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One hundred and twenty-two years since the signing of the Arbitral Award which settled the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd is reflecting on the settlement and the need for it to be respected. In a statement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs said Venezuela initially accepted the award, but […]
With more questions being raised about the origin of the fire that gutted the Brickdam Police complex on Saturday, the Guyana Police Force in a statement on Sunday night reiterated that based on a confession statement which it has recorded, the fire was started by an upset robbery suspect who was in the lock-ups. According […]
President Irfaan Ali was on the ground early this morning at the site of the fire which levelled the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday. Expressing his frustration with the Fire Service being unable to douse the blaze before it completely gutted the buildings in the Police complex, the President said the inefficiency of the Fire […]
The Brickdam Police station which houses the Divisional Headquarters for Region 4 went up in flames this afternoon with nothing but ashes being left behind. The only section of the complex left standing was the concrete lock-ups. Just around midday, the Fire Service was summoned to the scene after heavy smoke was seen billowing from […]
Six more persons have lost their lives to COVID-19 complications, the Ministry of Health announced today. Five of the six persons died yesterday. There were 167 deaths recorded in September and a total of 6,279 new cases. More than 3500 cases remain active. Despite the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases, the national COVID-19 health […]
The Minister of Health believes once Guyana’s full vaccination rate reaches 75% of the adult population, the country will see a turnaround in new Coronavirus cases and deaths. The month of September saw the highest number of new cases and the highest number of deaths recorded in a single month since the pandemic was first […]
The Government of Guyana has hailed Guyana’s relations with China and its commitment to the One China policy as the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 72nd anniversary. In a statement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd applauded the strides made by the Chinese government and the people of China over the […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has expressed its concern with the overwhelming number of infrastructure work that is being handled by foreign companies operating in Guyana. The GCCI statement comes as the government in collaboration with several private sector and civil society organizations are locked in discussions over the draft local content […]
The University of Guyana today announced that as it reopens for its new academic year on the 25th October, 65% of the University’s classes will remain online for the first semester from October 2021 to January 2022 due to prevailing COVID-19 conditions and ongoing building works In a statement, the University explained that the remaining 35% of […]
The Ministry of Health’s vaccination drive will get a boost next week when 100,000 doses of the US-made Pfizer vaccine are delivered as part of the COVAX initiative. Guyana received over 140,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from the US Government last month and it’s currently being used to vaccinate children between the ages of […]
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