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November 15, 2022

17 new COVID cases recorded

A total of 17 persons were infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday. The Ministry’s daily COVID dashboard reported that 304 COVID-19 tests were conducted. The new cases take the overall…

Miner chopped to death at Sand Hill Backdam

A 37-year-old miner of Kaneville Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara was chopped to death sometime between 09:00hrs on Sunday and 09:00hrs on Monday at Sand Hill Backdam, Region Seven. Dead is Ravindra Alfred. Police Headquarters reported…

Fight over ‘bush weed’ ends in murder

A fight between two men over the type of ganja one of them was smoking ended in murder early on Tuesday. Police said 32-year-old Sherwayne Underwood of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara was killed around 03:00 hrs by a man he was…

Fire destroys Paradise house, arson suspected

A fire suspected to be arson destroyed a Paradise, East Coast Demerara house on Monday evening, the Guyana Fire Service has said. In a release, the Fire Service received a call at around 18:32 hrs to attend to a fire at Lot 22 Paradise.…