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The Government has made a decision to shut the doors of the Bertram Collins Public Service Training College, laying off 24 permanent staff members in the process. On Friday, the staff members received their letters of termination and many were blindsided by the decision. Their termination takes effect from the end of this month. An […]
Local telecommunications company, GTT has allocated $4 million from its ongoing PinkTober fund to the diagnostic testing and treatment of cancer patients in Guyana. Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing World Cancer Day on Thursday. GTT’s Pinktober Coordinator, Diana Gittens, explained that the Cancer Institute of Guyana will provide the treatment while […]
by Attorney Dwayne Braithwaite Recently, I had a conversation with a young woman from one of the northern Caribbean Islands. Due to Attorney-client privilege and confidentiality, I will call her Jane Deo. She is a widow. Her United States (US) citizen husband of 1 year passed away due to complications associated with COVID-19. Jane informed […]
The Attorney General and several high ranking Police Officers have failed to reach an agreement outside of the Court following the lawsuit that was filed by the Officers against the Police Force over promotions. With the failure to reach an agreement, the matter will remain in Court and the Chief Justice will decide on its […]
One week after the Government eased some of the Coronavirus restrictions, the country has recorded 107 new cases of the disease in a single day. In a statement from the Ministry of Health this afternoon, 107 new cases were recorded as of midnight Thursday and that takes the number of active cases in the country […]
The ExxonMobil company this afternoon announced that it has lowered its production level on the Liza Destiny oil production vessel over concerns about a damaged compressor and the high level of flaring. ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge said the company has lowered production levels on the Liza Destiny since the compressor failed and continues to […]
A 40-year-old man who was remanded to jail earlier this week for trafficking marijuana died this morning after he was attacked and badly beaten at the Lusignan jail. A statement from the Prison Service said that the prisoner Victor Soomaru was asleep at around 9:05 on Thursday night when he was attacked by another prisoner […]
Guyana’s decision to terminate an agreement with Taiwan for the establishment of a Taiwan office here less than 24hrs after the agreement was announced may have sparked another war of words between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China and now Taiwan is accusing China of bullying Guyana. Taiwan which was excited about the agreement […]
The 49-year-old Berbice man who stabbed his two nephews to death in a drunken rage at a family gathering was today charged for the two murders and remanded to jail. Corentyne resident and farmer, Vernon Rangadoo, was not required to enter a plea to the two murder charges when he appeared at the #51 Village […]
Education Minister Priya Manickchand has announced that based on the advice of the Ministry of Health, schools across Guyana will remain closed. However, students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 will continue classes for their CSEC and CAPE examinations. In a statement on the Education Ministry’s Facebook page, the Education Minister said the Health Ministry […]
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