…aimed at facilitating communication between prisoners and families during COVID-19 pandemic THE COVID-19 restrictions have barred persons from visiting their relatives in prison. However, prisoners will soon have the

— US Embassy tells American residents not on April 14th Flight AMERICANS and U.S. residents who did not take the Eastern Airlines flight out of Guyana to Miami on

Washington, DC, April 14 2020 (PAHO)—The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Carissa F. Etienne, said that social distancing measures are giving our societies a chance to

TODAY, the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, is expected to submit his revised operational plan for the national recount to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The Elections Commission,

FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Rakesh Sookram of Fifth Street, Islington, New Amsterdam, Berbice, pleaded not guilty to a charge of cultivating prohibited plants. He appeared at the New Amsterdam Court before Magistrate Peter Hugh

…contracted disease while visiting relatives By Navendra Seoraj WELL-KNOWN Guyanese Medical Practitioner, Dr. Ramesh Sugrim, is now critical after contracting the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in New York, the

…29-year-old woman of Wismar latest patient THE Linden Hospital Complex has confirmed its second patient who tested positive for COVID 19. The patient, a 29-year-old woman, is currently warded

– GTA Head says Guyana stands to benefit By Lisa Hamilton WHEN it is safe for Guyana to reopen it ports to international travel, how well the country performed

SURAJ Verasammy, called “Radesh”, was, on Tuesday, charged with the murder of his reputed wife, when he appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s court. The 30-year-old labourer of Hampshire

IN addition to the setting up of regional COVID-19 hotlines across the country, steps are being taken to operationalise COVID-19 screening units at “hot spots” where significant number of