansa McAl company in Guyana today donated 100 doses of the Remdesevir drug to the Ministry of Health. The drug is used for the treatment of seriously ill Coronavirus patients. Chief Executive Officer of Ansa McAl Guyana, Troy Cadogan noted that the company was able to procure the drug through its suppliers and wanted […]
By News Source Guyana on November 4, 2020
News, Politics
The Opposition APNU+AFC is moving ahead with the filing of legal proceedings over the appointment of Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond as a Member of Parliament. The APNU+AFC remains convinced that Walrond was still a US Citizen when she took the oath as a Member of Parliament. The Guyana Constitution prohibits dual citizens from becoming Members […]