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In his first address as the new acting Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess today encouraged his officers and ranks to maintain professionalism and do so at an extraordinarily high level during the current political situation in the country. Brigadier Bess who took office yesterday as Chief of Staff Patrick […]
The National Grade Six Assessment examinations wrapped up this afternoon around the country, leaving the students, parents and teachers breathing a sigh of relief. The Education Ministry has reported that 95% of the 14,730 students who were listed to write the examinations turned up and completed the exams while dealing with the strict COVID-19 measures. […]
The Social Protection Ministry is warning citizens about COVID-19 relief scammers. In a statement, the Ministry said it has received reports of persons impersonating its staff and going around to underprivileged communities charging unsuspecting persons to complete application forms for government relief. The scam appears to be happening mostly in the Region Six communities where […]
A 34-year-old man from Bartica became Guyana’s 14th COVID-19 related death this afternoon. He has been identified as Abdool Khan. The father of three passed away in the Coronavirus Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital where he was a patient for several days. He was the first confirmed case from the town of Bartica. […]
Guyana has recorded a 13th death from the coronavirus disease. The latest victim is a 42-year-old man who was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital on Monday complaining of severe breathing problems. He passed away the same day and a COVID-19 test was conducted after his death. The results confirmed the disease. Meanwhile, Regions 1, 4 […]
The Guyana Defence Force is under a new command. Brigadier Godfrey Bess today assumed the office of Chief of Staff of the GDF after receiving his official instruments of Commission from President David Granger. Bess takes over the GDF as the current Chief of Staff Brigadier Patrick West proceeds on pre-retirement leave. In brief remarks, […]
After listening to arguments for more than seven hours in the Guyana Election Declaration case, the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Saunders announced that the Court will hand down its decision on the case next Wednesday, 8th July. The case was taken before the CCJ by the Presidential Candidate and the […]
The Government’s holding company, NICIL, today announced that it has credited the account of Guysuco with $250 million which represents a partial response to the company’s request for a bailout from the Government. An additional $750 million is to be made available soon. NICIL said its total disbursements to Guysuco over the past two years […]
With the recent spike in coronavirus cases locally, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority has delayed the phased reopening of the country’s international airports. The Cheddi Jagan International Airport was set to reopen its runway today for international commercial flights. However, in a statement, the GCAA said it consulted with the Ministry of Public Health and […]
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has declared that he has instructed his State Department to ensure that those persons undermining Guyana’s democracy are held accountable. He did not name the persons he believes are undermining democracy in Guyana and neither did he indicate what form of accountability he may be considering. The statement […]
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