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The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) says it has arranged for over $1M in care hampers to be given to cancer patients and care providers at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
A woman was detained by the police shortly after mid-day Monday after she allegedly threatened to shoot her partner who managed to disarm her.
Two more cases of the coronavirus were this afternoon announced by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today welcomed Sunday’s Court of Appeal decision clearing the way for a recount of votes from the March 2nd elections and said that the US is prepared to work with GECOM to ensure a fair process.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp today throttled back a multi-year investment spree in shale, LNG and deep water oil production and will cut planned capital spending by 30% this year as the coronavirus pandemic saps energy demand and oil prices.
CARICOM is once again being invited to be present at a recount of the ballots cast in the March 2 General Elections, this time by GECOM itself.
Almost four weeks since Guyana recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the number of confirmed cases continues to grow and the death toll has risen to five.
Residents of Canal Number Two are in a state of shock after the body of a cattle farmer was found yesterday morning buried in a shallow grave.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has suspended operations at its two sugar estates in Berbice after workers protested against working in what they called an unhealthy environment due to their concerns about being put at risk for contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Jim Bacchus, the proprietor of Jim Bacchus Travel Service, which operated offices in Georgetown and New Amsterdam has passed away.
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has labelled the proposed recount of all votes cast on March 2, 2020 as “an entire waste of time and wholly unnecessary” and called for a limited recount of votes cast in Region 4 to be broadcast live on radio and television as well as live streamed.
Magistrate Renita Singh, who last week ruled that there was insufficient evidence against Marcus Brian Bisram to stand trial for murder, yesterday committed him to the High Court after she was directed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to reopen the preliminary inquiry and proceed with the committal.
Though the Guyana Court of Appeal had said on Sunday that consequential orders would have been issued yesterday following a ruling that cleared the way for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to proceed with a recount of the ballots cast in the March 2nd general and regional elections, those orders are now expected today.
A pedal cyclist of Queenstown, George-town died yesterday afternoon after he was struck down by a minibus on the Houston Public Road, East Bank Demerara.
The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana yesterday warned members of the Guyana Police Force to avoid exceeding their authority and refrain from abuse while enforcing the restrictions outlined under emergency measures ordered by Minister of Public Health to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
A number of businesses which are not considered essential services have suspended their operations in keeping with the recently announced emergency measures that are being implemented in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The Full Court is set to rule today on an appeal filed by Kennard Gobin, who has challenged the detention of his son at a government quarantine facility.
Some prison inmates have already been released and others, including those who suffer from chronic illnesses, may soon be out as the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) seeks to reduce the risk of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) entering the overcrowded jails across the country.
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has labelled as “disturbing” an Appeals Court ruling which found that the Guy-ana Elections Commission (GECOM) could not allow a team of experts from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to “supervise” a recount of ballots cast in the March 2,2020 Elections.
The public was prohibited from entering the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts yesterday following emergency measures taken by the judiciary in response to the novel coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19).
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