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For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana over a year and a half ago, the number of active cases in Region Four has significantly dropped. Region Four, according to the Minister of Health, no longer has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases. The West Demerara region has now […]
The Local Government Commission today announced the dismissal of seven employees of the Georgetown City Council who were all attached to the Treasury Department. According to a statement from the Commission, those who were fired held positions of clerks, tax collection officer, cashier and tax collection supervisor. The Commission said the dismissals are in response […]
The skyline of the Providence community along the East Bank of Demerara is expected to be enhanced when a new Hyatt hotel is constructed close to the National Stadium. The sod will be turned on Wednesday for the construction of the Hyatt Place Hotel which will be built along Providence Red Road. According to a […]
Guyana’s suicide rate remains high and the country is currently ranked at #2 in the world when it comes to the global suicide rate. The issue came under sharp focus this morning at the launching of the Guyana Mental Health and Well-Being Conference. During the opening, the Director of the Global Psychiatric Epidemiology Group […]
The former Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force turned himself into the Police for questioning today after a wanted bulletin was issued for his arrest last week. The former SOCU Head, Sydney James was questioned and granted station bail in the sum of $300,000. He is expected to return […]
Civil Society group accuses gov’t of constitutional violation over granting of large contracts with no procurement commission in place The recently formed civil society group, Article 13, has taken the government to task over what it sees as the government’s failure to constitute a long list of constitutional and statutory offices for the smooth functioning […]
The United States Embassy in Georgetown was forced to scale down many of its visa services when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Guyana in March 2020. While the embassy never closed its doors or operations, it started to limit appointments for both immigrant and non-immigrant visas. In the past few months, the embassy has slowly been […]
Filling the void left by LIAT Airlines which stopped flying the Guyana route more than a year ago, the Turks and Caicos-based InterCaribbean Airline will begin its service between Guyana and Barbados in December. The airline which already flies to 26 other Caribbean destinations has a fleet of 14 aircraft and intends to play a […]
The new regulations for international travel to the United States are set to take effect from Monday, 8th November 2021. Under the new US regulations, only persons who are fully vaccinated with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) or the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to board a plane […]
Four of the top five Guyanese students at the CSEC examinations are from Queens College, the Ministry of Education revealed today. The CSEC exams were topped by Queens College student, Sarena Razak who gained 19 Grade Ones, 2 Grade Twos, and 1 Grade three. She was closely followed by schoolmates La Shea Patoir and Zaynab […]
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