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The Presidential Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory Fire is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the way forward. The fire at the school dorm in May, claimed the lives of 20 children. Secretary to the Commission, Javed Shaddick, told News Source that once the Commission meets, it will […]
Guyana continues to receive an increasing number of proposals for the construction of oil refineries in the country, but according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the country only has capacity for a single refinery. “We don’t have the capacity for two refineries. There will be, if that project goes forward, the one refinery,” the Vice […]
One week after a bystander was shot dead in West Ruimveldt during a dispute over a property, a 34-year-old, resident of Soesdyke has been charged and remanded to jail for the murder. The accused, Anthony LaRose appeared before the Acting Chief Magistrate today and was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings has warned that the country is heading towards a public health crisis, if the government does not step up its fight against Dengue fever, which has seen a spike in the country over the past month. During an Opposition press conference today, Dr. Cummings, who is a Medical […]
The country’s main medical institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital, is facing a worrying shortage of nurses, as more nurses and other medical staff continue to leave their jobs at the hospital for opportunities elsewhere. In the first six months of the year, almost 100 nurses have resigned from the Georgetown Hospital (GPHC), according to the […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced changes in Permanent Secretaries across eight government Ministries. A Permanent Secretary is the most senior public servant and is mandated to lead the charge in carrying out government policy decisions. A release from the President’s office today announced the appointment of two new Permanent Secretaries. Ms Adele Cole-Clarke will now be […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC intends to move to the Court next week to challenge the decision of the President to extend the tenure of Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken. Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton told the media today that the move by the President is unconstitutional and therefore the Opposition will move to the Courts to oust […]
With a new Magistrates’s Court opened at Vigilance on the East Coast of Demerara, it is hoped that there will be easier and faster access to justice. The G$294 million facility was commissioned on Wednesday, replacing the more than 80-year-structure that previously housed the Court. At the commissioning ceremony, Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George said […]
–by Svetlana Marshall– Warning that Guyana could be heading down a dangerous path, Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson said any mishandling of the wide-ranging powers reposed in a single person under the just passed Petroleum Activities Bill could negatively impact the development of the country’s Oil and Gas Industry. “It is unwise, it is […]
A total of 44 persons have been killed by fires so far for this year, with four of those deaths recorded in the past two days. The number represents an increase, when compared to those who died tragically as a result of fires in 2022. In 2022, a total of 9 persons lost their lives […]
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