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The Government’s digitization plans for the public health sector is being tested with an online appointment system going through the early phases of testing at the Festival City Polyclinic in Georgetown. At a press conference on Tuesday, President Irfaan Ali said the system when fully completed will be rolled out nationally at all public hospitals […]
President Irfaan Ali today said he has taken note of the rising tension between United States (US) and Venezuela, the possible implications for the Caribbean Region as a zone of peace, and the stark warning issued to both Guyana and Trinidad by the Venezuelan Minister of Defence, that Caracas will retaliate if any attack against […]
At his first press conference since being re-elected to office, President Irfaan Ali this afternoon announced the launch of a City Revival Plan to rescue the nation’s capital city of Georgetown, ensuring its beautification and modernization. The President said with the Government already investing billions in infrastructure and development work in Georgetown over the past […]
The new Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning, Keoma Griffith, is promising to improve existing legislation and introduce new legislation to address the growing employer/employee needs, as the country’s workforce expands. During an appearance on a Department of Public Information produced programme, Minister Griffith said he plans to work closely with the Attorney General’s Chambers […]
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, has rolled out a plan for solid waste management both at the level of the community and across the Regions. Manickchand and a team from her Ministry visited the Haags Bosch, landfill site in Eccles on Monday to assess the state of one of the country’s […]
With the APNU set to take up its twelve seats in the National Assembly when the new Parliament opens, the party’s Parliamentary lead, Terrence Campbell, is promising a fresh approach that will be marked by robust engagement and constituency work. Appearing on the party’s Nation Watch programme on Sunday, Mr. Campbell said there should not […]
Acting on information received, the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit carried out an operation on Hadfield Street in Georgetown on Monday, leading to the arrests of two men after a quantity of cocaine was discovered allegedly in their possession. CANU said the operation led to a house where the 1.172 kilograms of cocaine was discovered. The […]
Despite repeated objections from residents, City Mayor Alfred Mentor championed a proposal on Monday that will see the Mae’s School receiving permission to remain on the Farnum Community Ground in Subryanville up until December 2026, allowing the school an additional nine months outside of the original time frame. The City Council, in the absence of […]
The new Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, traveled to Linden less than 24 hours after her appointment to warn the contractors at the still to be completed Bamia Primary School that the project must be wrapped up by October or they’ll be replaced. The $346 million contract which was awarded to […]
The 2020 Presidential Candidate for The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), Rondha-Ann Lam took the witness box today as the trial into the allegations of fraud at the 2020 Elections recommenced in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. During her testimony, Ms. Lam detailed instances of widespread discrepancies. However, under cross-examination, she admitted that she had no documentary evidence […]
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