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The Caribbean Court of Justice today dismissed a matter which challenged the renaming of the Ogle Airport to the Eugene F. Correia International Airport under the former Government. The matter was filed by Air Services Limited and others, who contended that the process of renaming the Airport was not done properly, since there was no […]
Narcotics Police in Jamaica are probing the discovery of scores of packages with more than 300 pounds of cocaine which were found in containers that arrived in the island from Guyana. The discovery was made at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) on Monday afternoon. Reports out of Jamaica indicate that the cocaine was found […]
The Caribbean Examinations Council has announced that it will be administering the CSEC and CAPE examinations in June and July. The exams are set to begin on the 14th June and end on the 16th July. Unlike the 2020 exams, CXC will be reverting to two papers being administered to every subject. School Based Assessments […]
The Office of the First Lady has been given an additional $10 Million in the 2021 budget, despite no new projects being announced to be undertaken by the office. The revelation was made by Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira during the consideration of Budget estimates for the Office of the President on […]
The Ministry of Health has removed Rudy Small as Chief Executive Officer of the Linden Hospital with immediate effect. Small, who set off a wave of controversy after accusing nurses of abandoning their posts to go “sleep with their Sweetman”, received a correspondence from the Health Ministry’s Permanent Secretary with Monday’s date informing him of […]
On the anniversary of the 2nd March 2020 elections, President Irfaan Ali has announced that he will be instituting a new national award, the Order of Democracy. In a midnight statement, the President said the award will be in recognition of those who defended Guyana’s democracy. The President said in the aftermath of last year’s […]
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon announced today that he is ready to kick start conversations with the government on ethnic and other issues which have been plaguing the Guyanese society since the country went to the polls one year ago. Mr. Harmon said the ethnic issues facing the country must be confronted by way of a […]
The Ministry of Legal Affairs will be moving to draft and present modern laws to the National Assembly for passage that will address new and emerging sectors in the country. Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall told the National Assembly today that every area of economic activity will be targeted for […]
At least three staff members of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission have tested positive for Covid-19, News Source understands. The Commission has since scaled back operations after learning of the positive tests last week. Following the positive test of one staff member, the agency instructed all its staff to undergo a Covid19 test before […]
Drug shortages continue to be a bugbear for Guyana’s health sector, which when compounded with other issues have been characterized as “systemic problems” by Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony. During his contribution to the budget debates today, Dr. Anthony blamed the former APNU+AFC government for the issues facing the health sector. “In health, we are […]
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