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The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana made a jump to 587 as the country recorded an additional five deaths today. A 17-year-old boy from Region 4 is among the latest COVID fatalities. Four of the five most recent deaths are from Region 4. In the past three days alone, the Ministry of Health reported 13 […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has poured cold water on a notion that the country will start seeing real wealth from the proceeds from oil soon. Responding to questions from the Baker Institute Center for Energy studies in the United States, Mr. Jagdeo said, although the country has been receiving oil revenues, he does not classify […]
Several Cuban specialist doctors who recently arrived in Guyana as part of the Cuban medical brigade will be assisting at the Infectious Diseases Hospital which houses COVID-19 patients. Most of the doctors specialise in offering intensive care treatment. The Health Minister explained that those who will be posted at the COVID-19 hospital are certified physicians […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall has moved to the High Court to quash a Magistrate’s decision to grant bail to the two Brazilian men who were busted with over 1000 pounds of cocaine after making an emergency landing in Guyana. The Court action has been filed against Magistrate Alex Moore and the two Brazilians are also […]
For the 2nd day in a row, the Ministry of Health recorded four COVID-19 deaths, taking the country’s death toll to 582. Two of the deaths were from Region 3 while the other 2 were recorded in Region 4. The Health Ministry also reported that 100 new cases of the virus have been detected in […]
Former Chairman of the People’s National Congress and Guyana’s former High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Bishwaishwar ‘Cammie’ Ramsaroop has died at the age of 81. In a statement, the People’s National Congress announced his passing earlier today and expressed the party’s condolences to his wife and daughters and other family members. The party paid […]
The APNU+AFC Coalition this afternoon expressed its thanks to US Congressman Hackeem Jeffries for his statement at that Guyana-New York anti-racism rally on Sunday. The high-ranking US Congressman expressed worry about the situation in Guyana since the change in government. He rebuked the Government for its position on a number of issues, triggering a response […]
A Guyana anti-racism protest held in New York over the weekend which featured some top US congress representatives and APNU+AFC national and regional representatives has irked the Guyana Government with President Irfaan Ali today rejecting the statements made at the rally about racism in Guyana and his government. In a statement issued by the President’s […]
Justice Gino Persaud will now have to set a new date to hear arguments regarding the Attorney General’s application to the Court for the President to be removed as a party in the proceedings. The matter was expected to be heard today, but the Judge was forced to delay the start of the arguments following […]
Hours after a top US congressman made sharp statements condemning what he calls intolerance and racially motivated issues in Guyana and promises to deal with the issues at the highest level of his Democratic party, Guyana’s Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips has called for a meeting with the Congressman. In a statement late Sunday, the […]
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