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A number of COVID-19 patients, who require intensive care, are to be moved to the Infectious Disease Hospital located at the former Ocean View Hotel, Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Tuesday. His announcement came even as Guyana recorded its 147 death from the virus since it was first detected here in March. Official statistics show that ...

Guyana and Suriname have agreed to start exploring ways of providing a ferry to ply the Corentyne River crossing, Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad Santokhi said Tuesday. “We agreed, as two leaders, as two Presidents that we’ll have a call to the public sector – Guyana, Suriname- but also to the private sector to look for solutions while that vessel will be ...

A Guyanese food vendor , who lives in Suriname,  has been arrested in connection with the discovery of 1.9 kilogrammes of cocaine in her luggage shortly before she was due to board a flight to New York, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said on Tuesday. The mother of seven has been identified as 42-year old Tommy-Ann Bunbury  and  her address ...

The receipt of planning approval and the signing of an MoU by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) and Chairman and CEO of TOTALTEC Oilfield Services has greenlighted the construction of a US$90 million international hotel. Minister  Oneidge Walrond, Go-Invest CEO, Dr. Peter Ramsaroop and Mr. Lars Mangal of TOTALTEC signed the agreement ...

Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO), Sasenarine Singh on Monday said that state-owned entity would be initially focusing heavily on packaged sugar as the corporation prepares to get into other value-added sugar-related products and services. “The world market price for sugar is 15 (US) cents now so let’s be real. That’s the dump market we are talking ...

Environmental and Petroleum Engineer, Dr. Vincent Adams was Monday relieved of his duties as Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He says repeated efforts to contact Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo about often stated plans to hire him to work  in the petroleum sector have failed. He says none of his telephone calls was returned. Dr. Adams says he ...

A 53-year old businessman was early Monday morning shot dead during a robbery at his home. Police have identified him as 53-year old Terrence Dickie. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 this morning at his residence at Lot 5 Public Road, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara. Police say the crime was committed by four men who were armed with handguns. Investigators ...

President Irfaan Ali will be paying a three-day official visit to neighbouring Suriname to mark that country’s 45th independence anniversary. Starnieuws reports that he will leave Guyana Monday evening and will return on Thursday. As guest of honour, he will be the only visitor to address a special sitting of Suriname’s National Assembly. President Al and his Surinamese counterpart, Chandrikapersad ...

Reproduced from the Washington Post President-elect Joe Biden is planning to announce that he has selected Antony Blinken, one of his closest and longest-serving foreign policy advisers, as secretary of state. It puts Blinken in one of the highest-profile cabinet positions at a time when Biden is planning to prioritize foreign policy as a major pillar in his administration, with vows to ...

Guyana’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 146, with three more deaths reported Sunday night. The Health Ministry says those who succumbed are a 29-year old man from Region Seven- Cuyuni/ Mazaruni, an 89-year old man from Region Six- East Berbice/ Corentyne and an 88-year-old man from Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice). The Health Ministry says they died while receiving ...