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A Chinese’s national and his business partner were robbed and assaulted at gunpoint Sunday night on the Essequibo coast, police said Monday. Police say the robbery and assault were committed on the Chinese’s Nationals Steve Sue, age 41 years, a businessman and his business partner Yu Rong Cao, age 37 years, both of Charity Essequibo Coast. Two masked men relieved ...

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has expressed concern about the likelihood of several workers of government’s asphalt plant being retrenched with the acquisition of a new facility. The plant is controlled by the state-owned Demerara Harbour Bridge C0rporation (DHBC). GAWU General Secretary Seepaul Narine said the union last week Thursday wrote management concerning the likely fate of ...

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Monday disclosed that Guyana would receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine during the second quarter of this year, but he could not say whether it would be the one produced by Moderna which has less refrigeration restrictions compared to the other vaccine types. “We don’t know which one we would eventually get but ...

Auditor General Deodat Sharma says procurement procedures were not followed by the then A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration to hire local and foreign lawyers to fight a series of political court cases from December, 2018 to July, 2020. Other cases for a number of government agencies were also cited in the total bill of GYD$170,828,203. The ...

The University of Guyana (UG) has rejected persistent claims that its Vice Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohammed-Martin’s appointment was not above board and that two of her deputies were elevated to professors. In clear reference to a letter published in the pro-government Guyana Times, the university chided the media for failing to check information as they may be enjoined in actions ...

A 25-year old woman, who owns a very small business, on Saturday lost her house and other possessions to fire while she was about to order bread and pastries to sell, police said. She is Anneve Knights who resided at North Haslington, East Coast Demerara. Police said she and her sister lived in the 10 X 20 feet wooden structure ...

Two persons have died in a head-on collision on the Skeldon Line Path Public Road, Corentyne. They are 26-year old Thurman Megnat and 36-year old Nimrod Persaud, both of Line Path. At the time of the accident 6:30 PM Saturday, Megnat was the driver of one of the cars and Persaud was the occupant. The driver of the other car, ...

A clothing vendor of Commerce Street, Georgetown and Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown was shot dead New Year’s evening where he plied his trade, police said. His is the first reported killing for 2021 reported by the Guyana Police Force He has been identified as 32-year old Paul Anthony “Blacka” Smith who lived at 31 Bent Street, Werk-en-Rust. He bore one ...

Guyana’s weather forecasters are warning coastal and riverine residents that they could experience flooding and wind damage to structures due to unstable weather conditions. The Hydrometeorological Department of Guyana’s Ministry of Agriculture on Friday night warned that  the highest waves, in excess of 3.5 metres (9 feet – 11 feet), are expected beginning Friday night through Sunday afternoon. This is ...

Guyana ended last year with 2.5 percent COVID-19 deaths and 92 percent recoveries, according to figures released Friday by the Ministry of Health. Actual figures show there were 164 coronavirus-related deaths and 5,868 of the 6,348 infected persons recovered from the virus. Infected persons during last year totaled 16.5 percent of the 38,429 persons who were tested since the virus was ...