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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today registered his dissatisfaction over a move by the Guyana Government to support the importation of five hundred nurses from Bangladesh to supplement the local health sector. At a press conference today, Norton said the move is a slap in the face of local nurses who have been working for years […]
With a plan to “Regroup, Refocus, and Rebuild” the People’s National Congress Reform, Party Executive Member, Roysdale Forde, today launched his campaign for the leadership of the PNCR. The Party is gearing up for its Biennial Delegates Congress, which is expected to be held no later than August 31. According to Mr. Forde, he is […]
The United Nations Human Rights Committee today issued a call for the Government of Guyana to expand its efforts to adopt and implement, efficient, and prompt measures to promote good governance and combat corruption and impunity at all levels of government. In its report following the Guyana’s periodic review last week, the UN Human Rights […]
A female Sergeant of the Guyana Defence Force lost her life last evening after she was hit down along with two other soldiers by a truck along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway just outside the Splashmin’s Resort. The Guyana Defence Force has confirmed the death of Sgt. Deslyn Nicholson. In a statement last evening, the GDF stated […]
In wake of an increase in the number of attacks and robberies of Chinese owned businesses in Guyana and the recent robbery and murder of a Chinese Supermarket owner, the Chinese Ambassador to Guyana recently met and held discussions with the top brass of the Guyana Police Force on the issue of security and the […]
The Leader of the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton is confident of his re-election as party leader, when the party holds its next Congress. However, at a recent press conference, Mr. Norton said if the circumstances require, he would not be opposed to a consensus presidential candidate to lead the coalition into the next […]
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall has issued a call on Parliaments around the world to condemn Venezuela’s flagrant violation of the provisional measures handed down by International Court of Justice (ICJ). Those measures were intended to maintain peace and stability in the Latin America and Caribbean Region as it adjudicates over the border case brought against […]
Residents in several parts of the country have been going to sleep and waking up to smoky conditions in their communities, and the Environmental Protection Agency is reporting that those conditions are being caused by several fires across 8 of the 10 Administrative Regions of Guyana. In a statement this morning, the EPA said there […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of the Chickenpox at the Lusignan Prison, and has indicated that it is working closely with the Prison Service to address the situation. In a statement, the Health Ministry assured prisoners, their families and staff members at the Prison, that all precautions and all necessary actions are […]
The North Rupununi village of Massara has fallen into deep mourning with the drowning deaths of three young girls from the community. 6-year-old Nia Jeffreys, 5-year-old Michele Jeffreys and 9-year-old Alicia Dorrick, lost their lives on Tuesday when they ventured into the Razor Grass pond in the village to swim, but drowned. A Police statement […]
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