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There are now just over 1000 active COVID-19 cases in the country with less than 70 of those persons hospitalized. The latest figures released by the Ministry of Health reflect a sharp decline to what existed a month ago when the country was dealing with 9000 active cases and a steady increase and the spread […]
Civil Society group Article 13 said it is concerned with recent developments at the local office Guyana-Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) where the government has terminated the services of Dr. Rudy Jadoopat as the Coordinator and replaced him with Dr. Prem Misir. The EITI, sets the recognised standard for accountability and openness as it relates […]
The Alliance For Change (AFC) which is part of the opposition APNU+AFC Coalition has flagged the government for withdrawing money from the Natural Resource Fund without the Board which is supposed to oversee the fund, being constituted and in place. During a press conference today, AFC General Secretary David Patterson said although the legislation caters […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has welcomed the decision by the Government to remove the national COVID-19 curfew. The Chamber said the removal of the curfew marks the first time in seven (7) years, that Guyana has reinstated what it sees as a component of social freedom, referring to the 2 AM […]
Police investigators have sought and have been granted an order to further detain two suspects in the murder of Yarrowkabra woman, Edith Reuben. The woman was found hanging from a mango tree in her yard on the 8th February. Her husband reported that he made the discovery after waking up early in the morning. But […]
The political party, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) which holds a seat in the National Assembly as part of a Joinder list with two other parties, has issued a call on the Government to remove Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall over his “dildo” remark directed at a female Opposition MP in the National […]
While the Government has lifted the COVID-19 curfew, a number of restrictions still remain in place for social events. According to the updated COVID-19 guidelines, citizens are still prohibited from hosting, promoting, and attending private parties. Under the regulations, citizens are still prohibited from attending clubs and discos, and waterparks. And there are still restrictions […]
Two men who were arrested earlier this week for allegedly being involved in the robbery of a man on Croal Street appeared in Court today and were remanded to jail on the robbery charge. The two were arrested by the Police after investigators reviewed a surveillance video recording of the robbery. Appearing in Court today […]
Guyana’s Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton is urging companies that are new to Guyana, especially those in the oil and gas sector to better acquaint themselves with the Laws of Guyana. Speaking during the opening of a Labour Seminar for foreign-owned companies operating in Guyana’s Oil and Gas sector, the Minister said based on his […]
Guyana’s oil production is set to increase with the ExxonMobil company announcing today that it has started production on the Liza Unity vessel, Guyana’s second oil production platform. In a statement, the company said the move will bring total production capacity to more than 340,000 barrels per day in only seven years since the country’s […]
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