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As floodwaters remain constant in several communities across Guyana, the Civil Defence Commission, which has been leading the flood response and relief efforts, believes that the country will need regional and international support to adequately respond to the needs of the flood-hit areas and assist them in their recovery. In a statement, the CDC noted […]
Days after the Head of the Civil Defence Commission indicated that the floods across Guyana have reached the stage of a national disaster and crisis, President Irfaan Ali has made the formal declaration. In a gazetted proclamation of the floods as a national disaster, it was noted that a total of 28,228 households in Guyana […]
The Guyana Defence Force is reminding citizens across the country that soldiers from a number of countries are in Guyana for Operation Tradewinds, a military training exercise. As part of the exercise, there will be the movement of US military helicopters and other military vehicles in Georgetown, Bartica, Timehri and Linden. The GDF said members […]
The 22-year-old Lusignan Prison data entry clerk who was busted with a quantity of marijuana in an Ensure drink bottle has been charged for drug trafficking. The young man Joshua Sookdeo appeared in Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the charge that he had 80 grams of marijuana in his possession for the […]
Expressing concern and worry that a woman was arrested earlier this week for forging a Covid-19 vaccination card, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today made it clear that persons caught forging COVID-19 vaccination certificates/cards will face the full brunt of the law. According to Dr. Anthony, persons need to understand that they are putting their […]
The British Government has announced the appointment of Jane Miller as the new British High Commissioner to Guyana. Ms. Miller will also serve as the non-resident British Ambassador to Suriname. She is expected to take up her post in Guyana in July. According to a statement from the British Foreign Office, the newly appointed High […]
Days after being taken into custody for the murder of his mother, 24-year-old Linden resident, Hosiah Ajadai, collapsed and died this morning. The man was being held in Police custody in the inquires office at the Mackenzie Police station. According to the Police, this morning he complained about feeling unwell and was rushed to the […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has lauded the Opposition APNU+AFC for its recent efforts to encourage persons to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Opposition has launched its own public information campaign to encourage citizens to take the vaccines. During a statement in the National Assembly this afternoon, the Health Minister reminded the Assembly that the […]
41-years after his death, the Government of Guyana today announced its decision to amend the cause of death on Dr. Walter Rodney’s death certificate. While it is unclear what provision exists for the cause of death to be changed on a death certificate, Attorney General Anil Nandlall told the National Assembly that the late WPA […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips painted a grim picture of the current flood situation across the country this afternoon in the National Assembly as he outlined the government’s plans to deal with the situation. In a statement, the Prime Minister said the country experienced the second-highest amount of rainfall for 40 years in the past month […]
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