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The Office of the First Lady has been given an additional $10 Million in the 2021 budget, despite no new projects being announced to be undertaken by the office. The revelation was made by Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira during the consideration of Budget estimates for the Office of the President on […]
The Ministry of Health has removed Rudy Small as Chief Executive Officer of the Linden Hospital with immediate effect. Small, who set off a wave of controversy after accusing nurses of abandoning their posts to go “sleep with their Sweetman”, received a correspondence from the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary with Monday’s date informing him of […]
On the anniversary of the 2nd March 2020 elections, President Irfaan Ali has announced that he will be instituting a new national award, the Order of Democracy. In a midnight statement, the President said the award will be in recognition of those who defended Guyana’s democracy. The President said in the aftermath of last year’s […]
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon announced today that he is ready to kick start conversations with the government on ethnic and other issues which have been plaguing the Guyanese society since the country went to the polls one year ago. Mr. Harmon said the ethnic issues facing the country must be confronted by way of a […]
The Ministry of Legal Affairs will be moving to draft and present modern laws to the National Assembly for passage that will address new and emerging sectors in the country. Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall told the National Assembly today that every area of economic activity will be targeted for […]
At least three staff members of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission have tested positive for Covid-19, News Source understands. The Commission has since scaled back operations after learning of the positive tests last week. Following the positive test of one staff member, the agency instructed all its staff to undergo a Covid19 test before […]
Drug shortages continue to be a bugbear for Guyana’s health sector, which when compounded with other issues have been characterized as “systemic problems” by Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony. During his contribution to the budget debates today, Dr. Anthony blamed the former APNU+AFC government for the issues facing the health sector. “In health, we are […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde this morning accused the government of abandoning the country’s poor as he made his contribution to the 2021 Budget Debate. Describing the budget as weak on new ideas and lacking substance, Mr. Forde said all the recommendations that were put forward that would have benefitted the country’s […]
After issuing an ultimatum for the Cevon’s waste disposal company to vacate the land it purchased for $100 million from the Lands and Surveys Commission, the Government of Guyana now appears to be having second thoughts about its demand. Attorney General Anil Nandlall has announced that there have been meetings with the management at Cevon’s […]
Noting international concern about the long-term impact the closure of schools is having on children, Guyana’s Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has announced a plan to reopen schools for face-to-face learning after the Easter holidays. Schools in Guyana have been closed since March 2020 when the first cases of Coronavirus in Guyana surfaced. During an […]
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