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The Malaysian-owned Barama Company Limited yesterday reported that it is well on the road to financial recovery and is preparing to get back into the lumber business with a $1 billion (US$5m) plan.
Three men are presently in police custody over the fatal stabbing of a twenty-three-year-old prisoner on remand at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara.
Sixteen-year-old Angel Hope who was involved in an accident a week ago at Byderabo Public Road, Bartica, on Saturday succumbed to her injuries at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal after contracting the COVID-19.
As the COVID-19 deaths continue to rise locally, the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday informed that nine more persons have lost their lives to the disease as the country recorded another 194 new cases.
A miner was killed on Saturday following a misunderstanding between two men at Quartzstone Landing, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.
Guyana will write nations that recently mediated an agreement between Venezuela’s government and opposition objecting to the claim in the pact to this country’s county of Essequibo.
A 22-year-old Pomeroon labourer was killed after he crashed into a tree in the vicinity of Dredge Creek, Upper Pomeroon, in Region Two.
Koabe Grant, the suspect who admitted days ago to murdering Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Daniel Fraser and his girlfriend, Shanicka Forde in Sophia will appear in court today, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum informed this newspaper.
Aimed at the boosting of rehabilitation opportunities for prisoners, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn last week handed over a quantity of books to the Guyana Prison Service.
A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Sunday at One Mile Public Road, Linden, after he collided with a lorry.
The Chairman of Region Four, Daniel Seeram has labelled attempts by the Alliance for Change (AFC) to remove him from his post as unfortunate and distasteful.
A miner and a 58-year-old woman were last week remanded to prison by Magistrate Dylon Bess after they appeared before him separately at the linden Magistrate’s Court charged with assaulting a police officer in execution of his duties.
A man, who recently completed a jail sentence for a robbery, was last week remanded to prison after he denied escaping lawful custody and committing another robber.
As of Monday, September 6th, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has only seized forty-four (44) or illegal firearms.
The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 11, 2021, nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
With government now mandating that persons either show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative PCR test result in order to enter some public spaces, including malls, supermarkets and banks, Health Minister Dr.
The country’s COVID-19 death toll for September moved to 49 up to Friday, when five more deaths were recorded.
Several religious organisations in Guyana have signalled their intention to comply with the COVID-19 emergency measures which require that members either provide proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test before accessing any place of worship.
Engineering experts believe the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) erred when it opted not to request an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge since the information contained in such a study is integral to how firms would propose a design.
The first fatality along the newly-built Diamond to Mocha bypass road has been recorded.
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