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Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll reached 980 today as the Ministry of Health reported on the death of a fully vaccinated 55-year-old man from the East Berbice Corentyne region. The Region Six area has seen a sudden increase in COVID-19 related deaths over the past few weeks, triggering concern of health officials. Meanwhile, the country recorded […]
Gold mining company, Mohamed’s Enterprise Limited has landed a $614 million contract for the construction of the new headquarters of the Guyana Fire Service. The new Fire Service headquarters is to be constructed along Homestretch Avenue close to Durban Park. The contract for the construction of the Fire Service headquarters was signed today by the […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Retired Justice Claudette Singh has combined the list of persons shortlisted by the Government and Opposition GECOM Commissioners for the position of Chief Election Officer. The Commission will meet on Friday to further discuss the integrated list and finalize the list of persons to be interviewed for the […]
Incumbent Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, Volda Lawrence has decided not run at the upcoming party congress for the positions of Party Leader and Chairman. According to a close associate of Ms. Lawrence and party member, James Bond, the Chairman has already made it clear that she will not seek re-election to the […]
The Guyana Trades Union Congress has written to President Irfaan Ali requesting that the $10 Billion which was approved by the National Assembly this year for increases in pay to public servants be granted to public servants. The GTUC has rejected the imposition of the 7% increase by the Government and has noted that although […]
The Alliance For Change which is part of the APNU+AFC opposition coalition, today knocked the government as “heartless” towards Public servants with its imposition of a 7% salary increase for the past two years. During a press conference, today, AFC Executive and Member of Parliament Cathy Hughes said the government was keen in its move […]
While the country continues to see a decline in new and active COVID-19 cases, which Health officials believe is a result of the vaccination campaign, there is still concern that the country can regress as a result of vaccine hesitancy in some areas. Health Authorities are particularly worried about the situation in Regions Two, Eight, […]
Hitting the campaign trail to boost her run for Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform, Attorney and Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir visited the Buxton community on Sunday where she spoke about the importance of the upcoming PNC Reform Congress. The Opposition spokesperson on Foreign Affairs is a first-time Member of Parliament and her […]
President Irfaan Ali has urged large scale contractors not to bid for small regional projects explaining that such a move would not only deprive small scale contractors of contracts but would also have an impact on the business model of large scale contractors The President said while he has no problem with contractors having multiple […]
The aviation community in Guyana was thrown into mourning this morning as news broke of the death of the founder of the Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School, Captain Malcolm Chan-A-Sue. Mr. Chan-A-Sue was hospitalised for the past three weeks after being involved in a vehicular accident in the city when a speeding […]
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