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The Ministry of Health has made a decision to establish an oxygen plant at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliendaal which is being used to house COVID-19 patients. The oxygen plant will be able to fully supply the needs of the hospital as the number of hospitalisations as a result of COVID-19 remain high. Many […]
The Guyana-Suriname ferry service will resume full daily operations on the 24th October, subject to a joint final inspection and approval from regulatory maritime authorities The regular ferry service was suspended last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Crossings were eventually allowed for two days in the week. In a statement, the Ministry of Works […]
A massive brain bleed and heart disease have been listed as the cause of death for the 13-year-old who collapsed and died shortly after he was administered a 2nd dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. The post-mortem was conducted by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh, who found that the teen suffered massive bleeding […]
Hours after the suspect in the Brickdam Police Station fire told his Attorneys that he never confessed to starting the blaze and played no part in the fire at the station, the Guyana Police Force has dismissed the statement and has reiterated that it has the man’s confession on video. According to the Police, the […]
Guyana’s economy recorded a growth rate of 14.5% in the first half of this year, with the oil sector fueling the majority of that growth. In its mid-year report, the Ministry of Finance indicated that while overall growth for the first six months of this year stands at 14.5%, the non-oil economy recorded growth of […]
The man the Police claimed confessed to starting the fire that gutted the Brickdam Police station is denying that he ever made any such confession and he is accusing the Police of forcing him to sign a statement after he was allegedly assaulted during questioning. The man, Clarence Greene, who was in the Brickdam lockups […]
Two days after the President lambasted the response of the Guyana Fire Service to the fire which gutted the Brickdam Police Station, the Ministry of Home Affairs has sent Fire Chief, Kalamadeen Edoo on leave with immediate effect. Mr. Edoo who was appointed Fire Chief in February has not been told the length of time […]
An investigative team from the Ministry of Health was dispatched to the Moruca community in Region One early this morning to begin the investigations into the death of 13-year-old Joshua Henry, who collapsed and died yesterday shortly after he was administered the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Just over three weeks ago, Guyana started […]
Chairman of the People’s National Congress, Volda Lawrence, today made a call for unity to prevail in the PNC, as the party gears up for its 21st biennial delegates congress later this year. She made the call while delivering an address at the party’s 64th-anniversary celebration this morning. Ms. Lawrence said the actions of […]
Sugar workers who were affected by the closure of sugar estates under the previous government will now each benefit from a $250,000 grant. This is in addition to the severance packages that many of them were already paid. The money is to be paid out to the workers before the end of January next year. […]
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