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The Ministry of Health is stepping up its efforts to get more fully vaccinated persons to get their booster dose for enhanced protection against COVID-19. Guyana has more than 300,000 fully vaccinated persons and so far, just over 18,000 persons have returned to the clinics and vaccination centres for their booster doses. The Ministry of […]
The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit improved its drug seizures in 2021 as against the previous year, and the Head of the drug enforcement agency is crediting the hard work of his ranks and a number of intelligence-led operations and government support for the agency’s success. In its 2021 operations report, CANU pointed out that in 2021, […]
With Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo nearing retirement, several firemen are making it clear that they are against any attempt to postpone the Fire Chief’s retirement and prolong his time in the Guyana Fire Service. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a number of the firemen have explained that the Fire Chief should be heading off […]
Frustrated with incomplete works being done on government projects by contractors, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill today announced that the government will be introducing legislation that will see the blacklisting of companies that fail their obligations under government construction contracts. Speaking at a press conference hosted by the Ministry of Public Works, Minister Edghill […]
Civil Society Group Article 13, has once again expressed its disappointment over what it sees as the continuous constitutional violations by the PPP government. In a statement, the group accused the Government of chalking up a formidable list of “constitutional violations”. “What makes those violations worse is the Administration’s cavalier disregard of legitimate calls for […]
The Guyana Public Service Union said today has written to the Public Service Ministry (PSM) once again to begin negotiations for wages, salaries, and allowances, and other working conditions of service for Public Servants for the years 2020 and 2021. The government last year approved a 7% across-the-board pay hike for Public Servants without consulting […]
Two weeks after a drunken fight left two miners in the North West District dead, one of the men accused of stabbing the men to death appeared in Court this morning to face murder charges. The murder accused, Kurtland Damon aka Carto appeared before Magistrate, Dylon Bess in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning after […]
Faced with reopened schools and an ongoing surge in new COVID-19 cases across the country, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony today urged unvaccinated teachers and students between the ages of 12 and 17-years-old to get vaccinated. The Minister said parents should be encouraging their children to get vaccinated and teachers should get vaccinated too. […]
An accident in North West District, Region One which involved an All-Terrain Vehicle has left a 28-year-old miner dead. A police report said the incident took place on Sunday evening. The dead man has been identified as Steve Ashby of Port Kaituma. According to the report, Ashby was the pillion rider on the ATV that […]
A number of schools across the country have opted to put a pause on in-person classes this week as the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country continues to climb. Queens College, which was set to begin its in-person classes in full today has informed parents that the virtual classes will continue this week […]
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