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Young Reg. 10 woman is latest COVID-19 death
Hours after announcing the COVID-19 related death of a 6-day-old baby, the Ministry of Health is informing that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
This takes the total number of deaths from…
Guyana ups pressure on Panama to pay $1.9B owed to rice millers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday dispatched a letter to the Panamanian authorities urging them to honour their obligations to Guyana and to pay the $1.9 billion owed to rice millers.
This measure was taken as the Government…
23 of 38 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Reg. 6
The Ministry of Health on Sunday said 38 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded from 231 tests, taking Guyana’s overall known cases to 5, 376.
The new cases were recorded in Region One with three new case while Region four recorded…
Banks DIH now sole distributor of Morning Glory Rice Cereals
Banks DIH Limited and Morning Glory Inc. (MGI) have signed a distribution agreement which appoints Banks as the exclusive distributor of MGI’s locally produced Morning Glory Rice Cereals.
The products are manufactured at a…
Berbice salesman shot in failed robbery attempt
A salesman working at Chesney, East Berbice - Corentyne was Saturday afternoon shot when bandits pounced on him and others.
The injured man has been identified as Lochan Matadeen of Number 63 Village. He was reportedly shot to his…
14 of 28 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Reg. 10
The Ministry of Health on Saturday said 28 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded from 367 tests, taking Guyana’s overall known cases to 5, 338.
The new cases were recorded in Region One with one new case while Region Three…
Girl, 14, gives birth after allegedly raped by stepfather
A 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by her stepfather earlier this year, has given birth to a baby girl.
The teen, who suffers from a hearing disability, gave birth in the wee hours of Saturday morning, sparking outrage among…
Some 99% of rice harvested to date
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has announced that of the 94,000 hectares of rice sown for the second crop of 2020, 99 per cent has been harvested to date.
GRDB General Manager, Mr. Nizam Hassan, in an interview with DPI on…
Gov’t pushes for more corn, soya bean cultivation
The Ministry of Agriculture is urging farmers to capitalise on the budgetary measures in the sector to expand their crop repertoire to include corn and soya bean. Guyana spends almost US$ 25 million annually to import these commodities for…
Moruca, Mabaruma farmers to benefit from $5 M greenhouses
Farmers in the Moruca and Mabaruma sub-regions of Region One will soon benefit from the establishment of two greenhouses valued $5 million to protect cultivated plants from extreme temperatures.
Speaking with DPI, Regional Executive…