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As part of its planned donation of 500,000 doses of the World Health Organization approved Astrazeneca vaccine to CARICOM countries, India is set to send 80,000 doses of the vaccine to Guyana next week. Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony made the disclosure today during his COVID-19 update. Barbados and Dominica were the first two […]
Despite the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on a number of construction materials since the 2020 budget, Opposition Member of Parliament and former Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson wants to know who is really benefitting since the prices for the same VAT-free material have increased. “Not a single price has dropped since the […]
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon and a team from the APNU+AFC met this afternoon with Acting Police Commissioner Nigel Hoppie and senior Officers of the Force on a number of issues of concern. During the hour-long meeting, Mr. Harmon said he made known to the top cop, that the Force’s posture in dealing with certain matters […]
Housing Minister, Collin Croal has announced that his Ministry intends to deliver 10,000 house lots and 7,000 land titles this year. The Minister made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2021 budget debates. According to the Housing Minister, the Ministry is on target to meet the distribution of 50,000 house lots promise that was […]
Nurses at the Linden Hospital are angry over a recent statement by the hospital’s CEO Rudy Small that many of them would sign in for duty then desert their job to go sleep with their “Sweetman” (extra-marital lover) at night. Some infuriated nurses are refusing to accept an apology made by the CEO, who they […]
The petitioners in the election petition matter that was thrown out by the Chief Justice have moved to the Court of Appeal seeking a reversal of that decision by the Chief Justice. Last month Chief Justice Roxanne George dismissed Petition 99, which challenged the final elections results declared by the Guyana Elections Commission on August […]
The Ministry of Health is cautioning citizens against taking the vaccines to fight coronavirus within 24hrs of taking pills to fight filaria. Responding to a question submitted by News Source, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said while there is no evidence of any effect of the two being taken together, out of an abundance […]
With a case management conference set for tomorrow in the Guyana/Venezuela case before the International Court, Foreign Minister Hugh Todd told the National Assembly this afternoon that the Government of Guyana will be sparing no money to ensure the Guyanese public is properly educated and informed on the border issues. Although most of his budget […]
Already grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business, the owners of several businesses along Sheriff Street and Mandela Avenue are pleading with the authorities to ensure the road works are completed soon. The road expansion project has been ongoing for over a year. With the widening of the roads now being done, […]
As the Government moves ahead with its planned Eccles to Mandela Avenue Road project, more than 20 companies have submitted bids to execute the project. The Central Housing and Planning Authority which will be overlooking the project opened the bids today at the National Tender Board. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CH&PA, Sherwyn Greaves said […]
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