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The Alliance for Change which is one of the partners in the APNU+AFC Coalition, lambasted the PPP Civic Government today over the arrest of former Finance Minister Winston Jordan and the plan to file charges against him in relation to the sale of wharf facilities by the former Government to local contracting company, BK International. […]
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll jumped over the 1000 mark with three more deaths being recorded. According to the Ministry of Health, two of the recent deaths, a 65-year-old man and a 70-year-old man from the Region 10 community were both fully vaccinated. The third person who died was a 59-year-old unvaccinated man from Region Two. […]
Over 20 small businesses owned by Afro-Guyanese showcased their locally made products today with the hosting of a market day at the Cuffy Square. The business owners are hoping to bring more awareness to their products in an effort to expand production and get the products more readily available on the local market. Today’s event […]
An investigation by the Guyana Revenue Authority into the discovery of more than 1100 pounds of cocaine in a rum shipment from Guyana has revealed that when the shipment left Guyana, there were only boxes of rum in the container. The cocaine bust took place in The Netherlands. In a statement today, the GRA said […]
The cash-strapped Georgetown City Council is seeking to recover billions of dollars owed in taxes by implementing a four-month amnesty period for defaulters. The Municipal Amnesty Policy (MAP), seeks to target those citizens and businesses that continue to default in their tax obligations to the city. Under the new policy, they can avoid Court action […]
With a slowdown in the vaccination rate of children between the ages of 12 and 17 and the vaccination for younger children yet to begin, the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand made it clear today that unvaccinated children will not be blocked from attending classes. Less than 30% of children between the ages of 12 […]
With neighbouring Brazil going on high alert following the discovery of the new Omicron coronavirus variant there, Guyana’s Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is encouraging Guyanese to keep following the COVID-19 rules and recommendations to safeguard themselves against the new variant. There has been no confirmed case of the new variant in Guyana or […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon slammed the arrest of former Finance Minister Winston Jordan today as nothing more than witch-hunting by the PPP Civic government. In a statement, the Opposition Leader described the arrest as a vile, malicious and vindictive act of political witch-hunting by the government. “The arrest of former Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, […]
Region 4 is back on top as the region with the highest number of new and active COVID-19 cases. The Minister of Health made the revelation today during his daily COVID-19 update. Minister Anthony said Region Three has seen a reduction in its active numbers as more persons have been recovering from the virus, but […]
Students, Teachers, and other staff members of St. Roses High School are very upset with a sewage problem at the school that is affecting classes. They also have complaints about the ongoing construction in the same compound being done during school hours. With one of the main buildings in the school compound currently under construction, […]
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