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Guyana’s coronavirus death toll on Sunday climbed even further with the passing of two more persons. They are a 30-year old woman and a 78-year old man from Region Four – Demerara/ Mahaica. This now means that 227 persons have died since last year March when the virus was first confirmed in Guyana. The Health  Ministry also says that 96 ...

A fire believed to be of electrical origin Saturday night virtually destroyed the home of a 65-year old man at Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice. “A neighbour said he was on his verandah when he noticed sparks coming from a GPL utility pole in front of the now destroyed building. The neighbour claimed that shortly after he saw smoke coming ...

A driver of Wrong-Turn Squatting Area, Tuschen   , East Bank Essequibo was early this morning stabbed to death during a drinking spree. Dead is 34-year old Floyd Mc Garrell.  The incident occurred at about 4:45 this morning at Back Street, Tuschen. Police say they are treating the killing as murder. The suspect, a 41-year old fisherman from Tuschen, has ...

Amid repeated warnings by President Irfaan Ali that the stern action would be taken against people who refuse to social distance or wear masks especially during upcoming religious festivities, Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall was on Facebook unmasked and face-to-face with staff members. When contacted by WhatsApp, Mr. Dharamlall did not respond. However, a well-placed government official agreed that the ...

President Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that Guyana would be buying US$4 million (GYD$800 million) worth of Sputnik V vaccines from Russia to roll out a massive inoculation exercise from next week Wednesday. He said 200,000 doses of the Russian vaccine would be arriving in Guyana next week, and another 24,000 doses through the COVID-19 Global Vaccine Access (COVAX) mechanism. ...

At least seven members of the Office of the President’s Press and Publicity Unit have been tested positive for COVID-19 and have been ordered to isolate themselves at home, according to high-level government sources. The Head of the Unit, Suelle Findlay did not immediately answer calls or respond to WhatsApp messages for an official comment, but the sources said after ...

An employee of Guy-Bisco Importation Limited was allegedly robbed of $1.4M cash while conducting business on Thursday March 25, 2021 on Mandela Avenue,police said. The Guyana Police Force says he alleges that as he completed selling items on behalf of his employer at various shops, he secured the funds in the canter he was driving and proceed to return to ...

Former Assistant Police Commissioner, Kevin Adonis and three serving policemen were Friday arraigned on a joint charge of conspiracy to defraud the Guyana Police Force of  GYD$19 million for the purported purchase of fuel. Sergeant Michael Corbin,  Sergeant Jermain Fraser, Corporal Rawle Haynes and Mr. Adonis were charged jointly for the offence of Conspiracy to Commit a Felony.  Chief Magistrate ...

A  man has chopped his reputed wife several times to her and head and chopped off several of her fingers. He has since been arrested and police say they are treating the incident as “attempted murder”.  Region Two Divisional Commander  Superintendent Robinson said on Friday that the woman was still hospitalised. She said the man would probably be charged next ...

Police say they are investigating alleged sexual activity with a child by a family member  in the North-West District. The crime is alleged to have been committed between February 28 and March 1 in Region One (Barima-Waini) The matter was unearthed by the Child Protection Agency and reported to the police on Wednesday March 24, 2021. The perpetrator, who is ...