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The 11-year old girl, who was killed along with her mother allegedly by a Cuban man, was sexually abused, according to an autopsy conducted Tuesday. “The doctor reported that the juvenile was sexually active,” police said in reporting the results of the autopsy conducted by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh. Police have already said that blood was seen on the ...

House Speaker Manzoor Nadir on Tuesday said he and three members of his family have been tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19. His disclosure came one day after he presided over a parliamentary sitting virtually because he was not feeling well and had hoped that it was not COVID-19. Mr. Nadir told News-Talk radio Guyana that he started feeling unwell, ...

A nurse of Guyanese parentage on Tuesday administered a COVID-19 vaccine to United States (US) Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Multiple US news media identifies her as Patricia Cummings whose parents are Guyanese immigrants.  Nurse Cummings administered the vaccine to Ms. Harris at the United Medical Center in southeast Washington, D.C. Ms. Harris’ parents were also born overseas; her father from ...

In the face of increasing problems being encountered by homebuilders about the poor quality of construction work, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) on Tuesday unveiled a guide they should follow or contractors might be compelled to fix the problems at their own cost. The CCAC said the document, titled Homebuilders’ Road Map and located here , is the ...

The Guyana Police Force has acquired 15 motorcycles at a cost of GYD$6.5 million to respond to a 15 percent to 20 percent increase in robberies especially in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said. Responding to questions on a financial paper that was subsequently approved by the National Assembly, he said the police force asked for more ...

The Guyana government has already purchased a heavy-lift Bell 412-EPi helicopter for which monies were Monday approved and the aircraft is due to arrive here the latest by next year February, well-placed sources confirmed. A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) spokeswoman on Monday said the army could not provide details  at this time. “The GDF will release the proper information at ...

The Cuban man, who allegedly hammered and knifed to death his partner and her daughter, has been arrested. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Assistant Commissioner Roystom Andries’Junor said Joel Rodriguez also known as Yoel Rodriguez Barientos was arrested at Amelia’s Ward, Linden on Sunday night. He was arrested the same day the bodies of t he woman and her daughter were ...

President Irfaan Ali  on Sunday night announced that his administration would be working to provide free education at the University of Guyana by the end of 2024. The Head of State was at the time delivering a virtual address at the Guyana’s 50th Republic Awards Ceremony and Cultural Presentation organised by the Guyana Consulate in Canada. President Ali told his ...

Guyana’s National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is projecting a 25 percent reduction in blood donation this year, even as there are signs of a gradual increase, Director Dr. Pedro Lewis said. His figures are contained in a presentation to the Pan- American Health Organisation’s (PAHO) Virtual Campus on Public Health. In that presentation he said there was a “sharp reduction” ...

Homicide detectives have recovered a hammer and a knife from a house on Princess Street, Lodge near the bloodied bodies of a 34-year-old woman, Tara Krishnaran, and her 11-year-old daughter, both discovered dead. Police said the killings were committed by a “known suspect” for whom a manhunt has begun. Based on accounts from the woman’s father, his daughter and granddaughter ...