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-by Svetlana Marshall- Opposition Member of Parliament and Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan disclosed today that a United States Government report on gold smuggling while the APNU+AFC was in government, had indicated that over US$2 Billion in gold was smuggled out of Guyana over a 10 year period. He said the report […]
With a post-mortem examination set for Monday to determine the cause of death, the family of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found in her Lusignan apartment, want a full police investigation into her death. The young woman’s name has been given as Malinda Fiona Niewenkirk. A Police statement said her body was discovered this […]
The death toll from the Dengue Fever in Guyana has climbed to 11, with the Ministry of Health confirming the recent deaths. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said it has recorded a total of 2,169 confirmed cases of dengue fever, with 239 patients hospitalized and 11 dengue related deaths so far for 2023. […]
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the Mahdia Secondary School Dormitory Fire is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the way forward. The fire at the school dorm in May, claimed the lives of 20 children. Secretary to the Commission, Javed Shaddick, told News Source that once the Commission meets, it will […]
Guyana continues to receive an increasing number of proposals for the construction of oil refineries in the country, but according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, the country only has capacity for a single refinery. “We don’t have the capacity for two refineries. There will be, if that project goes forward, the one refinery,” the Vice […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings has warned that the country is heading towards a public health crisis, if the government does not step up its fight against Dengue fever, which has seen a spike in the country over the past month. During an Opposition press conference today, Dr. Cummings, who is a Medical […]
The country’s main medical institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital, is facing a worrying shortage of nurses, as more nurses and other medical staff continue to leave their jobs at the hospital for opportunities elsewhere. In the first six months of the year, almost 100 nurses have resigned from the Georgetown Hospital (GPHC), according to the […]
President Irfaan Ali has announced changes in Permanent Secretaries across eight government Ministries. A Permanent Secretary is the most senior public servant and is mandated to lead the charge in carrying out government policy decisions. A release from the President’s office today announced the appointment of two new Permanent Secretaries. Ms Adele Cole-Clarke will now be […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC intends to move to the Court next week to challenge the decision of the President to extend the tenure of Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken. Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton told the media today that the move by the President is unconstitutional and therefore the Opposition will move to the Courts to oust […]
With a new Magistrates’s Court opened at Vigilance on the East Coast of Demerara, it is hoped that there will be easier and faster access to justice. The G$294 million facility was commissioned on Wednesday, replacing the more than 80-year-structure that previously housed the Court. At the commissioning ceremony, Acting Chief Justice Roxanne George said […]
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