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Committee Members of the Guyana Public Service Credit Union are gearing up to elect a new Chairman from among themselves after declaring today that Mr. Trevor Benn who was voted into the position last year, no longer enjoys the confidence of the full membership of the Committee of Management. During a press conference today, the […]
The issue of overpayment to contractors and poor recording keeping by accounting officers under the former APNU+AFC government was once again at the center of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) work on Monday, when the Committee met to scrutinize the spending of Region 8 for several projects in the infrastructure, health and other sectors for […]
Although the number of COVID-19 cases remains low in Guyana, there have been some cases of persons experiencing cases of long COVID. In cases of long COVID, someone can experience symptoms of the virus for several weeks or even months. During his COVID-19 update today, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said training programmes will […]
The Governments of Guyana and Saudi Arabia today signed an Air Services Agreement to promote and facilitate the expansion of international air services opportunities between the two countries. The Agreement was signed today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Minister of Transport and Logistic Services of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser and […]
With the US Food and Drug Administration advising that the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should only be used in instances where other approved COVID-19 vaccines are not available, Guyana is likely to continue using the vaccine since there have been no known adverse effects to the use of the vaccine locally. The one-shot Johnson […]
Guyana and Brazil today signed two treaties to develop areas of cooperation between the neighbouring states. The agreements were signed during the one-day visit to Guyana by the President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonoro. One of the treaties will see the parties offer advice on civil matters, which will include civil, labor, and administrative law, […]
A group of members on the Management Committee of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union has passed a motion of no-confidence against the Credit Union Chairman, Trevor Benn, but there are questions surrounding the legality of the move. Benn who won the elections for Chairman by a landslide last year will be replaced by […]
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonoro is set to make an official visit to Guyana on Friday to discuss areas of cooperation and other bilateral matters with President Irfaan Ali. Mr. Bolsonoro was forced to cancel a planned trip to Guyana in January following the death of his mother. Earlier this year, he held joint talks with […]
The Ministry of Agriculture’s Hydrometorlogical Service has predicted that this year’s May-June rainfall is expected to be higher than normal. In a release this morning, the agency said the highest rainfall totals and the possibility of flash floods during this season are expected to peak in May and June. The Hydromet Office noted that as […]
Technical Consultant, Davendra Rampersaud, who was accused of allegedly providing the Ministry of Health (MOH) with fake HIV testing kits walked out of Court as a free man today as the Magistrate dismissed the case due to insufficient evidence. Rampersaud was charged back in 2020 for allegedly supplying 400 units of expired HIV testing kits […]
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