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Even as the government faces pushback for its much-touted gas-to-shore project, the administration is moving full speed ahead with the project which it has dubbed the single most important project to Guyana’s development. During his contribution to the Petroleum Exploration and Production (Amendment) Bill in the National Assembly today, Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat said […]
Several unvaccinated Guyanese nationals who are returning home from vacation in the United States and other places are being denied boarding on flights to Guyana. Some local travel agencies have been bombarded with complaints from their Guyanese customers after they were told they could not board their flight to Guyana because they are unvaccinated. While […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir this morning disallowed an Opposition request to move a motion to discuss citizens who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 being denied access to government services. Opposition Leader Joe Harmon wanted to raise the issue as a matter of urgent public importance. The Speaker said it was not an […]
Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield through his Attorney Nigel Hughes today withdrew his application to the Court, which was seeking to block his dismissal from the Elections Commission. Justice Jo-ann Barlow was expected to hand down her decision in the matter this morning, but Lowenfield’s Attorney Nigel Hughes informed the Court that his client no […]
A group of concerned Guyanese who are against forced and mandatory vaccinations picketed outside the Ministry of Health today across at the Cuffy Square even as scores of persons were lined up inside to get vaccinated. Among the protesters was Linden pastor Nigel London who started a protest in his hometown earlier this week against […]
The 21-year-old Campbellville mechanic, Jaleel Leow who was murdered in Sophia on Monday evening, was shot three times to his body, according to a post mortem examination. The pathologist listed his cause of death as multiple gunshot injuries. Two of the bullets exited his body while one was found lodged in the body. Police investigators […]
The Guyana Public Service Union today blasted the Government over the new COVID-19 guidelines, describing them as discriminatory against persons who do not wish to be vaccinated against the deadly virus. In a statement, the GPSU said the approach is encroaching on the rights of citizens and amounts to an abuse of power by the […]
The Ministry of Health is now requiring all staff members of the Ministry and all the subvention agencies that fall under the Ministry to get vaccinated or be made to produce regular COVID-19 negative test results. In a memo sent out by Permanent Secretary for the Ministry, Malcolm Watkins, it was stated that the move […]
While supportive of vaccinations against COVID-19, the Opposition APNU+AFC today said the Government’s “authoritarian” measures to get persons vaccinated are not the way to go. In a statement, the APNU+AFC said it is shocked but not surprised by some of the measures that have been instituted by the Government. The coalition said the Government has […]
There is uncertainty about the hosting of Local Government Elections this year, as the President has indicated that he is awaiting information from the Elections Commission about its readiness to host the elections before the end of this year. Local Government Elections are constitutionally due before the end of this year. At a press conference […]
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