The accident involved a pedal cyclist and a motorcycle driven by a police constable and occurred just around 16:20 hrs on Sunday, June 14, 2020, on the No. 68 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice. Dead is Malchan “Rasta” Ramdanny, a 47 year old labourer of No. 69 Village, Corentyne. According to a police report, the pedal […]
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News In-depth for Friday 12th June, 2020
Berbice family loses $22M in fire
By Melissa Khan – A family of 5 are now homeless after a fire gutted the upper flat of their two storey home. The fire started at around 11:45 AM, according to neighbors. When the fire truck arrived it experienced challenges in pumping water to the house which made residents angry. Neighbors then formed a […]
Autobody workshop gutted in east coast Demerara fire
News In-depth for Wednesday 10th June, 2020
Six more COVID-19 recoveries -total now stands at 92
The Ministry of Public has reported six more persons have recovered from COVID-19 related illnesses taking the total to 92. Within the last 24 hours, 22 tests were conducted resulting in no new positive cases. To date, Guyana has recorded 156 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. This is inclusive of 12 deaths. The total […]
Police seeking legal advice for man caught selling donkey meat
A Mon Repos man has been released on $40,000 station bail following an allegation that he sold donkey meat to a Chinese national. During the Police’s investigations the man reportedly told them that the Chinese national said that this is one of his favourite delicacies. It was while the man and two under-aged boys were […]
News In-depth for Monday 8th June, 2020
Union tells teachers to stay home; rejecting plans to reopen some classes
General Council of the Guyana Teachers’ Union decided not to support Ministry of Education’s plan to conduct classes and examinations during the COVID19 pandemic. The decision was based on the fact that Guyana’s situation remains fluid. Positive cases of Coronavirus are still been recorded and this posses a threat to the wellbeing of all Guyanese […]