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The Public Accounts Committee is set to meet next week to consider names of persons who will be appointed to the next Public Procurement Commission. Members of the PPC are nominated by the Public Accounts Committee. The Public Procurement Commission monitors and reviews the functioning of all public procurement systems to ensure that those systems […]
One week after a female security guard from Affiance on the Essequibo Coast died after she was dropped home by a taxi driver, the driver has been charged with the woman’s murder. The accused 62-year-old, Kirk Beaton appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Charity Magistrate’s Court this morning and was not required to enter […]
Investigations are ongoing into Saturday’s fire which gutted the Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility and other sections of the building located at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary. The Guyana Fire Service in a statement on the investigations has determined that the fire started in a section of the Police Force’s living quarters which was located […]
As the Ministry of Health begins the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots, Guyanese who were vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik-V vaccine, which is still to be granted WHO approval, can now be inoculated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine as a booster shot, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony announced today. It was explained that it […]
The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility was completely gutted on Saturday as a fire of unknown origin swept through the old wooden building where the office is located in Eve Leary. Quick action by the Guyana Fire Service prevented the fire from reaching the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions which is located […]
A group of indigenous families was discovered with malnourished children on Friday in a remote village in Guyana’s Barima-Waini region, close to one of the bordering communities with Venezuela. Most of the persons in the group which includes mostly small children and their mothers, are believed to be from an indigenous village in Venezuela. Many […]
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today announced that a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccines will be available for persons 50 years and above from next week. During today’s COVID-19 update, the Health Minister said based on recommendations from Health Authorities, booster shots are necessary since data has shown that six months after a person […]
High Court Judge Navindra Singh, has ordered former cultural adviser Ruel Johnson to pay $5M in damages along with other costs by January 7 next year to former Bishops High School teacher Coen Jackson for defaming his character in several statements that Johnson made on his Facebook page. Back in 2017, Johnson launched a relentless […]
Public servants including constitutional office holders, teachers, and members of the Disciplined Forces will be getting a 7% increase in their salaries for the year 2021. The increase will be retroactive to January and will be taxed. The salary increase announcement was made by the Senior Minister responsible for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh in a […]
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonnette Cummings has revealed that over 3000 cases of gender-based violence have made their way to the Courts so far for this year. Describing the situation as a cause for concern, the Chancellor made a call for there to be a special department set up to deal specifically with […]
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