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With the number of new cases of coronavirus climbing steadily, the National COVID-19 Task Force has announced that all non-religious Easter activities are prohibited during the long Easter weekend. In a statement, the COVID-19 Task Force named wet-fetes, parties, limes and shows as among the activities that will not be allowed. Easter activities in public […]
The Opposition APNU+AFC coalition has once again expressed its interest to sit on the national COVID-19 Task Force. According to APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings, the Public Health situation in Guyana has been worsening. She said the government should consider having all hands on deck to address this issue in a bipartisan way. […]
The Ministry of Housing and Water on Thursday inked $2.3B worth of contracts with six contractors for the construction of a four-lane highway from Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara to Mandela Avenue in Georgetown, a continuation of works already started in the area. The works have been divided into six lots and is […]
Attorney-at-Law and Member of the People’s National Congress Reform, James Bond, Former NICIL CEO, Colvin Heath-London along with two others, Jermaine Richmond and Eddie Doolall were slapped with several fraud charges today. The charges relate to several pieces of land along the East Bank of Demerara. The men appeared before Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan. Bond […]
Despite a steep increase in COVID-19 cases in the past month, the Government has made no changes to the national COVID-19 regulations for the next month. The regulations which were published in the official gazette simply extend the same measures that have been in place for the past few months, including the 10:30 pm to […]
Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon today sought to clear the APNU+AFC from the drug shortage scandal that is currently dogging the health sector. Recently, it was announced by the Health Ministry that more than $10 Billion worth of expired medical supplies were dumped over the past five years and that compounded the drug shortage. The former […]
The US Department of State has released its 2020 country report on Human Rights Practices and flayed Guyana for a number of human rights breaches. In the 16-page Report posted on the U.S State Department’s Website, the arrest of Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones was described as an “Arbitrary arrest”. The report stated that “in […]
Two months after the gas compressor on the Liza Destiny oil production vessel got damaged resulting in its removal and an increase in flaring, the Exxon company has announced that it is in the final stages of installing the repaired compressor system. In a statement today, the company announced that its teams of experts are […]
The Coronavirus death toll in Guyana climbed to 231 today with the passing of two more persons. The Ministry of Health reported that a 79-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man, who were both Region 4 residents lost their battle to the disease. The total number of cases recorded in the past 24 hours was just […]
With a national vaccination drive expected to be expanded in the coming days, Guyana has received 24,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX Facility, which is a partnership between the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). […]
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