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Guyana’s tourism sector loses earnings, jobs since COVID-19; appeal issued for govt relief
The coronavirus, COVID-19, has taken a toll on Guyana's tourism sector, resulting in a 46-percent decline in earnings and a...
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GTT workers take COVID-19 induced pay cuts
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) says it will be cutting salaries temporarily in an effort to ensure the...
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Business, religious, labour petition Inter-American Human Rights Commission to avert “political disaster” in Guyana
Twenty-five mainly private sector organisations have petitioned the United States (US)-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to pressure Guyanese...
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Jagdeo calls for emergency food supplies to vulnerable groups
Businesses in the heart of commercial Georgetown closed Friday afternoon (3rd April, 2020) during what would normally be a period...
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Gov’t issues nationwide dusk to dawn curfew
The Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence on Friday imposed a nationwide curfew from 6pm to 6am in an effort...
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Former ACP Secretary-General, US Ambassador, private sector weigh in on sanctions, democracy
Patrick Gomes Former Secretary-General of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group, Dr Patrick Gomes has cautioned Guyana against ignoring...
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Lands and Surveys suspends major services to gov’t, private sector
As the fear of the deadly coronavirus, COVID-19, spreads, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) on Friday said it...
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COVID-19: Domestic flights to border areas suspended
Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field. The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on...
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Guyana’s two airports to remain closed until May 1
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and the Eugene Correia International Airport (ECIA) will remain...
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New Amsterdam on COVID-19 virus lockdown
The municipal government of New Amsterdam on Sunday ordered an immediate total lockdown of businesses and religious services in that...
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