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All healthcare workers will receive two weeks of their salary tax-free as a one-off Christmas bonus, the President has announced. In a statement this afternoon encouraging more persons to get vaccinated, the President said his government and the people of Guyana are grateful for the work that healthcare workers have been doing. “In keeping with […]
A suspected narcotics transporter was arrested on Monday with over five pounds of cocaine in his possession. The bust was made by agents of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit. The drug enforcement unit has since indicated that the cocaine carried a street value of $13.8 Million. The bust took place during a CANU operation in […]
A young Linden taxi driver and two of his passengers were arrested this afternoon with over two pounds of foreign marijuana in the car. The car usually works the Linden to Georgetown route. According to a statement from CANU, acting on information it received, its officers began conducting a surveillance exercise close to the […]
The Guyana Court of Appeal this afternoon in a 2-1 decision ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear whether Election Petition 99 which was dismissed by the Chief Justice for late service to one of the respondents, was properly dismissed. Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings and Justice Dawn Gregory ruled that the Court has […]
The Chief Education Officer has dispatched a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University requesting that the University adjusts its timetables so that teachers who are attending the University will not need time off from work to attend their university classes. In a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor seen by News Source, Chief Education Officer Marcel […]
The Private Sector Commission today extended its congratulations to the newly elected leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, and said it is looking forward to a vibrant Opposition party under his leadership. The Commission also wants to meet with the new PNC Leader. “The Commission looks forward to Mr. Norton leading a […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said the Omicron COVID-19 variant is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the disease. Vaccinated persons, once they contract the disease will have a milder form of the disease while those unvaccinated could be severely affected. […]
Police investigators are probing the death of a 13-year-old North West District, Region One boy, and the hospitalisation of his family members after they all consumed a homemade drink that is suspected to have been poisonous. The dead teen has been identified as Rondel Henry. His mother and father along with his three siblings remain […]
The National COVID-19 task force intends to pull the plug on Christmas parties and gatherings. In a statement the National Task Force said while it has noted the great demands by sections of the public to celebrate Christmas the traditional way, it cannot drop its guards due to the new Omicron variant. “Due to the […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has acknowledged that it will take a long time before sugar estates in Guyana can return to any form of viability. In a video statement released by his office, Mr. Jagdeo said the government has realized that in some areas it cannot return to sugar and has to create an alternative […]
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