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The PPP Civic Government has retained the services of two of its former Health Ministers to serve as Advisors to the new Health Minister, while one of its Members of Parliament will take on the new role of Director General in the Ministry of Health. In a memo to all Directors and Heads of Department […]
Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to the article “Jordan flatly rejected better allowances for healthcare workers – Minister Parag,” which was published in Guyana Chronicle, October 3, 2020. On reading the article, I was overcome by feelings of amusement, astonishment and indignation. Eventually, having been goaded into doing so, I have decided to respond […]
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana climbed by one on Saturday as 37 new cases were recorded. The latest casualty has only been identified as a 74-year-old woman from Region Four. Her death has taken the total number of Coronavirus fatalities in the country to 86. According to the latest dashboard from the Ministry of […]
The Government is holding firm to its position that the squatters at Success on the East Coast of Demerara must end their squatting on lands owned by Guysuco and the government’s holding company, NICIL. Regional Chairman Daniel Seeram headed a regional team today to meet with Government officials including the Minister of Housing, the Minister […]
The Ministry of Education today announced that following the intervention of the Government on behalf of Guyanese students concerned about receiving “ungraded” marks at the CXC examinations, the regional examination body has started to rectify the problem. Of the 20 local schools that submitted complaints about ungraded results, regrading has been completed for 11 of […]
With continuing criticism against the recently signed Petroleum Production Licence for the Payara off shore development, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the reviewed agreement is one that is now closer to international standards. At a press conference today, the Vice President who holds responsibility for oil and gas, said that even […]
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud has boasted of the strides made by Guyana towards the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. In a virtual address to the UN General Assembly to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW), Minister Persaud […]
The Opposition Leader has described the government’s decision to reduce the coronavirus curfew hours and reopen the airports as “reckless”, since the moves are coming at a time when the number of cases in the country are climbing steadily. Mr. Harmon told a media conference this morning that the Government may be going against the […]
A number of recently installed Region Four Councillors from the APNU have indicated that they were unaware of any agreement between their party and the AFC over the Vice-Chair position on the Regional Democratic Council. The APNU has both the Chair and Vice-Chair positions, leaving some members in the Alliance for Change fuming over the […]
Three men, ages 46, 69 and 73 are the latest COVID-19 fatalities in Guyana. The three deaths were recorded yesterday and bring to 85, the total number of deaths from Coronavirus in Guyana. The increase in fatalities over the past two months has raised serious questions about the efforts to fight the disease in Guyana. […]
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