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Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has revealed that while no decision has been made on administering a COVID-19 booster shot, there is some consideration. While some countries have started to administer an additional vaccine shot as a booster, several other countries have stayed away from issuing additional shots, saying the additional shot is not […]
Former General Secretary of the People National Congress, Aubrey Norton is confident that he will be the next leader of the 64-year-old party, replace the incumbent leader, David Granger when the Congress is held later this year. The long-overdue biennial delegates Congress of the party is scheduled for no later than December 13. During a […]
The Guyana Fire Service is observing its 64th anniversary and during an anniversary parade along Brickdam this morning, the Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said the service is in need of a revised and continuous assessment so that it can better meet the needs of the nation. “While we know that being here today that […]
Guyana has recorded six additional COVID-19 related deaths over the last 24hrs, pushing the overall death toll to 848. Almost 50% of the total number of deaths have occurred in Region Four, according to the Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, revealed that of the 848 persons who have died from […]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that her island will receive 7000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine from Guyana today. This is the second vaccine donation to Barbados from Guyana. It was Barbados that made the first donation of vaccines to Guyana to kickstart Guyana’s vaccination drive earlier this year. The Prime […]
The High Court today ruled that the Government’s amendments to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act were unconstitutional. Additionally, the Court also ruled that the insertion of the Constitutional agencies as budget agencies under the act was unconstitutional. Earlier this year, the Government used its majority in the National Assembly to pass the amendments, ridding […]
The electoral fraud case stemming from allegations of fraud at the 2020 elections has been adjourned to the 17th December. During a hearing today before the Chief Magistrate, the Prosecutor Darshan Ramdhani turned over the statements of poll and statements of recount along with other pieces of evidence to the Court so that they could […]
A 34-year-old man from Grove on the East Bank Demerara was shot dead by the Police early this morning, with the Police claiming that its ranks were returning fire. The dead man has been identified as Kevin Andries. According to a Police report, ranks on a mobile patrol received a report via radio communications about […]
The death toll from COVID-19 in Guyana has reached 840 as 15 more deaths were recorded over the weekend. A 21-year-old is among the latest COVID-19 deaths. The Ministry of Health has also recorded 130 new cases of the virus, taking the number of active cases to over 3,800. Almost 150 people remain hospitalized with […]
Guyana joined the rest of the world yesterday in observing World Mental Health Day and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has noted the effects that the Coronavirus pandemic continues to have on people’s mental health. In a statement, Human Services Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud reminded that mental health determines the state of […]
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