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While outlining his Government’s development plan for the country, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday evening made another pitch for Guyanese living in diaspora to return home to seek out investment opportunities, promising that the Government will create the enabling environment to protect their investments. President Ali, who is currently leading a delegation to New York […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, has made another appeal for parents to allow their children between the ages of 9 to 15-years-old to take the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, emphasizing that the vaccine guards against cervical cancer in women. In July, the Health Ministry introduced the HPV-9 vaccine to fight cervical cancer. Some 50,000 […]
The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) today called for retired Chief Justice Carl Singh and the other members of the Constitutional Reform Commission to resign. The Commission was appointed by the President last year. In a statement today, the GHRA said both the Chairman and Commissioners should resign “as a matter of principle,” as a […]
Three months after joining forces to contest the September 1 Elections, the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) appear to be at odds over the allocation of seats in the National Assembly. WIN won a total of 16 seats to become the country’s main opposition in the National […]
The Ministry of Health today launched the 2025 Influenza Vaccine, with the first shot being administered at the Eccles Health Centre. A total of 15,000 doses are available – with pregnant women, children, the elderly, persons with chronic non-communicable diseases and healthcare workers among those being targeted to receive flu shot due to their vulnerability. […]
The Private Sector Commission and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry have both welcomed the Government’s “Project Rescue Georgetown”, which aims to clean up, beautify and return Georgetown to its past glory of being a Garden City. In a statement today, the Private Sector Commission said years of partisan obstruction and administrative failures have […]
The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Housing are exploring various options for the construction of a new connector road linking Providence on the East Bank corridor to the Ogle–Eccles Highway. Minister of Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, said once the plans are finalized and construction commences, the new road will minimize disruption and delays […]
Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty has expressed complete surprise and disappointment over a statement from the Guyana Police Force directed to her and her handling of an acid throwing case that is currently before her Court. At the start of her Court hearings this morning, the Acting Chief Magistrate took time to address the Police […]
Justice Sandil Kissoon has recused himself from the Contempt Case brought by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) against a number of government officials, including two Ministers of Government, amid objections from the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall. The GTU and GTUC want the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, the […]
President Irfaan Ali has promised rice farmers that the Government will be working along with them to address a “complex” period for the farmers who are currently grappling with low prices for the yields. Speaking to private cane and rice farmers on Wednesday in Berbice, the President said Government is aware of the situation and […]
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