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The move by the management of the Linden Hospital to lock the gates on all unvaccinated staff members resulted in work in the hospital’s emergency unit and operating theater grinding to a halt. Nurses, Doctors and other staffers who are unvaccinated were denied entry into the hospital’s compound this morning. They were told that they […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today confirmed that unvaccinated Guyanese citizens who are overseas will not get a free pass when they are ready to return home. During his daily COVID-19 update, the Health Minister said only children below the age of 18-years-old and pregnant women will be exempted from the vaccination policy. Women who […]
After initially entering a guilty plea to the $58 Million robbery at a Kitty gold trading company, GDF Sergeant Keon King changed his plea this afternoon, as the Magistrate was preparing to hand down a sentence. During the afternoon appearance, King who was not represented by an Attorney told the Court that he was confused […]
The two persons who are suspected to have planned and carried out the robbery and murder of an elderly Guyanese man at his Canje home were charged and remanded to jail today. The two accused, Melisha Dutchin and Mario Bissoondial, appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrates’ Court and were not required to enter a plea […]
The Guyana Defence Force Sergeant who was arrested in connection with last week’s Kitty gold heist after a bucket of money was found buried in his backyard appeared in Court this morning with two other accused and pleaded guilty to the $58 million robbery. The two other accused pleaded not guilty and have been remanded […]
The Government and the Opposition clashed on Monday night over the Government’s motion to adopt and implement recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the 1980 death of Dr. Walter Rodney. The APNU+AFC Opposition described the Government’s move as opportunistic, and not one which honors the life of Dr. Rodney. Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh […]
The National Assembly early this morning passed an Amendment Bill which clears the way for the decriminalization of ‘cross-dressing’ The Bill amends the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act of Guyana by deleting a section of the Act which makes it an offence for any person to dress as the opposite gender, in a public place, for […]
President Irfaan Ali has given instructions for more reliefs to be granted to cushion the effects that Guyanese are facing in the marketplace because of increased international shipping and freight costs. The new measures which will be enforced by the Guyana Revenue Authority will see import charges being reduced to the pre-pandemic level in the […]
One week after the gunning down of Campbellville mechanic, 21-year-old Jaleel Leow, the Guyana Police Force today issued a wanted bulletin for the man identified as his killer. 38-year-old John Kennedy AKA “Big John” is wanted for the murder of the youth. A Police statement said Kennedy’s last known address is 751 Field 8, Section […]
Even as the government faces pushback for its much-touted gas-to-shore project, the administration is moving full speed ahead with the project which it has dubbed the single most important project to Guyana’s development. During his contribution to the Petroleum Exploration and Production (Amendment) Bill in the National Assembly today, Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat said […]
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