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Education Minister Priya Manickchand has announced that based on the advice of the Ministry of Health, schools across Guyana will remain closed. However, students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 will continue classes for their CSEC and CAPE examinations. In a statement on the Education Ministry’s Facebook page, the Education Minister said the Health Ministry […]
Two more coronavirus related deaths were recorded today, according to the Ministry of Health. The two latest victims have been identified as a 73-year-old man from the Barima-Waini region and a 54-year-old man from Region 4. The death toll has now reached 179. The Ministry of Health also reported today that the country has recorded […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC this afternoon assailed the Guyana government over the signing of the now terminated agreement with Taiwan to establish a Taiwanese Trade Office in Guyana. In a statement, the coalition noted the termination of the agreement less than 24 hours after it was announced by the US government, describing the Guyana Government’s decision […]
Less than 24hours after an agreement between Guyana and Taiwan for the establishment of a Taiwanese trade office in Guyana was made public by the US Government, the Government of Guyana has made a complete backtrack and has terminated the agreement. In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon, the Guyana Government […]
In a move that is expected to anger China and raise questions about the government’s commitment to the One China Policy, the Government of Guyana has granted approval for the opening of a Taiwan Investment and Trade Office in Guyana. The “One-China policy” asserts that there is only one sovereign state under the name China […]
Family members of the two Berbice teens who were brutally murdered last September gathered outside the President’s Office again today with a protest seeking justice as they called for more support from members of the public. This is the second week that the family members have mounted a protest outside the President’s office hoping to […]
The Ministry of Health is still awaiting the results for 10 coronavirus samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for the new COVID-19 variants. Guyana submitted the samples more than a week ago as concerns grew about the wider spreading variants of the disease that was recently found in neighbouring Brazil. […]
The Venezuelan Government’s decision in the past 24 hours to release the 12 Guyanese fishermen it had detained for two weeks, could provide political space for dialogue between the two countries, according to Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd. The fishermen were released from Venezuelan custody on Tuesday and allowed to leave the neighbouring […]
With international condemnation mounting, the Venezuelan authorities have released the twelve Guyanese fishermen and their fishing vessels who were detained in Guyana’s waters and taken to Venezuela two weeks ago. The fishermen are expected to depart Venezuela with their vessels today and are likely to arrive in Guyana by Friday. Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh […]
President Irfaan Ali believes that any reform of the Guyana Elections Commission will first have to examine the professionals who work at the body. Appearing on a Globespan online talk show last evening and responding to a question about whether there is a need to change the make-up of the Commission itself and the Government […]
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