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More than six weeks after the Ministry of Health announced that it had run out of 2nd dose shots of the Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine, the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony today revealed that 2nd dose shots have been sourced and the administration of the needed 2nd doses will begin tomorrow. The arrival of the […]
Hours after receiving a verbal notice from his landlord to pack up and move out of her apartment by the 14th July, a Campbellville youth was stabbed to death by the woman’s son during a confrontation. Dead is 24-year-old Dwayne Taitt who worked at the Guyana Revenue Authority as a Customs Officer. A Police report […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that it will begin the distribution of the $15,000 “Because We Care” cash grant and the $4,000 uniform allowance for children in the public education system from next week. In total, each child in the public education system will receive $19,000. The Ministry said the two programmes are catering […]
There are reports that the Government is making efforts to source the 2nd dose of the Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine directly from the manufacturer, according to sources within the Ministry of Health. With thousands of persons across the country waiting on the 2nd dose and the middle-man supplier for the Government falling flat with accessing the […]
Hours after the Police announced their arrest, three Linden men were today charged and remanded to jail for setting fire to the Guyana Elections Commission Wismar building back in July 2020. The three 21-year-old, Marlon Hunter, 48-year-old Bryon Kendal and 23-year-old Teon February appeared this afternoon before Magistrate Wanda Fortune in the Linden Magistrates’ Court […]
With the Guyana Elections Commission set to debate a motion to remove Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Myers, and Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, the Chief Elections Officer is putting up a fight. Mr. Lowenfield has approached the High Court asking that the Court grants an Order to restrain Commissioners Sase […]
The Guyana Police Force has confirmed that ranks from its Criminal Investigations Department on Thursday evening arrested the driver for the Region 10 Chairman as part of an ongoing investigation. The driver, Roy Marshall, was at his home when a group of men in plainclothes who said they were Police Officers turned up at his […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced the arrest of three Lindeners who are set to face charges for setting fire to the Linden GECOM office one year ago. In its statement on Thursday night, the Police claim that two of the suspects, 23-year-old Teon February and 21-year-old Marlon Hunter have confessed to the crime during […]
Facing a backlog of matters and financial reports to scrutinize, the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly has agreed to meet twice per week instead of the once per week meeting that was customary. The Committee held its first full meeting on Wednesday under new Chairman, Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira. Its next […]
US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch has indicated the US government’s readiness to assist Guyana in its climate change fight as the international community gears up for the International Climate Change Conference later this year. The US itself only rejoined the Paris Climate Change Accord recently following the change of government there. During a dinner […]
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