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Three more unvaccinated persons have died from COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health. In its latest COVID-19 report which was issued last evening, the Ministry of Health reported that all three of the latest fatalities were women who were not vaccinated against the virus. Two were from the East Berbice-Corentyne Region while the other […]
The one-month tax-free bonus that has been paid out to members of the Joint Services carries a cost of $1.2 Billion, according to the Ministry of Finance. In a statement today, the Ministry of Finance said its staff members worked around the clock to ensure that the payments were made in a timely manner following […]
In its end-of-year report, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco), reported that it faced a total of 63 strikes by its workers during 2021 and that resulted in the loss of 20,000 man-days. The sugar company said those strikes cost the company over $740 million. The company complained that in the month of October, which is […]
While it is pleased that members of the Joint Services will be benefitting from a tax-free month’s salary as a holiday bonus, the Guyana Public Service Union believes the same should have been extended to the healthcare workers and other public servants who have been working on the frontline. In an interview, GPSU President Patrick […]
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana climbed to 1,042 today as the Ministry of Health announced the passing of two residents from the East-Berbice Corentyne area. The two have been identified as a 45-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman, who were both unvaccinated. In the past week alone, the East Berbice Corentyne area has seen […]
The Parliamentary Committee of Appointments headed by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs has nominated four persons to sit on the new Police Service Commission. The Committee has submitted its report and has informed the National Assembly that it has meaningfully consulted with the Guyana Police Association, the Association of Former Members of the Guyana Police […]
Setting off loud jubilation by soldiers at Camp Ayanganna this afternoon, President Irfaan Ali announced the return of the one month’s salary tax-free bonus for members of the Joint Services. During his address to members of the GDF who are based at the headquarters of the Force, the President said members of the Joint Services […]
The Ministry of Health has established special clinics at public hospitals across the country to assist and treat persons who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still facing long-term effects of the virus. According to Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, researchers have discovered that the COVID-19 virus enters cells across the body and affects […]
The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana is calling on the Minister of Local Government to withdraw his statement, which called for the “defrocking” of two Appeal Court Judges over the Court’s decision in the election petition case. The Bar Council said the Minister’s comments are not befitting an office of the executive […]
In an attack on the Judiciary and the Appeal Court’s ruling to establish jurisdiction to hear an election petition appeal, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall has issued a call for the Chancellor of the Judiciary and Appeal Justice Dawn Gregory to be fired over their decision. In a statement on his Facebook page, Minister […]
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