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Guyana recorded 6 more COVID-19 deaths on Sunday alone pushing the total number of deaths recorded in the first five days of September to 22. According to the Ministry of Health, the country has also recorded 101 new cases of the virus and that has taken the total number of active cases in the country […]
The mining community of Region 10 and Linden took a united stand against the Government’s vaccination programme as residents stayed at home and businesses kept their doors closed. The total shutdown of the community was supported by residents and businesses including public transportation operators and schools. The town of Linden looked more like a ghost […]
Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony today defended the government’s move over the weekend to amend Section 17 of Covid-19 Health regulations, which now makes it a requirement for persons to prove vaccination against COVID-19 or produce a negative COVID-19 PCR test in order to gain entry to any public building including private ones and businesses. […]
One week after the Guyana Trades Union Congress, the Guyana Public Service Union and the Guyana Teachers Union joined forces in a Court action against the government over its vaccination policy for government buildings, the urgent application has been set for a hearing on Wednesday before Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln. Attorneys Darren Wade and Dane Elliott- […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has seized 50 measuring devices from the Stabroek and Bourda markets during a surveillance exercise and plans to intensify its campaign to remove the unapproved scales from shelves in an apparent crackdown on the device. The GNBS said it moved in with the ranks of the Guyana Police […]
As the mining community of Region 10 went into a total lockdown today over the government’s vaccination measures, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony lashed out at at the move, describing those behind the lockout as ‘anti-vaxxers’. He said people behind the lockout are the people responsible for the vaccine hesitancy in the region. Region 10 […]
There are now over 2300 active cases of COVID-19 in Guyana with 2,269 of those active cases recovering at home. The death toll in the country climbed to 641 over the weekend and there are 33 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit. The number of new cases of the virus has been climbing steadily […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC has described as authoritarian the latest move by the Government that demands that persons visiting all public buildings including private businesses and places of worship be vaccinated against COVID-19 or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result. In a statement last evening, the main opposition said the updated measure runs contrary […]
Less than a week after the government issued mostly unchanged COVID-19 guidelines, it has amended Section 17 of the guidelines which dealt with vaccination requirements for government buildings to now include all public buildings including privately owned ones and institutions of learning. Based on the regulations covering both public and private buildings, it now means […]
First Lady Arya Ali continues to push for an end to period poverty in Guyana and on Thursday she officially launched her Menstrual Hygiene Initiative in the Region Two community of Anna Regina. As part of the launch, the First Lady provided the Regional Education Department with 1,043 cases of sanitary pads which is equivalent […]
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