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October 6, 2021

GPHC denies mistreatment of 2-year-old

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has distanced itself from a Facebook post that alleged a two-year-old baby and his grandmother spent hours waiting at the hospital before they accessed any medical care. According to the…

Boy, 13, finds gun while playing in backyard

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a .38 Taurus revolver in the backyard of a Reliance Settlement, East Canje Berbice resident on Wednesday. Police Headquarters reported that the 39-year-old resident…

Senior cop remanded on drug charge

Deputy Superintendent of Police Dexter Brown was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Brown appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court on the East Coast of…

9 more COVID deaths, 250 cases; 34 in ICU

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll is now at 816 with nine more deaths recorded, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday. Of those nine deaths, eight persons were unvaccinated and the other, partially vaccinated. Those deaths are as…