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The Attorney for the Police Service Commission Selwyn Pieters has written to President Irfaan Ali, indicating to him that the Commissioners will continue to discharge their function since his decision to suspend them is unlawful and illegal. In a letter sent today to the President, the attorney reminded that in his earlier show-cause notice, he […]
Within an hour after the Chief Justice threw out a challenge to the Police promotions list and the Police Service Commission issued its full list of promotions, the Irfaan Ali government rejected the promotions by the Police Service Commission, indicating that the list will be ignored. In a statement, the Attorney General said the issuance […]
Chief Justice Roxane George this afternoon dismissed a challenge to the promotions of a number of senior Police Officers to the rank of Assistant Commissioners, paving the way for the promotions to proceed. The Court matter was filed by Senior Superintendent of Police, Calvin Brutus who complained to the Court that the Police Service Commission […]
One month since the Ministry of Health announced that it had run out of 2nd dose shots of the Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine, it still has no definitive timeline on when the shipment of second dose vaccines will arrive. Thousands of persons are now entering their ninth week since they got the first dose and are […]
A police constable has been placed under close arrest after he was captured on camera physically assaulting a suspect by throwing him off his feet and dragging him on the concrete floor into the lock-up at the Wales Police Station. The incident took place on Friday night. The Guyana Police Force has described the incident […]
The Rupununi region continues to experience a steep increase in new Coronavirus cases. In the past seven days, Region 9 recorded 283 new cases of the virus, taking its total number of active cases to more than 350. With the region sharing its border with Brazil which continues to experience high COVID-19 numbers and deaths, […]
Just as Trinidad and Tobago was set to dispatch a shipment of flood relief items to Guyana, the Guyana Government informed the Government of Trinidad that it was not in need of many of the items that were about to be shipped. With several communities still under flood waters, Guyana had reached out to CARICOM […]
Leader of the People’s National Congress and Former President David Granger has objected to a plan by the Government to establish a regional joint support team which the Government said would aid in its crime fighting efforts. Appearing on his weekly programme, Public Interest, Mr. Granger described the move to establish the new unit as […]
The European Union has announced the allocation of €150,000 in humanitarian funding to assist Guyana in its flood relief efforts. Guyana has been rocked by some of the worst floods in decades since the rainy season started. Some areas have seen up to 10 feet of flood waters. A team of experts is currently in […]
A preliminary study by the Ministry of Health in Guyana has found that non-communicable diseases, diabetes, and hypertension were the leading contributing factors in persons who succumbed to COVID-19. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today revealed that a study of 202 of the more than 455 deaths has found that more than 30% of the […]
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