Monthly Archives: March 2020
New Amsterdam implements curfew to safeguard against COVID-19By Isanella Patoir The New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council is enforcing the concept of social distancing by implementing temporary...
Coronavirus: Aliann Pompey Invitational 2020 suspendedThe Aliann Pompey Invitational (API) 2020 has been suspended pending the announcement of the new date for the Olympics by...
No legal requirement for Party Agents to watch containers with ballot boxes – GECOMSee below full statement by GECOM: 26 March 2020, GEORGETOWN – It has been brought to the attention of the...
Fallen log kills 25-year-old porterA 25-year-old porter died Wednesday afternoon after a log from a truck fell and crushed him. Dead is Michael Paul...
Statement from COVID-19 Task Force on Guyanese who returned from BarbadosPlease see below statement issued by the National COVID-19 Task Force on Guyanese who returned from Barbados Wednesday night: “The...
Guyanese who arrived from Barbados being quarantined on highwayThe group of Guyanese who arrived from Barbados via a chartered flight are being quarantined at a location on the...
Flight with Guyanese arrives from Barbados; passengers whisked away to undisclosed locationA group of Guyanese who were stranded in Barbados arrived via a chartered flight Wednesday evening and were immediately whisked...
Coronavirus: Gov’t considers ‘extreme measures’ to restrict movementThe National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) chaired by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is considering “extreme measures” to restrict the movement...
Coronavirus: Tax relief for all medical supplies, treatmentIn response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Government of Guyana has approved several relief measures to reduce costs to...
Relatives of woman who died from COVID-19 remain in isolationBy Bibi Khatoon Four immediate relatives of the woman who died from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) remain in isolation...
GECOM says it awaits Court’s decision before further actionThe Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said while it understands the anxiety and frustration of Guyanese awaiting the March 2 elections...
Health Ministry says it has adequate testing kits for COVID-19Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence on Wednesday said the Ministry has sufficient testing kits to diagnose cases of the...
