Sixty-seven Guyanese return from Miami

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Sixty-seven Guyanese return from Miami

Yesterday’s Eastern Airlines repatriation flight from Miami saw the return of 67 Guyanese following an approval granted by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Now that she’s back home with her husband who had heart surgery in 2015, Bibi listed steps the couple will take to stay safe.

For Joshua John, it is vitally important that returning Guyanese be honest with the information they provide to the staff of the Ministry of Public Health.

DPI said that John appealed to his fellow countrymen and women to abide by the requirements upon which their re-entry was granted noting that the provision of false information, “is hurting the rest of Guyanese that want to return home.”

The NCTF has approved another flight of Guyanese from the USA for today.

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