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Boy, 17, among seven new ‘COVID’ deaths; May now deadliest month

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A 17-year-old boy is among the seven new COVID-19 deaths reported by the Ministry of Health, taking the local COVID-19 death toll to 368...

85 new COVID-19 cases from 871 tests

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Guyana on Tuesday recorded another 85 new COVID-19 infections from 871 tests, taking the country’s overall number of known cases to 16,320 since the...

20 years jail for farmer found guilty of raping girl, 16

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A 41-year-old farmer was on Tuesday sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2009. Vickram Persaud was sentenced by...

Gov’t keen to develop City, but will not throw money blindly at City Hall...

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From the hiring of residents to clear drains and weed avenues and parapets to fixing roads, President Irfaan Ali Tuesday said the government is...

Most Guyanese students prefer to write CXC exams this year

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By Vishani Ragobeer Though Guyanese students have not been spared from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, highlighted that these...

No ban on Haitians entering Guyana; 17 deported for not meeting immigration requirements

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See below full statement issued by the Guyana Police Force: The Guyana Police Force emphatically states that it has not been directed by any authority,...

GGMC prosecutor accused of taking bribe granted bail

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The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) prosecutor, Sherwin Crandon, who is accused of collecting $300,000 from a gold miner as a bribe to...

‘Loud Up’ remanded for allegedly snatching gold chain

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A 22-year-old vendor was on Tuesday remanded to prison for allegedly snatching a woman’s gold chain. Darrell Glasgow, also known as “Loud Up” of ‘C’...

Illegal crossings contributed to increase in Reg. 9 ‘COVID’ cases

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The illegal crossing of people from neighbouring Brazil into Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) has contributed to an increase in the number of people...

12% of Guyana’s adult population fully immunised against COVID-19

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Though Guyana has a far way to go before achieving herd immunity against the COVID-19 virus, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, has reported that...

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