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The death of a 39-year-old mother of four has brought the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Guyana to 206, according to the Ministry of Health. More than 8900 new cases have been reported in Guyana since the first case of the pandemic was reported a year ago. There are …

The Pastor’s position as the Force’s Chaplain was revoked following a controversial prayer at the opening ceremony of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) 2021 Conference last Thursday. The Guyana Police Force claims that the broadcasted prayer wrongly and intentionally painted the law enforcement agency in a negative light.     …

A 56-year-old Guyanese national residing in Barbados died on board a minibus this morning. The vehicle, B189, which plies the Rock Dundo to Bridgetown route, was on the last stop to The City when the discovery was made. Barbados police public relations officer, Acting Inspector Rodney Inniss, said the man’s …

With the donation of 80,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from the Indian government, Guyana’s government immunization campaign against the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is expected to get a major boost. However, nothing in life is for free and the Indian government is expecting short-term oil contracts from the government of Guyana in return …

The government has brought a legal case to have lands sold to Wilfred Brandford of Car Care Enterprise repossessed, and former Lands and Surveys Commissioner Trevor Benn and former Ministry of Finance Valuator Julian Barrington have also been sued for their involvement in the sale for more than $100 million …

Roy Beepat, owner of the Giftland Mall, is now complaining that the police force is targeting him and his institution after being forced to closed his restaurant after curfew on Saturday night, the police were forced to show up and arrest three of his employees from the mall restaurant.  ” …

Four Guyanese nationals who had been incarcerated in Suriname for a variety of crimes were deported on Sunday after serving their sentences. The convicts were handed over to Inspector Marlon Odonghue, Sergeant Benjamin, and a group of ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) at about 13:00 hrs by Senior …

Vijay Jaigobin, 33, was killed in an accident on the Berbice River Bridge public road on Thursday afternoon, leaving his 30-year-old wife, Sherry Alicia Jaigobin, unconscious at the Georgetown Public Hospital. In an unconscious state, the couple was pulled from the car, which had landed upside down, and taken to …

In a shocking short press statement, Guyana’s Attorney General Mohabir Anil Nandlall can be heard saying that infamous PPP Minister Kwame McCoy is a “Great” afro-Guyanese. This comes after allegations of embattled McCoy slapping another female parliamentarian in the face with his phone.    

Ironically the global theme for International Women’s Day in 2021 is ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. COVID-19 has impacted women and girls in profound ways, amplifying the inequalities they face every day. It is fundamental that diverse women’s voices and experiences are central to national …