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The Ministry of Public Health is closely monitoring the indigenous community of Baramita, Region One, after several cases of vomiting and diarrhoea were detected in the area. The gastroenteritis like symptoms have landed 60 persons at the Baramita Health center since these were detected late last month. One person has since died from the illness. […]
Guyana’s government intends to step up its efforts to curb the problem of suicide in the country, On Thursday, President David Granger convened an emergency meeting with a number of government ministers including the Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton and the Minister of Social Protection, Ms. Volda Lawrence. The meeting was called in […]
In what has been described as Canada’s largest bilateral project with Guyana, this country’s criminal justice system stands to benefit from a donation of $106 million from the Canadian Government. The donation was made to the Justice Education Society, a Canadian NGO which will see the implementation of a two year programme that will target […]
The Chairman of the Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rawle Lucas has denied reports that GRA officers carried out any raid on the home of Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur, who is currently on 200 days leave. Mr. Lucas told members of the press today that the GRA under the new board intends to give […]
A heated debate and division surfaced among government and opposition Members of Parliament on Thursday when attempts were made to consider the proposed estimates of expenditure for constitutional agencies. The first such agency on the agenda was the Audit Office which saw People’s Progressive Party MP Irfaan Ali leading a charge that he should be […]
Commercial Bank, Republic Bank Limited has lashed out at a report in the Kaieteur News which created the impression that the bank may have been involved in money laundering. The local newspapers carried a report on Wednesday that the State Asset Recovery Unit was probing the involvement of a local bank in money laundering. Republic […]
A Corentyne man has succumbed to injuries he suffered when armed bandits invaded his home late Wednesday night. According to the police, minutes before mid night on Wednesday, two men entered the home of 42- year-old Patrick Mohabir of Belvedere, Corentyne. The bandits were armed with a firearm and cutlass and held Mohabir up along […]
The Guyana Government is awaiting the completion of a performance evaluation before it decides on whether to heed calls for the dismissal of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Commissioner, Rickford Vieira. Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman told media operatives on Wednesday that the evaluation will be considered by Cabinet when submitted, and action will […]
The Coast Guard of the Guyana Defence Force is this evening heading out in the Atlantic Ocean to begin investigations into the discovery of the lifeless body of a man and his dog on a French yacht which is located in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone. Late last evening, local maritime officials and officials at the […]
Former Junior Social Protection, Simona Broomes will continue to champion the cause of workers’ rights in the mining sector under her new portfolio as Minister within the Ministry of Natural Resources. Broomes was transferred to the newly reconstituted Ministry by President David Granger, who also announced the appointment of Raphael Trotman as the Minister of […]
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