(Trinidad Express) Former Miss Trinidad and Tobago Sarah Jane Waddell is in the middle of a social media roasting after launching a tailored cloth mask brand at a price range of $75 to $100 per piece.
The Emergency Measures which were implemented by the Ministry of Public Health to reduce the community spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) are likely to be extended after the May 3 expiration date, though the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has not officially been asked to consider any such extension.
The Uitvlugt sugar factory on Wednesday used almost ten times the amount of cane normally needed to produce a tonne of sugar, a sign of serious mechanical problems.
As police near the end of their investigation into the Pomeroon River crash that claimed the life of a farmer on Tuesday, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coastguardsman who was captaining the vessel that struck a civilian boat remains in custody.
With many Guyanese not being aware of the serious impact of climate change on our coastlines, environmental filmmaker, Alex Arjoon is bringing it to life with his latest documentary, Coast Land, that premieres today via Facebook.
(Trinidad Guardian) In keeping with COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines, two of the largest Muslim organizations in the country have advised their members not to congregate at masjids during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Ministry of Public Telecommunications has donated 20 tablet computers to the GPHC for use by COVID-19 patients in its Isolation Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The Ministry of Public Health is exploring the possibility of mobile sample collection in an effort to ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Several Jamaicans in The Cayman Islands are appealing to the Government to allow them to fly home as the measures being implemented to control the spread of the coronavirus there have been making life unbearable.
GTT last night apologised “profusely” to a batch of customers whose internet service was disconnected yesterday though they claimed to have made on-time payments.
Police investigators probing the robbery carried out on Emperor Mineral Trading in Bartica on Wednesday are seeking to have available surveillance footage enhanced in order to identify the suspect.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that has killed seven persons locally.
The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) yesterday announced that tomorrow will be the first day of the holy month of Ramadan for the Muslim Community.
A Venezuelan woman is now hospitalised in stable condition at a health outpost at Aranka Landing, Cuyuni River, Region Seven, after she was chopped and burnt by her Guyanese partner early yesterday morning.
In an effort to help its customers weather the coronavirus crisis, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has introduced a new rate structure designed to ease the financial burden.
As a result of the increase in applications for the importation of medical devices (IVDs test kits and laboratory reagents) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has warned that only those with WHO approval will be allowed in.
A senior police source yesterday confirmed that the two drivers who were involved in the accident along the Number 71 Public Road on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of a woman and serious injuries to her husband, have since been released on $200,000 station bail.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – There is “substantial doubt” about Avianca Holdings’ ability to stay in business due to the coronavirus crisis, the Colom-bian airline reported yesterday, citing the conclusion of its financial auditors.