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As Guyanese are being encouraged to double up on their precautions against COVID-19, the virus continues to surge with the Minister of Health revealing this morning that in the past 24 hours, the country has recorded 967 new cases of the virus. That number eclipses the country’s previous record for the number of new cases […]
Despite the sudden surge in new COVID-19 cases believed to be caused by the Omicron variant, President Irfaan Ali this afternoon assured that local Health Authorities are in control of the virus. With the Health Ministry warning that the situation could worsen in the coming days, the President said the country is fully prepared to […]
The Guyana Teachers Union has called for the immediate closure of schools across the country, two days after schools reopened their doors for face-to-face learning. The call comes as the country has found itself in the middle of a spike in new COVID-19 cases. In a statement, the Guyana Teachers Union said based on its […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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