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No curfew extension

The Guyana government has scotched rumours that the curfew has been extended to 6 AM to 6 PM. The COVID National Task Force says based on the April 1 to 30 gazetted order, the curfew remains from 10:30 PM to 4 AM. The Task Force says all emergency measures have not been changed. Amid more than 100 hundred new COVID ...

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Bandits stab owner of Mattai’s Supermarket on arriving home

The owner of Mattai Supermarket was Saturday stabbed by bandits as he fended them off in their attempt to rob him as he arrived at his Bel Air Park, Georgetown home, police said. The entire ordeal was captured on surveillance camera. Mr. Harry Mattai was treated and sent away. There were no immediate reports that his wife and daughter, who ...

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Nurse Assistant on bail for alleged ponzi scheme fraud

A Nurse Assistant is on GYD$180,000 bail after she was arraigned on four charges related to a Ponzi Scheme that she had started up and had promised huge returns on investments. Keziah Roberts of Eping and Ituni Streets, Bel Air Park, Georgetown was charged indictably on three counts of obtaining money by false pretense and one summary charge for the ...

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CANU, GRA uncovered allegedly smuggled items; shot fired, man allegedly assaulted with rifle

The co-owners of a supermarket in Lethem, Region Nine were Thursday afternoon arrested by police after the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) seized a quantity of items that were allegedly smuggled into the country. CANU said Lyndon Franklyn was arrested and that 30 cases Black Stone, four cases of Skarloff and nine cases of Blend Seven Whiskey  were seized because no ...

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Guyana govt considering “measures” to deal with technical problems on oil production vessel

Amid persistent problems with the flash gas compressor aboard the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Liza Destiny, the Guyana government  Wednesday night said it was worried about loss of oil production and strongly suggested that it would take steps if the equipment is not fixed properly. “The Government of Guyana is currently examining the implications of the loss ...

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GPL says burning parts tripped generators

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) says damaged conductors and connectors that caused a complete shutdown of the Demerara -Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) on Monday April 12 have been repaired. “The damaged conductors and connectors resulted in an overload of two Wartsila engines at Garden of Eden, which triggered the loss of another two engines at the same location, ...

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ExxonMobil cuts oil production by 90,000 barrels per day; extremely disappointed by poor performance

ExxonMobil, the American operator of the Liza Phase One well, has reduced oil production offshore Guyana by 90,000 barrels per day, putting output at a mere 30,000 barrels per day due to faulty equipment aboard by the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Liza Destiny. ” We have reduced production to a minimum level that mitigates formation of hydrates ...

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Increase curfew, impose lockdown, include opposition in COVID Task Force

In the wake of almost daily COVID-19 deaths. the Citizenship Initiative (TCI) political party is recommending increasing the curfew once again from 6 pm to 6 am and a total lockdown of non-essential activities. The TCI  also called for the broadening of the National COVID-19 Task Force to include all stakeholders. Government has so far vaccinated more than 60,000 persons ...

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GTT’s CEO steps down

Mr. Justin Nedd would be stepping down from the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) from May 3, 2021, he announced Tuesday. He would be replaced by Mr. Damian Blackburn who said his  immediate priorities would be to “listen to our customers” and “deliver on the country’s goals”. He said he intends to ...

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Guyana promises St. Vincent a “ship” load of volcano relief supplies; call issued for “immediate needs”

Prime  Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves on Saturday said Guyana has promised to dispatch a ship-load of emergency relief supplies in the wake of the explosive eruption of the La Soufriere volcano Friday. “The President of Guyana has been in touch with me quite often. They (are) loading a ship to send a lot of ...

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