Three miners who allegedly beaten and robbed their employer of a quantity of raw gold at Sandhill/Oku Landing on Friday have been caught and confessed to the crime. Police said in a release said that the stolen gold has been recovered and the victim Adam Da Silva , 62, of Boa Vista, Brazil/Sandhill Landing who suffers a fractured leg and […]
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A family of 10 from Bartica including a three-year-old girl is battling COVID-19 as five of them have now been tested positive for the disease. In a statement the by the Regional Health Emergency Committee of the, Cuyuni, Mazaruni Region authorities said that of the ten tests samples taken from the primary family contacts to a Bartican who earlier tested […]
THE People’s Progressive Party Civic has chided Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield for his stance that he was acting within the confines of the constitution when he presented his report of the March 2, 2020 which contains only valid votes. The party also said that Lowenfield is subject to the direction and control of the Commission at all material times […]
The Alexander family of Charity Squatting area in Region Two is mourning the death of their three-year-old girl who allegedly drowned in a 4-gallon bucket water. Dead is Sitana Alexander of Charity. The incident reportedly occurred around 10:53 hours. According to information reaching the Village Voice mother of the child, Vanessa Alexander left the toddler in the house and went […]
The Women’s Progressive Organisation has condemned what it described as the disrespect of Prime Minister of Barbados and current Chairwoman of CARICOM, Mia Motley. Some citizens have criticised the Barbados’ PM’s remarks regarding the elections. However in a statement Friday evening the WPO- the women’s arm of the PPP/C said: “The March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections were deemed […]
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) on Friday donated a quantity of water sanitation kits and healthcare items to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to be distributed amongst the Indigenous and remote communities. Head of Mission for UNICEF Guyana and Suriname, Sylvia Fouet, described the establishment’s donation as extremely important and timely. Part of UNICEF’s long-term partnership with CDC involves […]
Some 15 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 from 68 tests done in past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health announced Friday afternoon.The total number of active cases has now moved to 109 and the total recoveries also at 109.Persons are again reminded to continue practising social distancing in the workplace, public spaces, and while using public transportation to […]
Public hearing on the question of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela) will open on Tuesday 30 June 2020 at 2 p.m. at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. The delegation of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana will present its […]
Guyana has retained its Tier 1 ranking in the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report of the United States Department of State, which was released on June 25, 2020. The Ministry of Social Protection said on Friday that this is the fourth consecutive year that Guyana received a Tier 1 ranking. The annual TIP Report ranks countries across the globe […]
ExxonMobil is among five United States companies that have been shortlisted to market Guyana’s crude, the Ministry of the Presidency announced on Friday. The other companies are: China Offshore Oil (Singapore) International Pte Ltd; Hartree Partners LLP; Mercuria Energy Trading SA; Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd.; Mercantile and Maritime (IMMS Ltd.); BP Products North America Inc; BB Energy Trading […]
