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Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess revealed today that the military is currently looking at several proposals to ensure that suitable vessels are sourced to adequately dominate Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Brigadier Bess made the statement this morning as he addressed the opening of the GDF Officers Conference. His statement […]
The APNU+AFC Opposition did not wait around in the National Assembly for the President’s speech today. Instead, the Opposition MPs were joined by a small group of supporters on the outside to picket the President. As the President made his way into the Arthur Chung Convention Center, some of the opposition members who were leaving […]
With Opposition Members staying away from his inaugural speech to the Parliament, President Irfaan Ali this afternoon called on all Guyanese to stand as one to defend the country’s sovereignty. The President noted the recent arrest and detention of Guyanese fishermen by Venezuela while they were operating in Guyana’s waters. He reminded that the threat […]
Through a partnership with the US Embassy, the local judiciary will be embarking on a plan to develop an automated case management system. The move is expected to assist in clearing the backlog of cases and making the local court system more accessible and respondent. In a statement, the US Embassy said the new case […]
In an ambitious move, the Government is hoping to immunize 80% of the population against COVID-19. A pharmacist at the Georgetown Hospital became the first person in Guyana to be vaccinated against COVID-19. She received her first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine this morning at the Georgetown Hospital. Guyana received 1500 doses of the vaccine […]
by Joseph Allen Still traumatized by the ordeal they faced after being arrested by the Venezuelan Navy and taken across to Venezuela, five of the 12 recently released fishermen are calling for more protection from Guyana’s security forces when they are out operating in Guyana’s waters. The fishermen have described their ordeal as a kidnapping […]
Guyana received 1500 doses of the AstraZenika vaccine from the Government of Barbados today. 100 of the doses will go to the CARICOM Secretariat for the vaccination of staffers while the other 1400 will go exclusively to frontline health workers. President Irfaan Ali thanked the Barbadian Prime Minister this morning for sharing part of that […]
Chances of finding survivors of that backtrack crossing mishap have been dashed as the bodies of two of the missing persons have washed up ashore from the Corentyne river. One other person is still missing. Earlier today, the bodies of 77-year-old Baboni Harihar and 30-year-old Alwin Joseph were found. Investigators and family members continue to […]
Several recently hired medical technologists at the National Public Health Laboratory who are involved in conducting tests for COVID-19 are contemplating strike action over salaries owed to them. News Source understands that the staffers, who were hired back in September, are still to receive a salary. They were all hired as part of the Government’s […]
With the Government still offering few details on the recently terminated agreement with Taiwan to open an office in Guyana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that the move was never approved by the Cabinet. During a press conference, Mr. Jagdeo said the agreement should have never taken place. Although the matter has grabbed international […]
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