Three members of a family were killed Saturday afternoon in a fire of unknown origin at Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara. According to reports, the family were trapped inside the apartment building when the fire broke out. The deceased has been identified as Dawall Ifill, 14, his mother Beverly Miller, 40, and father […]
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Toddler among 4 Barticians testing positive for COVID-19
On Wednesday, the mining town of Bartica saw its first resident testing positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). A total of ten tests samples were then taken from contacts of this case and sent to Georgetown. Results indicate that four of them who are said to be primary family contacts of the individual are also […]
News In-depth for Friday 26th June, 2020
15 New COVID-19 Cases recorded
Of the 68 tests that were done in the last 24 hours, there are 15 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 230. 109 persons have recovered, the number of deaths remains at 12. There are 109 cases in institutional isolation. 16 persons are In institutional quarantine and the number of patients in the […]
CCJ to hear jurisdiction arguments in the PPP’s appeal of the Court of appeal’s ruling
The Case management conference into the appeal of Guyana’s Appellate Court decision in the Eslyn David matter was held on Thursday, June 25th by the Caribbean Court of Justice. The Appellate Court ruled that it is only valid votes that should be counted. The conference was held virtually. The full panel of judges was […]
New Amsterdam man wanted for narcotics trafficking
Elroy Oral Bristol is wanted by police for possession of narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking. A media release stated that the offense was committed at Patrick’s Dam Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam Berbice on June 23rd. Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Bristol is asked to contact the nearest police or […]
3 new COVID-19 cases recorded
The Ministry of Public Health has reported three new cases of the novel coronavirus after 78 tests were conducted within the last 24 hours. This takes the total number of confirmed cases to 209. These 209 cases are inclusive of 12 deaths and 107 recoveries. There are currently 90 active cases in isolation at various […]
News In-depth for Wednesday 24th June, 2020
PPP secures hold on declaration of final results for March 2 elections from the CCJ
Hours after the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield submitted his final report on the March 2nd General and Regional election results, the People’s Progressive Party was able to secure an injunction from the Caribbean Court of Justice to put a hold on the declaration. According to a release from the Caribbean Court of Justice on […]
Farmer arrested with unlicensed gun and Cannabis
The incident took place at Limlair Village, Corentyne, Berbice on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at around 12:38h. A 59- year-old farmer of the said village was detained with an unlicensed revolver with six matching rounds, a small quantity of suspected cannabis and thirty-three live .22 ammunition. According to a police report ranks conducting a foot […]