— take the vaccine now or risk having to pay later, says VP Jagdeo WITH over one billion persons already vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Vice- President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo is insisting that the injections are no longer experimental, but have already demonstrated efficacy on a global scale. In urging Guyanese to get immunised, Jagdeo…
Announcing that the government was not considering a lockdown in wake of a rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths locally, Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said there was also no empirical evidence to prove that shifting the current curfew hours will reduce the rate of infection. The current curfew starts at 10:30 pm…
A small single-engine aircraft carrying a Brazilian registration number made an emergency landing in Orealla in East Berbice Corentyne this afternoon. On board, a large quantity of cocaine was discovered. There were only two persons aboard the plane along with several large packages of cocaine when the emergency landing was made along a roadway that…
–two persons, plane in custody of local authorities A FOREIGN aircraft containing a large quantity of suspected cocaine and two occupants, one of whom is the pilot, crash- landed at Orealla, in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), on Thursday afternoon. The Guyana Chronicle was reliably informed that the plane made an emergency landing at an area…
By Vishani Ragobeer Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, has emphasised that making all schools equal does not mean that the ministry will take away from the existing top schools, noting that a “constructive conversation” must surround the discussion on secondary school placement. Manickchand said this while answering questions at the announcement of the 2020 Caribbean…
Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Clinton Conway and retired Senior Superintendent George Fraser were arrested by the Police today on the orders of the Special Organised Crime Unit as the Unit probes allegations of fraud against a number of senior retired Police Officers. The allegations are related to payments made to the retired Officers by the…
— in relation to conspiracy to defraud, alleged sexual assault, says police — five former senior police officers arrested for alleged fraud CURRENT Chairman of the Police Service Commission and former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe, is required to present himself for questioning at the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) and at the Gender…
As Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) battles with increasing floodwaters and the overarching COVID-19 pandemic, Regional Chairman, Brian Allicock, highlighted that the region is also faced with an increased number of malaria cases. On Tuesday, he told the News Room that more than 200 cases of malaria have been recorded for the year so far.…
Five persons appeared in Court today to face fraud charges related to over $19 million in bogus GRA cheques that were cashed at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry. Appearing in Court today were Anush Khan, Komalram Persaud, Romeschand Singh, Devindra Moteeram and Shareesa Tappin. According to the first charge sheet, between the 28th…
— as flood water in Region Nine rises — hampers, relief supplies to be distributed today AS water continues to rise in communities in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is closely monitoring the situation and has started evacuating residents where necessary, the CDC’s Director-General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig has said.…
