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The Ministry of Health has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with a number of healthcare service providers, as it prepares to roll out a healthcare initiative that will see some 500,000 Guyanese having access to $10,000 health vouchers to receive specialized care. The vouchers are intended to subsidize the costs for eye testing and […]
Surinamese Foreign Minister, Albert Ramdin, was today elected as the new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) replacing Uruguayan diplomat Luis Almagro. Ramdin is the first leader from CARICOM to be elected as OAS Secretary General and will serve in that position until 2030. He previously served the OAS as an Assistant […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital has announced that it has launched an immediate investigation into the death of Fireman Voshaun Manbodh at the hospital on Saturday night. The fireman, who was injured in the line of duty while battling the fire at the Mae’s School, was a patient at the hospital for three days before passing […]
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is calling for complete review of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) Scholarship Programme, in wake of the University of Staffordshire in the UK distancing itself from the programme and courses offered through the online academy. The University of Staffordshire has said that it has no agreement with the […]
The Brazilian woman, who was arrested last week along with a Brazilian man during an alleged gold smuggling bust, has been charged and granted bail in the sum of $75,000. The man is still to be charged. 39-year-old Erizangela De Olivera appeared in Court this morning before Magistrate Faith McGusty and pleaded not guilty to […]
The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton believes there could be post-elections problems if the current List of Electors is used for this year’s General and Regional Elections. Mr. Norton continues to push his belief that the introduction of biometrics will reduce instances of impersonation at the place of […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, visited the family of late Fireman, Voshaun Manbodh this morning and offered them the assurance that his death will be fully investigated. The 27-year-old fireman died at the Georgetown Hospital on Saturday night, three days after being admitted with serious injuries suffered when a wall collapsed on him during […]
By Rennie Parris Today, let’s address a topic that has been brewing for a while: reforming the school curriculum to better prepare our youth for the future, especially in Guyana, where a small population means we must be more strategic than ever. Drawing from Finland and Germany’s successes, CARICOM’s Human Resource Development (HRD) 2030 vision, […]
27-year-old fireman, Vashan Manbodh, who was badly injured when a wall collapsed on him as he battled the Mae’s School fire last Wednesday, has died. Manbodh passed away on Saturday night at the Georgetown Hospital. He reportedly suffered multiple head injuries as well as injuries to other parts of his body. His death came hours […]
Guyana has achieved more than 60% of the Needham’s Point Declaration under the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Support for the Criminal Justice System (SCJS) Programme. The Needham’s Point Declaration is a comprehensive strategy aimed at modernizing the Caribbean region’s Criminal Justice System. It was adopted by the Region at a time when the region […]
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