Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence on Wednesday identified several areas of Georgetown, the epicentre of Guyana’s COVID-19 virus outbreak, where many of the positive cases live. Areas identified Kitty, Sophia, Turkeyen, Liliendaal, Cummings Lodge, Alberttown, Cummingsburg, Bourda, Lamaha Park, South Ruimveldt and Thirst Park. Latest figures show that the number of confirmed cases has increased by three to 78, including ...

The arrival of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) team to observe the recount of votes cast in last month’s general elections has been pushed back and the team members have been changed, multiple sources have confirmed. Sources close to team members in three of the Caribbean island nations confirmed to News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online News that they ...

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Salvation Army and Rotary Guyana have received more than GY $60 million to support COVID-19 relief programmes, the partners in the Stabroek Block announced on Wednesday. ExxonMobil Guyana and the Stabroek Block co-venturers, Hess and CNOOC, are providing funds as part of the programme established collaboratively with the Department of Energy to support social projects. ...

The bodies of four men, who were involved in a mishap in the Berbice River, were Wednesday recovered, police said. The Guyana Police Force said that about 12:45 PM the bodies of Kidman Lindie, aged 37 years of 41 Stanleytown , New Amsterdam and Godfrey Denharte , aged 60 years of Sandhills ,upper Berbice River were fished out of the ...

Fire Tuesday night destroyed a two-flat house at 27 Shopping Lane, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, leaving the owner and lone occupant claiming that the destruction was the work of arsonists. The fire started shortly before 8 PM. Homeless is 60-year old Stephen Clarke, an employee of the Demerara Ice Company, West Ruimveldt. Clarke told reporters and investigators that he believed that ...

At least 33,000 masks will be needed for the national recount of votes cast in last month’s general elections, if the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is to stick with the recommendation by a Ministry of Public Health team, but already there is a countrywide shortage of this protective gear. Based on recommendations by the Public Health team that visited the ...

The United States Government has committed an additional $1.7 million (USD) to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean. The United States says, via its Agency for International Development  (USAID),  is providing life-saving support by coordinating with the Government of Guyana, international humanitarian partners, and other stakeholders to identify priority areas for ...

Guyana has approved a request by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for a regional team of scrutineers to oversee the recount of votes cast in last month’s general elections. The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF)  said the decision was taken on Monday at its weekly statutory virtual meeting. “Among the decisions taken was the approval of the request from CARICOM for ...

    Miami, April 17- COVID-19 continues to have a devastating impact on our world and the global economy. How is our CARICOM region dealing with this pandemic and the crisis it has brought about? The Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) organized a Virtual Town Hall Meeting to discuss and provide recommendations as to how best can CARICOM member ...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Irwin La Rocque has asked for arrangements to be put in place  for a charter flight to bring the team of regional scrutineers to oversee the recount of votes cast in last month’s general elections. GECOM spokeswoman, Yolanda Warde said La Rocque has indicated this to Chairman of National COVID-19 Task Force, Prime Minister Moses ...