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The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) on Sunday denied that the now dead Lethem teacher, 25-year old Donna Greaves, contracted  COVID-19 while she was a patient at the country’s major health care institution. “While our commitment to medical confidentiality restricts us from sharing details of Ms. Greaves’ clinical records, we maintain that these claims are furthest from the facts, and wish ...

The Ministry of Public Health Saturday evening said there are 16 new cases of the novel coronavirus taking the total number of persons who have tested positive to 272. At the same time, the Health Ministry said three more persons have recovered from the virus, COVID-19, taking the total number of recoveries to 120. So far, Guyana has recorded 14 ...

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners (GGDMA) Friday night assured that mining has  not been shut down in all districts, but only in Moruca in Region One (Barima-Waini) and Aranka/ Arangoy in Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) The association says government has not ordered all interior mining operations to cease, but the COVID-19 lockdown of mining are only for areas within the ...

Six  privately-owned airlines are being considered to link Guyana with the numerous scattered Caribbean islands as the several Caribbean shareholder governments say they are broke and can no longer afford to pump money into the ailing LIAT (1974) Ltd. LIAT’s board has decided to ground the decades-old regional carrier and separate assets from liabilities because of insolvency. The financial situation ...

In the wake of a steep rise in coronavirus cases in Region One (Barima-Waini) and Region Seven, government has shut off several mining sites, residential areas and businesses. “All mining operations shall cease,” the amended order states. The new measures come as the Public Health Ministry says that to date, there are 78 cases in Region One and 36 in ...

Incoming Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), St, Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves criticised those who appeared opposed to the regional grouping seeking to preserve democracy in Guyana in keeping with the Charter of Civil Society. He hailed outgoing Chairman of CARICOM Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s work on assisting to preserve democracy in Guyana “despite unwarranted, ...

Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield on Friday morning failed to turn up at court to answer private criminal charges filed against him. Prosecutor, Attorney-at-Law, Glen Hanoman told the court that it appears that Lowenfield has been evading service of the charges of misconduct in public office and alleged electoral fraud. Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty ordered police to serve the charges ...

A Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judge and a lawyer representing A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party say the gazetted national vote order conflicts with one of key election laws. The CCJ will next Wednesday decide whether it has jurisdiction to hear an appeal by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). That appeal is against  a decision by the ...

A businessman was shot and robbed at his cold storage bond in Howes Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. He is 56-year old David Cameron. Police say he was shot to the abdomen and right thigh and his condition is regarded as  serious. The men ransacked the cold storage bond and carted off GYD$200,000. Investigators were told that at about 5:30 PM, he ...

Lawyers for the People’s Progressive Party and a supporter of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) on Wednesday laid out their arguments on whether the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ has jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a Guyana Court of Appeal decision on the question of valid votes. The CCJ said it would now study the submissions ...