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Leader of the People’s National Congress and APNU Chairman David Granger today defended his decision not to select those candidates for parliament who would have already served more than fifteen years in the parliament. In an interview with News Source at the headquarters of the People’s National Congress Reform, Mr. Granger said he had made […]
The power supply situation in the country is to be given special attention by the new PPP Civic government, which has indicated that it is already looking at several initiatives to stabilize the power supply to consumers. Acknowledging that the Guyana Power and Light company is still in a problematic position when it comes to […]
As part of the additional measures to aid in bringing relief to citizens, the Government met with the commercial banks and the banks have agreed to continue to waive some of their bank charges and put other measures in place as the country battles the coronavirus. In an address to the nation last evening, President […]
Guyana recorded the deadliest day with COVID-19 cases since the virus was first detected back in March. Four persons lost their lives to the disease today, according to the Health Ministry. The two most recent deaths occurred at the Bartica Hospital this evening. The Health Ministry would only say that the two latest victims were […]
The Ministry of Health this afternoon announced that 40 new COVID-19 cases were recorded today. Of those 40 new cases, 8 are from Region One, there was 1 new case in Region 3 while Region Four recorded 14 new cases. Region Seven has two new cases while Region Nine has 8 additional cases. The total […]
With the local economy taking a hit as the coronavirus numbers continue to climb in Guyana, President Irfaan Ali this evening announced a menu of measures to aid in the fight against COVID-19 while assisting the local economy at this time. The President announced that he was making $4.5 billion available to aid in his […]
Guyana recorded two more COVID-19 related deaths today, taking the total number of deaths to 27. Five deaths have been recorded in the past five days. In a statement, the Health Ministry reported that at around 9 o’clock this morning, a 43-year-old woman who was a patient in the transitional ward at the Georgetown Hospital […]
A 40-year-old prisoner who was stabbed and chopped during an attack yesterday inside the Lusignan prison died today at the Georgetown Hospital from his injuries. The dead man has been identified as Shawn Peters who was on remand for larceny. In a statement, the Prison Service stated that Peters was attacked by four other prisoners […]
The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Guyana has jumped to 25 with the passing of two patients today. In a statement this afternoon, the Health Ministry announced the death of a 93-year-old man who was a patient in the COVID-19 ICU at the Georgetown Hospital and a 32-year-old resident of Region One who died […]
Minister of Labour Joe Hamilton intends to represent the interest of those private security guards who continue to face challenges with being paid their salaries on time. The Labour Department is in receipt of several complaints from security guards who have indicated that in some instances they would find themselves working for two and three […]
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