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Guyana’s Covid-19 death toll reaches 900

Guyana's Covid-19 death toll has reached 900 following the death of a 64-year-old man who was infected with the novel coronavirus. The latest fatality hailed...

Covid: 1 new case; 4 in ICU

Guyana has recorded one new case of the novel coronavirus, taking the total positives detected to date to 63,273. There are four persons in the...

Covid-19 death toll rises to 221

The Ministry of Health (MOH) regrettably informs that as of March 24, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has...

Thousands of East Canje residents without potable water

Thousands of residents are without potable water as three pump stations, which serve the East Canje, Berbice Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) communities are not...

Covid: 6 more deaths, 77 new cases, 19 in ICU

Six more persons who were infected with the novel coronavirus have died, taking the country’s death toll to 893. Five of the latest fatalities were...

Health Minister confirms two cases of Microcephaly in Guyana

Public Health Minister Dr George Norton has confirmed that two cases of the birth defect Microcephaly have been detected within the last three weeks...

Asymptomatic persons who test positive for COVID-19 being released from isolation 

Persons who test positive for COVID-19, but are asymptomatic, are being released from isolation - under new guidelines approved by the World Health Organisation...

6 teachers among new COVID-19 cases

Six teachers from the Santa Rosa Primary School in Moruca, Region One (Barima-Waini) have tested positive for COVID-19. They are among the 12 new cases...

Firefighters trained to become first aid responders

Seventy Five ranks of the Guyana Fire Service have been trained in First Aid and Traffic accident response by the French Guiana Fire and...

300 dirty cops will be brought to justice – says Philippines police chief

Manila, Philippines (CNN) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte vows there will be no letup in his hard-line crackdown on drugs and related crime despite...

Recent Articles

3rd victim in fatal Williamsburg smash-up dies

The third person who was involved in the fatal smash-up at Williamsburg, Corentyne, has succumbed to his injuries. Dead is 17-year-old Veeram Seecharran of Lot...

‘Public Works Ministry has been delinquent’ – Jagdeo on illegal structures on Govt reserves

The Ministry of Public Works needs to be more proactive in addressing the construction of illegal structures on the government’s reserves, according to Vice...

Diplomats urge journalists to maintain integrity

ABCEU Joint Statement – World Press Freedom Day: The Heads of Missions of the Embassy of the United States of America, H.E. Ambassador Nicole Theriot;...

GPA calls for injection of more resources into special productions on environmental issues

See full statement from the Guyana Press Association: The Guyana Press Association salutes all media workers in Guyana for this World Press Freedom Day 2024....

Police investigating alleged bomb threat at St Rose’s High School

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 2, 2024, at 13:45hrs, an alleged bomb threat was made to St. Roses High School...

Govt to seek over US$180M in supplementary funding for GPL

Government will soon approach the National Assembly for US$180M- US$250M in supplementary funding for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). This sum will be used...

4 persons robbed of cash & jewellery after returning home from concert

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On May 02, at about 03:15 hours, at Lot 184 Durban Backlands, Georgetown, four (4) persons were...

Grove man dies after being struck down by speeding cop

A pedestrian was last evening struck down and killed by a vehicle driven by a policeman, along the Farm Public Road, East Bank Demerara...

Jamaican Information Minister “impressed” with Guyana’s media landscape

Jamaica’s Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan on Thursday said he is “very impressed” with...

Govt awards 150 mining blocks; more areas to be allotted in coming months 

See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources:  Emanating from a commitment H.E. President Mohamed Irfaan Ali made to the mining stakeholders, on Friday...