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In a ground-breaking surgery locally, a team at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) led by its Chief Executive Officer, and Guyanese born heart surgeon, Dr Gary Stephens, has successfully conducted an open-heart surgery utilising cow tissue to reconstruct a patient’s heart. In a statement today, CHI said the procedure, is the first-ever open-heart surgery of […]
Federal Authorities in Brazil are probing a major money laundering and illegal gold trading operation in the country, with suspected links to a Guyanese businessman. The Guyanese businessman, whose name has not been released, is suspected of laundering millions of dollars worth of gold through several shell companies. While the businessman is not believed to […]
Faced with what appears to be a shortage of local chicken on the market, the Guyana Government has lifted the ban on poultry imports and has started the importation of chicken itself from Brazil to meet the local demand. Local poultry producers have been dogged by a chicken virus that crippled the industry locally, resulting […]
The Demerara Harbour Bridge will be closed to all traffic for three full days from the the night of the 24th July to the 27th July. The closure is to facilitate the logistical replacements for the replacement of one of the spans on the bridge and other related issues. The Minister of Public Works will […]
Guyana has recorded the highest inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the Caribbean in 2022, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2022, Guyana benefitted from over US$4.3B in investments, the report found. It was noted that the figure represents a 1.5% reduction in Foreign Direct Investment in Guyana […]
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$76.2 million loan to the Government of Guyana (GOGY) for the Guyana Water Supply Improvement Project. Under the programme, the water supply systems serving five coastal communities will undergo major upgrades, according to a statement from the Caribbean Development Bank. The infrastructure development initiative involves the construction […]
Senior legal luminary and co-founder of the Political Affairs Committee, Ashton Chase has died. He passed away yesterday at the age of 96. It was the Political Affairs Committee, which he co-founded that led to the formation of the People’s Progressive Party. However, over the years, he became more involved in the labour movement and […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has been granted an order by the High Court allowing it to further detain a 32-year-old East Bank Demerara man who was nabbed with cocaine, before filing charges against him. Herstelling resident, Permanand Persaud was arrested by CANU ranks last Thursday after they found 23 pounds of cocaine in the […]
With a worrying crime situation in the country, Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken has made a fresh call for the public to work with the Guyana Police Force to ensure the safety of their communities. During a ceremony to remember fallen ranks on Sunday, Mr. Hicken said Police officers are often exposed to life-threatening situations, […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today dragged the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) over the coals due to its failure to submit its Financial Statement for 2022 to the Office of the Auditor General, in keeping with the statutory deadline. Statutorily, government agencies are expected to submit their Financial Statements to the Audit Office […]
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