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The Ministry of Education has announced that it will begin the distribution of the $15,000 “Because We Care” cash grant and the $4,000 uniform allowance for children in the public education system from next week. In total, each child in the public education system will receive $19,000. The Ministry said the two programmes are catering […]
There are reports that the Government is making efforts to source the 2nd dose of the Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine directly from the manufacturer, according to sources within the Ministry of Health. With thousands of persons across the country waiting on the 2nd dose and the middle-man supplier for the Government falling flat with accessing the […]
Hours after the Police announced their arrest, three Linden men were today charged and remanded to jail for setting fire to the Guyana Elections Commission Wismar building back in July 2020. The three 21-year-old, Marlon Hunter, 48-year-old Bryon Kendal and 23-year-old Teon February appeared this afternoon before Magistrate Wanda Fortune in the Linden Magistrates’ Court […]
With the Guyana Elections Commission set to debate a motion to remove Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Elections Officer Roxanne Myers, and Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, the Chief Elections Officer is putting up a fight. Mr. Lowenfield has approached the High Court asking that the Court grants an Order to restrain Commissioners Sase […]
The Guyana Police Force has announced the arrest of three Lindeners who are set to face charges for setting fire to the Linden GECOM office one year ago. In its statement on Thursday night, the Police claim that two of the suspects, 23-year-old Teon February and 21-year-old Marlon Hunter have confessed to the crime during […]
Facing a backlog of matters and financial reports to scrutinize, the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly has agreed to meet twice per week instead of the once per week meeting that was customary. The Committee held its first full meeting on Wednesday under new Chairman, Opposition Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira. Its next […]
The decomposed body of a Berbice tailor was found this morning in the #43 village Backdam in Corentyne, four days’ after he went missing. The dead man was identified as 57-year-old Floyd Austin of Empson village, Corentyne. Austin was last seen alive on Sunday when he left his home for the Backdam where he farms. […]
The Government of Guyana has benefitted from US$1.8M in additional financial assistance, as part of the Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM). The funds will go toward further boosting the Ministry of Health’s ongoing COVID-19 emergency response, according to Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony. Guyana recently submitted a request to the Global Fund asking […]
Describing the recently filed Opposition no-confidence motions against two of his Ministers as being without structure and lacking thought, President Irfaan Ali described the move as nothing more than political drama. Speaking to reporters this afternoon on the East Coast of Demerara, the President appeared unimpressed by the Opposition’s move to get his Health and […]
While 90% of the persons who contracted the deadly Covid-19 virus in Guyana have recovered, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today admitted there is still lots of work to be done to improve the recovery rate. During his daily Covid-19 update, the Health Minister explained that since the pandemic was first detected in Guyana, the […]
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