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Amid the sounds of tassa drumming and jubilation, the Little Guyana Avenue sign was unveiled on Saturday, with Mayor Bill de Blasio lauding the Guyanese community for “contributing to the leadership in New York City in a very big way.”
Persons affected by flooding are asked to contact the CDC on telephone number 226-1027 or 600-7500 (WhatsApp).
Described as the “worst flooding ever seen”, hundreds of families in regions 1, 2, 7 and 8 have been affected by inundation triggered by rain and high tides.
City Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday dismissed as “nonsensical” and “utter foolish reasoning” allegations leveled against City Hall that it was responsible for flooding in Georgetown yesterday since the APNU+AFC-dominated council instructed operators to not open the kokers.
Bandits on Friday morning held national youth coach and former national football player Vurlon Mills at gunpoint at his Lamaha Springs, Georgetown apartment and proceeded to rob him.
Due to heavy rainfall, the overflowing of the Canje Creek and poor drainage several Region Six villages remained flooded yesterday afternoon leaving many with huge losses and bitter at the various neighborhood democratic councils (NDCs).
Only one month after SOCU filed charges of misconduct in public office against former APNU+AFC Minister of Health Dr.
The recent decision of a city magistrate to grant bail to four men, who have been charged with unlawful possession of guns and ammunition, has been criticised by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC, who says it sends the wrong message.
In its continued bid to dispossess Demerara Contractors and Engineers Limited (DCEL) of a now-embattled piece of waterfront Providence land, Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) has lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling which found DCEL to be the rightful owners.
A Parfaite Harmonie businessman and his family were in the wee hours of yesterday robbed by five males armed with guns and cutlasses who tied them up before robbing them of jewellery, gadgets, and cash.
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), particularly those attached to the Traffic Department have been instructed not to randomly stop road users and check their documents or make any arrest for “minor” offences.
In yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek it was incorrectly reported that efforts were being made to convene a parliamentary sitting this week.
The Ministry of Health today said that three more persons have succumbed to COVID-19.
On the ground in Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder, President Irfaan Ali yesterday ordered that three pumps be added to the one currently located at Adventure in order to speed up the draining of the backlands, where farmers have collectively lost hundreds of cows already.
Current head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Senior Superintendent Fazil Karimbaksh has acknowledged that the Police Service Commission (PSC) has moved to institute disciplinary action against him over accusations of sexual harassment, which he says are “trumped up.”
The police were yesterday trying to piece together the events that led to the deaths of a man and his nephew at Three Friends Mines, in Region 10, which has left a family looking for answers.
Efforts are ongoing to finalise arrangements for a sitting of the National Assembly despite the continued reluctance of Parliament Office staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Speaker Manzoor Nadir has said.
A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal reportedly drowned yesterday after the boat in which he and other ranks were travelling capsized in the vicinity of Karasabai Village, in Region Nine 9 (Upper Takatu/Upper Essequibo).
During a series of on the ground engagements on Saturday, President Irfaan Ali sought to reassure flood-affect residents in several communities that government is working with all stakeholders, including the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), to ensure that their needs are provided for.
The country’s COVID-19 death toll continued to rise on Saturday when the Ministry of Health reported two more deaths and 98 new cases of the virus.
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