Politics

Deputy Chief Elections Officer sues MP Datadin and NewsRoom for defamation

Embattled Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against Government Member of Parliament, Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, and the local media entity Newsroom. The lawsuit was filed by Attorney Nigel Hughes. In the statement of claim, Hughes contends that during a Newsroom interview on March 06, 2020, Datadin while at GECOM’s Command […]

CDC Director-General declares Flooding situation a National Crisis

With heavy and persistent rainfall pounding several regions today bringing more floodwaters with it, the Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission, Lt. Col. Kester Craig has declared the flooding situation in Guyana as reaching the stage of a national crisis. Floods have been recorded in all 10 administrative regions and the floodwaters have been rising […]

Guyana to seek international help to deal with “worst flooding disaster” -Pres. Ali

As flood waters continue to ravage communities across the country, President Irfaan Ali is preparing to seek international help as the government is locked in discussion on additional relief efforts for affected citizens. Appearing on the JumpStart radio programme this morning, President Ali said for immediate short-term relief, the Government will be approaching the National […]

ExxonMobil announces another major oil discovery offshore Guyana

The ExxonMobil company today announced that it has made another oil discovery. The latest discovery is at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Exxon said drilling at Longtail-3 “encountered 230 feet (70 meters) of net pay, including newly identified, high quality hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs below the original Longtail-1 discovery intervals. The well is located […]

Government contact suppliers for additional COVID-19 vaccines

As the Covid-19 vaccination campaign intensifies, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today announced that the government has been in contact with various suppliers to make more vaccines available locally. During his Covid-19 update, Dr. Anthony said so far 212,541 persons have received their first shot of one of the vaccines while 77,980 have received both […]

Flooded areas being monitored for waterborne diseases

As the floods continue in several communities across the country and worsen in others, the Ministry of health is now monitoring for waterborne diseases, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said Tuesday. Regional Health Officers and their teams have been dispatched to their respective regions to assess and monitor the situation, the Health Minister said. “In […]