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The Ministry of Health has rejected concerns raised by the Opposition Leader about the overpriced purchase of the Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine through a Dubai Sheik, saying that the purchases were not illegal. In an investigative report, a newspaper in Norway has documented the sale of the vaccines to poor nations at twice the cost, naming […]
Two days before the Chief Justice is set to hand down her ruling in a case against the Police Service Commission filed by two Officers who didn’t get promoted, President Irfaan Ali has suspended all of the members of the Police Service Commission including the Chairman of the Commission, retired Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Slowe. […]
The Vice President’s move to set aside a multi-million ruling against him in favour of Opposition Member Annette Ferguson in a libel case has failed. High Court Sandra Kurtzious this afternoon dismissed Mr. Jagdeo’s application for the default to be set aside on the basis that the applicant failed to show a reasonable explanation for […]
As heavy rains continue across the country and the likelihood of additional flooding is on the horizon, President Irfaan Ali Wednesday announced today that he has instructed Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall to immediately review all service and maintenance contracts within the sphere of the Government of Guyana and the entire […]
With the Government’s recent announcement that it intends to meet with bankers and other creditors to explore ways to alleviate the burden on indebted persons who are battling the foods particularly farmers and miners, several miners in Region 7 are pleading with commercial banks to defer their loans as they have been severely affected by […]
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon is demanding that the government comes clean about its alleged relationship with a member of the United Arab Emirates ruling family Sheik Ahmad Dalmook Maktoum and his associate Umar Farooq Zahoor after an international media investigation tied the two men to an alleged vaccine racket scandal targeting poorer countries. Guyana has […]
Guyana has recorded 7 more COVID-19 related deaths, pushing the country’s death toll to 437. Four of the seven deaths were recorded on Sunday while the other 3 were recorded on Monday according to the Ministry of Health. The youngest was 51-years-old while the oldest was 84-years-old. Regions 3, 4, and 10 recorded 2 deaths […]
Agents from the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit and the Police are currently investigating the discovery of a burnt out Cessna 206 aircraft along the Bissaruni trail, 12 miles east of Kwakwani in the Upper Berbice area. In a statement, the Police said at around 8:15pm on Monday, a report was received about an aircraft that […]
As Guyana seeks to further strengthen its relations with the United States, President Irfaan Ali and a senior Government team on Friday held discussions with the Chairman of the US House Foreign Relations Committee, Representative Gregory Meeks. In a tweet, the US Representative said the meeting underscored the importance of issues such as climate change, […]
Despite ongoing questions surrounding the management of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation, the National Assembly last evening approved and allocated another $1.5 Billion to aid in the government’s restructuring plan for the company. The additional funding comes just three months after $2 Billion was allocated to the company in the 2021 budget. Agriculture Minister Zulficar […]
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