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The Office of the President this afternoon announced the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries. The Ministry of Health now has Mr Malcolm Watkins as its Permanent Secretary while Sharon Hicks will serve as the new Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. Over at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Thomas who was a […]
Four persons who were detained unlawfully by the Police back in 2018 over allegations of a string of robberies have been awarded $10.5 million in damages by the High Court. In a ruling which was handed down today, Justice Priya Sewnarine Beharry made the award to Storm Fausette and his two sons along with a […]
President Irfaan Ali is confident that his government will deliver on its campaign promise to make 50,000 house lots available in five years. During an interview with News Source, the President touched on the headline-grabbing squatting situation at Success on the East Coast of Demerara. He said he would like to see those persons who […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC wants the government to put a regularisation plan in place for squatters at Success on the East Coast of Demerara and other parts of the country. Over the past few weeks, there has been a stand-off between squatters at Success and Chateau Margot on the East Coast and the Guyana Sugar Corporation. […]
Former Opposition and PNC Reform Leader Robert Corbin has been hospitalised after testing positive for the coronavirus and exhibiting symptoms. News Source understands that he was in a serious state yesterday but his condition has since improved and he is now listed as stable. He is a patient at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Lilliendaal. […]
Despite a curfew and other coronavirus measures being in place for the last six months, the number of fatal road accidents has increased by 51% when compared to the same period one year ago. While addressing a road safety camp organised by the Guyana National Road Safety Council today, Works Minister Juan Edghill revealed that […]
Hours after the Guyana Police Force stated that the GECOM Deputy Chief Election Officer was arrested and kept in custody for conspiracy to defraud and not for refusing to answer questions, the Attorneys representing the GECOM official have provided a full transcript of the questioning of the official. The transcript provided by Attorneys Nigel Hughes […]
The Guyana Public Service Union today gave the Government a two-week ultimatum to wrap up negotiations on the demands being made by nurses and other healthcare workers in the public sector. The nurses are pushing for increased risk allowances, improved salaries and additional protective gear as they remain on the frontline of the fight against […]
The number of coronavirus cases in Guyana continues to climb daily with the death rate also on the increase. With the worrying trend, President Irfaan Ali today pleaded with citizens to stop taking the coronavirus pandemic lightly. “You can have the best plan, but if people themselves do not understand the impact, if people themselves […]
Three more persons passed away from the Coronavirus pandemic in the past 24 hours pushing the total death toll to 98. The Ministry of Health this afternoon reported the death of a 41-year-old woman and a 64 year-old-man from Region Four and a 58-year-old man from Region One. A Ministry of Health source told News […]
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