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Coronavirus hitting businesses hard
The COVID-19 impact on Shanta's Puri Shop Fears over the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been taking a toll on Guyana's...
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4 confirmed coronavirus cases in Guyana; 13 in mandatory quarantine
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Boyle. Guyana's health authorities have asked 70 persons to stay at home for 14...
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Total lockdown at University of Guyana
The University of Guyana (UG), has imposed a total lockdown of its campuses beginning Wednesday, March 25, to stave off...
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Commercial banks cut back on opening hours due to COVID-19
Banks in Guyana will from Tuesday March 24, adjust their banking hours to customers as one measure to combat the...
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Schools will remain closed until April 3
The Ministry of Education says schools will remain closed until April 3, 2020 as authorities continue to monitor the Covid-19...
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GTT makes COVID-19 hotlines toll free
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Wednesday confirmed that after interactions with officials from the Ministry of Public...
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Updated: Aruba Airlines gets approval to collect stranded Cubans in Guyana / Actualizado: Aruba Airlines obtiene aprobación para recoger cubanos varados en Guyana
Stranded Cubans outside the Cuban embassy in Guyana/Cubanos varados fuera de la embajada cubana en Guyana. Vea a continuación el...
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Roman Catholic, Anglican churches cancel all Masses over Covid-19 fears
The Roman Catholic Church's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown and the Anglican Diocese of...
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President issues wide-ranging anti-coronavirus orders to destroy property, curtail movement of people, spend emergency funds
David Granger President David Granger has issued sweeping powers that may include the destruction of personal property, compulsory hospitalisation, and...
Read moreDetailsCoronavirus: UG staff, students sent home until month-end; education ministry wants private lessons closed
The Ministry of Education is calling on providers of private lessons to suspend their operations as Guyana seeks to contain...
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