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Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, told the National Assembly today that when it comes to procurement practices and holding contractors responsible for delayed delivery of drugs, “this time nah long time”. Lawrence and the health sector had come under criticism from Opposition speakers over reports of drug shortages and overpayment and early payment of […]
With tears rolling down her face, 25-year-old, Melissa Playter appeared before Magistrate, Allisha George to answer the charge of murder, committed on her reputed husband, Victor Roberts. The man was stabbed to death on Sunday at his Plaisance residence during a row with the accused. The accused stood quietly as the charge was read to […]
As the third day of the budget debate continued on the inside of Parliament, scores of former sugar workers from the Uitvlugt and Wales estate gathered on the outside to demand their severance packages. Some other sugar workers from Albion and Blairmont joined the protest to demand salary increases. The workers claimed that while many […]
The third day of the debate into the National Budget opened this morning with a focus on the education sector and a clash between the past and present Education Ministers on the sector. Former Education Minister and PPP frontbencher, Priya Manickchand said the education sector saw many improvements under the last government and she was […]
Several new categories of workers in the Caribbean have been added to the list of CARICOM nationals who will become entitled to move freely and work in member states. In a statement last evening, CARICOM Leaders who wrapped up a meeting in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday, said they have agreed to include Agricultural Workers, Beauty […]
In the Courtroom of Justice Jo-Ann Barlow today, a 35-year-old man was found guilty of raping a 14-year-old girl. He will be sentenced next week. The convict, Esmond Kwasi Slowe, did not appear bothered by the guilty verdict. He stood quietly in the Courtroom as 11 jurors offered the guilty verdict while the 12th juror voted […]
With ExxonMobil announcing its tenth oil find in Guyana, the Head of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, is encouraging Guyanese to look beyond the oil and gas for benefits from the sector. In an interview, he explained that employment opportunities will be available for a number of sectors that will benefit from oil […]
As the budget debates continued this morning, the opposition’s point man on public health, Dr. Frank Anthony, lashed out at the government over some its procurement practices for the health sector, telling the National Assembly that the Government has been paying for drugs that are not being delivered. “What is unbelievable Mr. Speaker is that […]
President David Granger has indicated that his chemotherapy schedule that is part of his cancer treatment, will continue until May of next year. He is expected to make a number of trips to Cuba until he completes the treatment there. The President and his wife left Guyana early this morning for Cuba where he will […]
The debate of the 2019 national budget opened this morning in the National Assembly with Opposition frontbencher and former Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali, accusing the government of packing the budget with wasteful spending that will not have any impact on the ordinary Guyanese. In his 35-minute response to the Finance Minister’s four […]
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