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On the heels of a report that three persons were nabbed with blank covid-19 vaccination cards, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has issued another warning to persons who are not willing to take the jab but secure the vaccination book through illegal means. The Minister said persons who steal the cards will be charged with […]
As the back and forth continues between the Chairman of the Local Government Commission (LGC) Julius Faeber and the Georgetown City Council over the appointment of Candace Nelson as Acting Town Clerk, the Local Government Commission Chairman has written to the Mayor informing him that the decision to appoint Ms. Nelson is binding. In the […]
Guyana’s Minister of Governance Gail Teixeira has written to the US Congress and the international community expressing concern about statements made against the PPP Government at a recent Brooklyn rally which was hosted by the New York-based group, Guyanese Organizations Against Racism. The rally which was backed by the APNU+AFC Opposition highlighted alleged acts of […]
Police have arrested three men, ages 24, 37 and 42, as they continue their probe into the alleged theft of several medical equipment and blank COVID-19 vaccination books from the Health Ministry. The police said two alarms were raised by a nurse attached to the Vreed-en-Hoop Health Centre when two of the suspects approached her […]
Over 4000 parents have already granted permission for their children to be vaccinated against COVID-19 using the Pfizer vaccine. The Government of Guyana this afternoon received a donation of 146,250 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the United States, which according to the Education Ministry is more than enough to cover Guyana’s school population of […]
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana reached 601 today as the Ministry of Health recorded four more deaths. Three of the deaths occurred on Sunday while the fourth person passed away last Friday. Based on figures released by the Ministry of Health, a total of 55 deaths have been recorded since the start of August. […]
A 26-year-old member of the Guyana Defence Force lost his life this morning when he lost control of his Toyota 212 motorcar and crashed into trees along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway at Hairuni. The dead soldier was identified as Wilmot Warde of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden. Investigators suspect that he was speeding when he lost control […]
Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn today dismissed claims that a number of firefighters have been blocked from promotions. Responding to reports that some firefighters are considering a move to the Courts over their names not appearing on a promotion list, the Home Affairs Minister said a promotion list does not even exist. He said […]
With the Education Ministry and the Health Ministry rolling out their vaccination drive for children above the age of 12, Education Minister Priya Manickchand revealed today that parents who opt not to send their children to school when classes resume on the 6th September can do the homeschooling of the children themselves. “Parents will be […]
As the Education Ministry plans to reopen schools on the 6th of September for face-to-face learning, it has announced a vaccination policy that will be enforced for the nation’s teachers. In a statement last evening, the Ministry of Education announced that teachers who remain unvaccinated will have to produce a weekly COVID-19 negative test result […]
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