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The Ministry of Health has signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with a number of healthcare service providers, as it prepares to roll out a healthcare initiative that will see some 500,000 Guyanese having access to $10,000 health vouchers to receive specialized care. The vouchers are intended to subsidize the costs for eye testing and […]
Surinamese Foreign Minister, Albert Ramdin, was today elected as the new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) replacing Uruguayan diplomat Luis Almagro. Ramdin is the first leader from CARICOM to be elected as OAS Secretary General and will serve in that position until 2030. He previously served the OAS as an Assistant […]
The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform and Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton believes there could be post-elections problems if the current List of Electors is used for this year’s General and Regional Elections. Mr. Norton continues to push his belief that the introduction of biometrics will reduce instances of impersonation at the place of […]
27-year-old fireman, Vashan Manbodh, who was badly injured when a wall collapsed on him as he battled the Mae’s School fire last Wednesday, has died. Manbodh passed away on Saturday night at the Georgetown Hospital. He reportedly suffered multiple head injuries as well as injuries to other parts of his body. His death came hours […]
Guyana has achieved more than 60% of the Needham’s Point Declaration under the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Support for the Criminal Justice System (SCJS) Programme. The Needham’s Point Declaration is a comprehensive strategy aimed at modernizing the Caribbean region’s Criminal Justice System. It was adopted by the Region at a time when the region […]
“Guyana’s economic transformation is advancing at a strong pace,” an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team said in its preliminary report on the conclusion of the 2025 Article IV Mission. That growth has been linked to the country’s rapidly expanding Oil and Gas Sector, and advancements made in the non-oil sector. “Rapidly expanding oil production, […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton, today downplayed any impact from the recent resignations of longtime party members Amna Ally and Vanessa Kissoon. He said the party continues to see new members being added to its roll. In the case of former General Secretary, Amna Ally, Mr. Norton said she has […]
Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton believes Guyana must significantly boost its military strength and capabilities amid increasing acts of aggression from neighbouring Venezuela, which continues to lay claim to parts of Guyana’s territory. Within a period of five years, Venezuela has built a bridge on Ankoko Island, conducted a referendum on the Essequibo Region […]
The interlocutor of the Argyle Declaration that was reached between Venezuela and Guyana, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, foresees ongoing tensions over the Essequibo region, even after the International Court of Justice, (ICJ) delivers its judgement in the case currently before it. Speaking on his weekly radio programme on […]
Guyana has filed a request with the International Court of Justice seeking provisional measures to block Venezuela from moving ahead with its plans to host elections for a Governor of Guyana’s Essequibo region. In a statement this morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Essequibo remains an integral part of Guyana’s national territory, […]
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