By News Source Guyana on October 12, 2021
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that her island will receive 7000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine from Guyana today. This is the second vaccine donation to Barbados from Guyana. It was Barbados that made the first donation of vaccines to Guyana to kickstart Guyana’s vaccination drive earlier this year. The Prime […]
By News Source Guyana on October 9, 2021
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When the United States implements its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all international arriving passengers from the 1st November, it will only recognise vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation or the US Food and Drug Administration. The Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine which has been administered to over 175,000 persons in Guyana is still awaiting WHO […]
By News Source Guyana on October 4, 2021
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One hundred and twenty-two years since the signing of the Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd is reflecting on the settlement and the need for it to be respected. In a statement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said Venezuela initially accepted the award, but […]
By News Source Guyana on September 29, 2021
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The International Development Bank (IDB) is partnering with the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) to support the local bank as it diversifies its network of correspondent banks to offer trade products to more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and clients in Guyana. This IDB and GBTI in a joint statement said the deal […]
By News Source Guyana on September 29, 2021
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Jamaican National Sandra Russell, who was kept in local police custody for an additional eight months after she completed her three and a half months for trafficking 70 grams of marijuana was today awarded $3.1 Million in damages by Chief Justice, Roxane George. Russell sued the State of Guyana for false imprisonment and being subjected […]
By News Source Guyana on September 22, 2021
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Venezuela’s latest claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region formed part of discussions yesterday between President Irfaan Ali and the Secretary-General of the Organisation of American States when they met in New York. Two weeks ago, the Venezuelan Government and Opposition agreed to maintain the neighbouring country’s claim over Essequibo, triggering an immediate response and rejection of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 8, 2021
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The Venezuelan Government and Opposition have taken an official decision to unite around the country’s claim of Guyana’s Essequibo region, prompting the Government of Guyana to again reject the claim. There are reports that the Venezuelan Government and Opposition have signed an accord maintaining the neighbouring claim over Guyana’s Essequibo region, a claim which has […]
By News Source Guyana on August 26, 2021
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While Guyana’s Ministry of Health is yet to confirm the presence of the highly contagious Delta variant of Coronavirus in the country, the Ministry of Health in neighboring Trinidad has reported that a passenger who arrived in the country from Guyana recently has tested positive for the Delta variant. The person is now in isolation […]
By News Source Guyana on August 6, 2021
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(BBC) The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been hospitalised after being injured at a protest against a proposed vaccine mandate. Ralph Gonsalves was walking through a crowd outside parliament when he was reportedly hit in the head by a stone. Images show the prime minister bleeding as he was rushed away […]
By News Source Guyana on July 7, 2021
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Former President David Granger has condemned the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse. The Haitian Leader was attacked by a group of armed men who stormed his private residence in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince early this morning. In a statement, Mr. Granger, who hosted Mr. Moise, at State House when he was President described the Haitian […]