Despite the sudden surge in new COVID-19 cases believed to be caused by the Omicron variant, President Irfaan Ali this afternoon assured that local Health Authorities are in control of the virus. With the Health Ministry warning that the situation could worsen in the coming days, the President said the country is fully prepared to…
FORMER People’s National Congress/ Reform (PNC/R) Executive, James Bond has condemned his colleagues in the APNU+AFC for their “overtly” racial attacks on him and his acquaintance, who is a well-known businessman. The attacks stem from a photograph of Bond holding an umbrella for the businessman that has since been making the rounds on social media.…
A 35-year-old taxi driver of Recht-Door-Zee, Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara was sentenced to six years and six months imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to a series of armed robberies. Kwame Jowanza appeared before Magistrate Ally Seepaul at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He was arrested on January 03 for robbing several persons between…
A young footballer found himself facing the Court today on possession of unlicensed firearm charge. He has since been remanded to jail. The accused, Richie Richards who plays competitive football for the Guyana Police Force, didn’t have the Force on his side as he appeared before the Chief Magistrate and denied the gun possession charge.…
–several GPHC employees among 1,824 active cases being monitored THE number of COVID-19 cases recorded in a single day reached a record high on Tuesday, when 485 persons tested positive for the disease. “In the last 24 hours, we had 485 new cases, so our active cases are now 1,824. So, that’s a big jump,…
-wife was shot twice, husband once to the head THE police are treating Tuesday’s discovery of the lifeless bodies of a recently married Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara couple, as a murder/suicide. This is according to a police release issued last evening in which it was disclosed that 27-year-old Elizabeth ‘Sasha’ Dass sustained two gunshot…
–with Local Content Legislation, Minister Edghill says THE passage of the landmark Local Content Legislation paves the way for thousands of Guyanese to transform their mere “hustle” into thriving executive businesses, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, has said. He outlined the opportunities that will follow the promulgation of this legislation during his defence of…
SOME 1.6 million ounces of gold have been detected at Omai Gold Mines’ Wenot Pit, located in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). This discovery, according to Omai, represents a significant milestone for the company which has since lost its reputation of being South America’s largest producing gold mine. The official announcement of the find was made on…
–four nurseries established in Regions Three, Six FOR the period January to November 2021, Guyana earned $2.5 billion from the exportation of coconuts and its byproducts, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, on Tuesday. Data show that the exportation of dry coconuts alone raked in $1.8 billion, while $685 million was earned…
GUYANA’S oil resource is expanding even more as ExxonMobil Guyana, today, announced two more oil discoveries in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, a release from the company said. “The Fangtooth-1 well encountered approximately 164 feet (50 meters) of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs. The well was drilled in 6,030 feet (1,838 meters) of water and is…
