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Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon today sought to clear the APNU+AFC from the drug shortage scandal that is currently dogging the health sector. Recently, it was announced by the Health Ministry that more than $10 Billion worth of expired medical supplies were dumped over the past five years and that compounded the drug shortage. The former […]
The US Department of State has released its 2020 country report on Human Rights Practices and flayed Guyana for a number of human rights breaches. In the 16-page Report posted on the U.S State Department’s Website, the arrest of Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones was described as an “Arbitrary arrest”. The report stated that “in […]
During a meeting with several private security firms on Tuesday, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, called on private security companies to be mindful of the posture of their ranks at locations where they are working. While noting that the expansion of the private security service is assisting in creating a safer Guyana, Minister Benn […]
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for 24-year-old Mark Anthony Henry. In a statement, the Police said he is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Sooroojdeo Deochand whose body was found on Monday in his West Coast Berbice home. The 68-year-old man was discovered in his home with multiple […]
Customs and Border Patrol Agents arrested a 26-year-old Guyanese man after he arrived at the JFK Airport in New York on Sunday with 26 live whistling birds in hair curlers. The birds were found stashed inside the man’s luggage. US Customs Officers discovered the finches during a secondary baggage examination. CBP agriculture specialists consulted with […]
One week after a 23-year-old woman lost a number of fingers and suffered life threatening injuries at the hands of her 30-year-old reputed husband, the man has been charged for attempted murder and granted bail. Labourer Richard Mohammed of Lower Pomeroon River appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam Anna Regina Magistrates’ Court to face the charge […]
Two months after the gas compressor on the Liza Destiny oil production vessel got damaged resulting in its removal and an increase in flaring, the Exxon company has announced that it is in the final stages of installing the repaired compressor system. In a statement today, the company announced that its teams of experts are […]
The Coronavirus death toll in Guyana climbed to 231 today with the passing of two more persons. The Ministry of Health reported that a 79-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man, who were both Region 4 residents lost their battle to the disease. The total number of cases recorded in the past 24 hours was just […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has been ordered by the High Court to pay Opposition Member of Parliament and former Junior Communities Minister Annette Ferguson $20 million in damages for libel he caused against her. Ferguson had filed the lawsuit against Jagdeo and the Guyana Times while he was Opposition Leader and she was a Government […]
Leader of the Alliance for Change and APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Khemraj Ramjattan believes the government must first demonstrate leadership if it wants to get the COVID-19 pandemic under control. During an appearance on a television programme, Mr Ramjattan took several Government Ministers to task for not observing the COVID-19 protocols that are in place. […]
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