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Despite the assurances offered by the Police Commissioner, the family of Essequibo businessman Orin Boston who was shot dead during a Police SWAT Unit operation at his home is demanding an independent investigation. In a statement released through their Attorneys Nigel Hughes and Konyo Sandiford, the family said they want independent professional investigators with the […]
The COVID-19 surge in Guyana is continuing with more than 300 new cases being recorded in the past 24hrs, keeping the total number of active cases to more than 3000 in the country. September appears set to eclipse the month of May for having the widest spread and greatest increase in new COVID-19 cases. Regions […]
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has declared that while she is prepared to engage the Guyana Teachers Union on issues regarding the nation’s teachers, the union must first decide whether it wants to be a representative body for teachers or a political entity. Manickchand has been repeatedly accusing the GTU of being political. It is […]
In the past week and a half since schools were reopened, 17 schools have since been forced to close their doors to face-to-face learning because of positive COVID-19 cases. The Education Ministry has faced criticism for its rush to reopen schools for face-to-face learning as the country experiences a spike in new COVID-19 cases with […]
A 20-year-old man from Region Four is among 9 additional Coronavirus-related deaths that were reported today by the Ministry of Health. Six of the nine additional deaths were unvaccinated persons. One person was fully vaccinated and the other two were partially vaccinated. The country’s death toll has now climbed to 701. A total of 76 […]
CARICOM has reaffirmed its support for Guyana in wake of Venezuela’s latest claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region. The CARICOM statement comes in light of a recent accord signed between the Government and Opposition of Venezuela, unifying their claim of Guyana’s territory. The Guyana Government and Opposition were swift in condemning the accord and President Irfaan […]
With the Ministry of Education not shifting away from its COVID-19 vaccination policy, the Guyana Teachers Union is complaining that the Education Ministry is refusing to listen to the concerns of the nation’s unvaccinated teachers. According to GTU President Mark Lyte, the Education Ministry is not showing much care for the concerns being raised by […]
Days after being admitted to the Coronavirus Hospital at Lilliendaal, owner of 93.1 FM radio and businessman, Maxwell Thom succumbed to the virus this morning. The Health Ministry confirmed his death after his radio station officially broke the news. Thom was also the owner of the popular Wireless Connections store which was recently relaunched and […]
The Ministry of Education today announced that it will solely manage the duty-free and other benefits for teachers, removing the Guyana Teachers Union as a partner in the process. Under a 2018 agreement between the GTU and the Ministry of Education under the coalition government, the two sides agreed that the GTU would identify eligible […]
With over 80,000 persons awaiting their 2nd dose shot of the Sputnik V Coronavirus vaccine, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony announced today that the government intends to continue issuing the first dose shots even as it works to clear the backlog of persons awaiting their second dose shots. Some persons have been waiting for more […]
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