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Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has issued a warning about social gatherings and shopping trips as the country heads into another Christmas season with rising COVID-19 cases. While encouraging persons to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Minister of Health said citizens should not get complacent as they gather with relatives and friends for the holidays. […]
Senior Officers of the Guyana Police Force were encouraged today by President Irfaan Ali to put Guyana first and play an integral role in the country’s future. Addressing the officers at their annual Christmas Breakfast, the President said he does not want the officers to become politicians, but he wants to see them do more […]
The Government has approached the National Assembly for approval of an additional $26 Billion in supplementary provisions to cover a number of initiatives. Of that sum, the government has already spent $5.1B from the contingency fund to pay severed sugar workers their one-off cash grant and other cash grant initiatives. However, it is now […]
Three days after the Guyana Elections Commission by majority vote selected him as the new Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud took the oath of office this morning before Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George. Mr. Persaud was also sworn in as the Commissioner of Registration. In brief remarks to the media just after taking the oath […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress and former President David Granger has informed members of his party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) that he is heading to Cuba today for “medical reasons”, a member of the party CEC confirmed to News Source. Mr. Granger left the country this morning. He will miss his party’s biennial […]
The National Assembly late this afternoon amended Section 2 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances (Control) Act, to control the use of new and emerging psychotropic substances or ‘designer drugs’ being abused especially by young people. The amendment means that all designer drugs including ecstasy, molly and others which are popular in Guyana, are […]
The newly selected Chief Election Officer at the Guyana Elections Commission Vishnu Persaud will start his new job tomorrow, when he will be administered the oath of office. Persaud was selected on Friday by a majority decision when the Guyana Elections Commission met to consider the final two applicants for the GECOM post. Mr. […]
The Opposition this afternoon threw its support behind the Police Amendment Bill, which amended the Police Act, CAP, 16:01, after the government made several changes to the earlier proposal. The Government was hammered earlier this year by Civil Society organizations and the Guyana Bar Association when it proposed to amend the Police Act to allow […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon has accused Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir and the Government of trying to silence the Opposition in Parliament. Mr. Harmon’s contention is that today’s sitting of the National Assembly was scheduled for ‘private members’ issues on private members’ day, allow the Opposition’s business in the House to take precedence […]
Over 5000 households across Guyana have already been affected by floodwaters owing to the ongoing rainy conditions in various parts of the country. A government team has been out assessing the impact of rainfall and flooding in recent days. Several communities along the East Coast of Demerara and parts of the West Coast are already […]
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