A further 7 cases of the Coronavirus has been recorded by the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) within the past 24-hours, carrying the total recorded in Guyana, to 104. The MOPH noted in a COVID-19 update on Sunday, that a further 62 tests have been analysed within the past 24 hours, taking the total tests

A 33-year-old Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) man was stabbed to death Saturday night during an argument over a stolen cellphone. Dead is Marlon Peters. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at about 21:45hrs by a 27-year-old man also from Friendship, EBD. Reports are that a 51-year-old woman, Carletta Armstrong, who was returning home…

US Congressman and Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has expressed worry and concern over what he considers the US government’s “foreign interference in the affairs of an independent nation in Guyana”. Mr. Jeffries made the fiery comment during an online interview with President of the Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy, Rickford…

Within the past 24-hours, 3 additional persons have tested positive for the Coronavirus carrying the total number of persons who have tested positive for the virus in Guyana, to 97. At the same time, the Ministry of Public Health has noted that 2 more persons have been placed in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit during

As of May 9, Guyana recorded three new cases of the new Coronavirus, bringing the total number of known cases to 97. In its daily update, the Ministry of Public Health revealed Saturday that five persons are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital; 52 persons are in isolation, three are…

With a total of 49 new COVID-19 tests completed in the past 24hrs, there is only one new case of the coronavirus in Guyana. It was also revealed today that Guyana has conducted a total of 785 coronavirus tests, with 692 of those tests turning up as negative. During the daily update, Chief Medical Officer,…

This years’ Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) will be written in July. This is according to a statement released by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) earlier this evening. CARICOM said the decision was made following the first emergency virtual meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) –

Three days after the national recount exercise commenced, a total of 108 ballot boxes were counted at the end of Friday as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) pushes ahead with the recount of the March 02, 2020 elections. The recount started on Wednesday where 25 boxes were initially processed; on Thursday an additional 40 boxes…

APNU+AFC Executive and Party agent for the recount, Joe Harmon wants the People’s Progressive Party to state publicly that it will accept the declared results of the vote recount. During a recorded interview on the APNU+AFC’s official Facebook page today, Mr. Harmon said the coalition is fully behind the recount process and he believes it…

TWENTY-TWO persons, including a number of Venezuelan nationals, have been charged for breaching the nationwide curfew in Corentyne. The group, which included seven Venezuelans, were on Thursday charged after they breached the curfew in place to deter the spread of COVID-19. The persons arrested hail from different communities along the Corentyne Coast as well as