By News Source Guyana on November 1, 2021
News, Politics
The Pfizer vaccine which was only being made available to children between the ages of 12 and 18 and pregnant women, will now be available to anyone who needs to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony made the announcement this morning during his daily COVID-19 update. He said anyone who would like […]
By News Source Guyana on October 30, 2021
News, Politics
Despite the steady increase in COVID-19 cases, the National COVID-19 Task Force will be adjusting a number of its COVID-19 regulations from the 1st November. In the new gazetted order, the national curfew will now be from 12 midnight to 4am. The curfew previously started at 10:30pm. With the reduction in the curfew hours, businesses […]
By News Source Guyana on October 29, 2021
News, Politics
Six additional deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday have pushed the death toll recorded so far for October to 111. Of the six more recent deaths, five were unvaccinated persons while the sixth person who died was partially vaccinated. Since the start of the month, 3617 new cases of the virus have been recorded. The Minister […]
By News Source Guyana on October 29, 2021
News, Politics
President Irfaan Ali today appeared to be softening on his long-held position that he will only meet with Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon if Mr. Harmon publicly acknowledges his government as legitimate. The two men have not held formal discussions since Mr. Ali was sworn in more than a year ago. There are a number of […]
By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2021
News, Politics
A senior official of the Local Government Commission has been asked by the Commission to proceed on administrative leave while it probes a complaint of sexual harassment in the workplace made against him. The Commission met today and decided that the senior official should proceed on leave from tomorrow. At a meeting earlier this week, […]
By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2021
News, Politics
Faced with the expiry dates for thousands of 2nd dose vaccine shots fast approaching, the Ministry of Health is appealing to persons who have already been administered a first dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines to return for their 2nd dose shots. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony revealed today that there are over […]
By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2021
News, Politics
As the PNC Reform’s leadership race heats up, contender Joseph Harmon who is the Opposition Leader believes that his main rival, Aubrey Norton should be disqualified from the election race over statements that Norton recently made. Mr. Norton recently hinted that several of the persons who publicly endorsed Mr. Harmon might have been coerced into […]
By News Source Guyana on October 28, 2021
News, Politics
The recently arrived Liza Unity oil production vessel will not get into full operation until late 2022 or early 2023, but when it does, ExxonMobil Guyana does not foresee some of the problems that have dogged Guyana’s other oil production vessel, the Liza Destiny. A gas compressor issue on the Liza Destiny has resulted in […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2021
Elections, News, Politics
The meeting that was summoned by the Speaker of the National Assembly with the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee Jermaine Figueira and Government Member, Minister Gail Teixeira and which was scheduled for today was postponed. The meeting is now scheduled for Friday. Today’s meeting was called off after the Speaker was informed that the […]
By News Source Guyana on October 27, 2021
News, Politics
The COVID-19 death toll in the country climbed to 900 today as the Ministry of Health reported the death of an unvaccinated 64-year-old man from Region 4. The month of October has now taken the place as the second deadliest month of the pandemic in Guyana with 101 deaths being recorded in the past 26 […]