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More testing, tracing needed to curb spread of COVID-19- former Health Minister
Samuel Sukhnandan Dr. Leslie Ramsammy With scores of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 19 deaths already recorded in Guyana,...
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Civil Aviation Authority issues COVID-19 guidelines ahead of airports’ reopening
As Guyana moves closer to reopening its international airports following months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana...
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Georgetown Chamber welcomes gradual reopening of businesses
by Samuel Sukhnandan The headquarters of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A decision taken by the National COVID-19...
Read moreDetailsContactless services being considered for Guyana airport reopening
by Samuel Sukhnandan Active consideration is being given to introducing contactless services at Guyana's airports, as plans for reopening could now...
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COVID-19: Iwokrama to ban vehicles illegally moving foreigners through rainforest
A section of the Iwokrama Rainforest concession (picture by Guyana Conservation Network) Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development...
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Curfew hours reduced, outside dining permitted, govt workers to resume work on rotation
The Stabroek Market area at about 6 PM when the curfew starts Even as Guyana recorded its 19th coronavirus-related death...
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Strict guidelines for mining operators as GGDMA issues COVID-19 protocols
Gold and diamond miners will now have to be screened before entering mining locations as part of new protocols for...
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Gold Board predicts reduced gold declaration due to COVID-19 shutdown in Aranka, Moruca
by Samuel Sukhnandan The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) says it foresees annual gold declaration being negatively impacted if the recent ...
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Some North-West residents do not believe COVID-19 is real
Moruca residents protesting against the lockdown of their community and claiming that COVID-19 is not real. By Samuel Sukhnandan Despite a...
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Three Guyanese on station bail for border breach; Brazilians escorted back to homeland
The bus that police said was caught at an illegal Guyana-Brazil crossing in Lethem with the Brazilians who entered the...
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