Daily Archive: Saturday, April 3, 2021

The Ministry of Health tonight said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

                                                                                                                                     The Guyana Police Force says it is investigating a serious accident which occurred yesterday at about 7 am on Main Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice in which a female cop was injured.

Ninety-four new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the Ministry of Health and 13 persons are in the ICU.

Two Guyanese are among a group of men, accused of importing over Bds $102,500 worth of cocaine into Barbados as well as possessing a firearm and ammunition, has been remanded to prison.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has handed over a quantity of oil spill equipment to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard.

Joel Skeete, 19 years old, has been missing since the evening of Wednesday, March 31.

(Jamaica Star) A Stony Hill, St Andrew family has expressed disappointment with a funeral home after the wrong corpse ended up in their relative’s casket and suit for burial.

(Trinidad Express) ROMAN Catholic Archbishop Fr Jason Gordon yesterday lamented that Trinidad and Tobago had become a country of great disrespect and “we disrespect each other”.

(Jamaica Star) It was pure joy at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre yesterday as four-year-old Mary took her first steps.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 33-year-old woman who has been living on the streets of Ocho Rios for the past two years after fleeing an abusive relationship is desperate for help to overcome substance abuse and to turn over a new leaf.

If as Shaheed Roger Khan claims he was the real target of the gunning down outside of the Palm Court bar which claimed the life of family member, Ricardo Fagundes, the questions would be who wants to kill him and has the wherewithal to mount an operation of the type seen on March 21?

Scrap metal trading in Guyana will resume on April 8 with reinforced surveillance as government continues to assess the operations of the sector.

The Medical Council of Guyana (MCG) is seeking an overhaul of the sector’s legislation and regulations which it views as currently being defective and toothless.

Joshua Samaroo, whose mother was one of three persons who drowned near the Number 63 Beach in February, is yet to receive her remains so that he can perform her final rites and begin his path to closure as DNA testing to verify her identity has still not been concluded.

A man was on Wednesday fined after he told the court that he was working when the police arrested him for allegedly breaching the curfew.

A man was placed on $350,000 bail after being charged with forging a court order and conspiring to obtain millions of dollars from a woman.

Under increasing scrutiny over concerns that it continues to benefit from a hugely lopsided 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), ExxonMobil on Thursday warned that “unrealistic” local content targets can have deleterious impacts.

A man has been placed on $250,000 bail after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Thursday made an impromptu visit to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station where he interacted with the ranks.