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Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony has indicated that Guyana has been making steady progress in addressing infectious diseases. Citing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as an example, the Health Minister said 95% of the persons living within HIV in Guyana now know their status, in keeping with the UNAIDS 95-95-95 target. As of late […]
Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai revealed today that although there have been concerns raised about the handling of grants issued to Indigenous Villages under the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), there is no evidence of the money being stolen. “Out right theft of the money, I have no case before me at the moment,” Minister […]
More than two months after a gold mining worker was abducted at the Giftland Parking lot and later robbed of millions of dollars, a Police Lance Corporal was taken before the Court and charged with conspiracy to commit a felony. Police Lance Corporal Delon Younge appeared in Court on Tuesday before Magistrate Clive Nurse, where […]
Co-Leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), Dr David Hinds has lashed out at the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), telling the party that it cannot continue to manage the country based on its “whims and fancies.” At a press conference on Monday, Dr Hinds said after close to five years in Office, the Irfaan […]
Minister of Labour, Joe Hamilton announced today that the Labour Ministry in partnership with gold mining company, GMIN Ventures Guyana Inc – a subsidiary of G-Mining Ventures Corp. – is preparing to roll out a training programme that will see 1,500 persons being trained ahead of the start of operations in 2027. According to Mr. […]
The three Opposition nominated Members of the Guyana Elections Commission, Vincent Alexander, Desmond Trotman and Charles Corbin, complained today that there appears to be a deliberate attempt at the level of the Commission to delay meetings in an effort to avoid discussion and a decision on the use of biometrics. In a statement today, the […]
With increased training and collaboration, Security personnel stationed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport were able to intercept and confiscate more than 15,000 prohibited items last year, the airport’s Chief Executive Officer, Ramesh Ghir, has reported. At a Saturday news conference, Mr. Ghir said the Cheddi Jagan Airport continues to boost its security with increased […]
Guyana recorded a 60% increase in labour deaths in 2024. According to the Minister of Labour, Joe Hamilton, a total of 32 persons died on the job in the past year. Minister Hamilton said the on the job fatality rate has returned to the rate that existed five years ago, when 30 deaths were […]
The Councillors of the City Council engaged in a heated debate on Monday on whether to offer salary increases to its more than 500 workers for the years 2024 and 2025, as the Council faces a shortfall in revenue. City Treasurer, Ugoshi Orgista proposed that the Council offers salary increase only for 2024, while it […]
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that it was able to rehabilitate 130 km of roads under its Miscellaneous and Urban Roads Programmes in the past year, and was able to engage 800 new contractors in the execution of a number of drainage projects, as it executed 96% of its budget for 2024. At […]
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