By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2022
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in Guyana continues to surge with the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony revealing today that a total of 788 new cases of the virus have been recorded within 24hours. The number of new cases now represents the highest number of new cases to ever be recorded in a […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2022
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The President of the Guyana Bar Association Pauline Chase and former Chairman of the National Tender Board, Berkely Wickham are among the five persons who have been agreed on by the government and opposition to serve as Commissioners of the Public Procurement Commission. The other three persons are Rawle Lucas, Joel Bhagwandin and Rajnarine Singh. […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2022
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The ExxonMobil company today announced two new oil discoveries offshore Guyana. In a statement, the company announced the discoveries at the Fangtooth-1 well and the Lau Lau-1 well. The Fangtooth-1 well encountered approximately 164 feet of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs, while the Lau Lau-1 well encountered approximately 315 feet of high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone reservoirs. Exxon […]
By News Source Guyana on January 5, 2022
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The People’s National Congress Reform, which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC Opposition Coalition, has issued a new call for the government to become transparent with the people of Guyana on the COVID-19 situation. In a statement early this morning, the PNC Reform said the government’s mismanagement of the pandemic continues to see greater […]
By News Source Guyana on January 4, 2022
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One day after the Minister of Health said he suspects that the faster-spreading Omnicron variant of COVID-19 was present in Guyana, the country has recorded a total of 485 new cases within 24 hours. The number of new cases has pushed the total number of active cases in the country to more than 1800, but […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2022
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Over the weekend, President Irfaan Ali used the majority of his New Year’s address to the nation to once again defend the Natural Resource Fund legislation which he signed into law, while Leader of the People’s National Congress, Aubrey Norton also used his New Year’s address to decry the provisions of the Act which have […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2022
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Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony today said while it has not yet been confirmed that the faster spreading Omicron variant of the COVID-19 is in Guyana, recent COVID-19 numbers indicate that the variant might be circulating here. The new variant has already been confirmed in a number of other CARICOM countries. Guyana does not […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2022
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Opposition Members on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this morning accused the government of not giving priority to the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) with PAC Chairman, Jermain Figueira labeling the non-establishment of the Commission an “untenable” situation. The Public Procurement Commission which monitors public procurement to ensure the principles of fairness, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 3, 2022
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The Guyana Fire Service is still to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed several pieces of equipment in a section of the heart clinic at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The fire occurred early on New Year’s Day. In a statement, the Fire Service said it is working along with the Police as part […]
By News Source Guyana on December 31, 2021
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A US-based Guyanese man who was home in Linden for the holidays appeared in Court today and was charged for being in possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license and dangerous driving. The 36-year-old man, Colin Benjamin appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune and pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. He was […]