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Confronted by a significant shortage of nurses across the country, the Government of Guyana is now looking to employ nurses from Cuba to meet the immediate needs of the country’s Public Healthcare Sector. In making the announcement on Wednesday, President Irfaan Ali said he has already initiated talks with the Cuban Ambassador to Guyana, Jorge […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton has objected to two of President Irfaan Ali’s nominees for the Public Service Commission (PSC) due to their political affiliation to the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government. Last month, President Ali nominated Maurice Rudranauth Gajadhar, Melcita Bovell and Leila Ramson to sit on the Public Service Commission. While […]
The Ministry of Public Works will be working closely with a number of other government agencies to limit the impact of the upcoming three-day closure of the Demerara Harbour Bridge. During a stakeholder consultation on Wednesday, it was announced that during the closure of the bridge, river taxis plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-hoop route will […]
In wake of neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago confirming two cases of the monkey pox virus, the opposition Alliance For Change (AFC) wants the Guyana Government to issue a travel advisory for persons leaving Guyana for Trinidad and those coming from Trinidad, with clear established protocols. The Health Ministry in Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday confirmed […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- President Irfaan Ali today announced that all members of the Public Service Commission (PSC) will be sworn in before the end of the week. It’s a move that would pave way for the reconstitution of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Police Service Commission. The announcement was made at the President’s […]
Three months after the Police discovered skeletal remains of a man in a sand grave at Madewini on the Soesdyke-Linden highway, DNA tests conducted overseas have confirmed the remains to be those of Police Constable Quincy Lewis. The Police Constable was missing for almost three years, when the remains were found. Investigators believe he was […]
One week after the President announced that Nigel Dharamlall has resigned as a Minister of Government and a Member of Parliament, the National Assembly has still not received any letter of resignation from him. While the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir, opted to offer no comment on the issue, other officials at the […]
After announcing three weeks ago that he has identified retired Major General Joe Singh to lead the Commission of Inquiry into the deadly fire at the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory, President Irfaan Ali today said he is still consulting with potential Commissioners. Twenty children lost their lives in the fire. A 15-year-old student of the […]
In a ground-breaking surgery locally, a team at the Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) led by its Chief Executive Officer, and Guyanese born heart surgeon, Dr Gary Stephens, has successfully conducted an open-heart surgery utilising cow tissue to reconstruct a patient’s heart. In a statement today, CHI said the procedure, is the first-ever open-heart surgery of […]
Federal Authorities in Brazil are probing a major money laundering and illegal gold trading operation in the country, with suspected links to a Guyanese businessman. The Guyanese businessman, whose name has not been released, is suspected of laundering millions of dollars worth of gold through several shell companies. While the businessman is not believed to […]
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