Daily Archives: February 18, 2021
Guyana suspends search for boat with decomposed bodies
The Ministry of Public Works on Thursday confirmed that Guyanese authorities have suspended efforts to locate a boat that was...
Two years later, repairs still incomplete at Leguan stelling
During a visit to Leguan, Region Three on Thursday, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, expressed dissatisfaction with the slow...
Escapees last spotted in Bartica; father admits giving them change of clothing
The last reported sighting of the four inmates who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison was around 01:00h on Wednesday at...
Giftland Mall owes no taxes to City Hall – High Court rules
After repeatedly insisting that it was owed well over $100 million in taxes by Giftland Mall and later moving to...
The growing Venezuelan migrants squatting settlement at Grove
By Shena Henry Once unoccupied, the Grove sea dam, East Bank Demerara, is now home to a growing squatting settlement,...
25 new COVID cases from 1,045 tests
The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 25 new COVID-19 cases from 1, 045 tests, taking the overall number of...
‘Good response’ to distribution of filaria meds; 39,000 persons in Regions 3, 4 took pills
Three days after the commencement of a mass distribution of filaria medication in Regions Three and Four, Minister of Health,...
Wife stabs husband after he threatened to kill her at knifepoint
A heated argument over her whereabouts for an entire day led a 29-year-old car driver of Wismar, Linden to place...
Authorities awaiting COVID results following sudden death of 4-month-old baby
Authorities are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test on a four-month-old baby girl who suddenly died on Wednesday in...
4 years jail, $1.7M fine for man who shipped cocaine in fudge; wife freed
A 36-year-old labourer was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment and slapped with a $1.7M fine for smuggling cocaine...
Mental health boosted with new psych ward, legislation
The government will be spending millions over the next year as it seeks to dedicate more resources to address mental...
Fabian Allen lone West Indian bought at IPL Auction
All-rounder Fabian Allen is the lone West Indian bought at the 2021 IPL Auction, held in Chennai on Thursday. Jamaican...
