By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2021
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The Ministry of Health is cautioning citizens against taking the vaccines to fight coronavirus within 24hrs of taking pills to fight filaria. Responding to a question submitted by News Source, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said while there is no evidence of any effect of the two being taken together, out of an abundance […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2021
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With a case management conference set for tomorrow in the Guyana/Venezuela case before the International Court, Foreign Minister Hugh Todd told the National Assembly this afternoon that the Government of Guyana will be sparing no money to ensure the Guyanese public is properly educated and informed on the border issues. Although most of his budget […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2021
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Already grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business, the owners of several businesses along Sheriff Street and Mandela Avenue are pleading with the authorities to ensure the road works are completed soon. The road expansion project has been ongoing for over a year. With the widening of the roads now being done, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2021
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As the Government moves ahead with its planned Eccles to Mandela Avenue Road project, more than 20 companies have submitted bids to execute the project. The Central Housing and Planning Authority which will be overlooking the project opened the bids today at the National Tender Board. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CH&PA, Sherwyn Greaves said […]
By News Source Guyana on February 25, 2021
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The Government has come under heavy criticism from Opposition Member of Parliament Tabitha Sarabo-Halley over its response to the Coronavirus pandemic and its efforts to address the impact of the pandemic on Guyanese. During her budget debate presentation, the APNU+AFC Parliamentarian said Budget 2021 follows the lead of Budget 2020 in providing no clear plan […]
By News Source Guyana on February 24, 2021
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Hours after the Speaker of the National Assembly threatened to have all persons in the compound of the Arthur Chung Convention Center searched after a personal laptop belonging MP Cathy Hughes went missing, the laptop resurfaced. The Opposition Member of Parliament confirmed to News Source this evening that her laptop which was removed from her […]
By News Source Guyana on February 24, 2021
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Tourism and Business Minister, Oneidge Walrond today defended the government’s firing of scores of public servants since taking office last August. In her contribution to the budget debates, the technocrat Minister said many of the public servants who were terminated by the PPP Civic administration were linked to the APNU+AFC coalition and did not hide […]
By News Source Guyana on February 24, 2021
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Former Public Security Minister and APNU+AFC parliamentarian, Khemraj Ramjattan is pleading with the government to consider a 10% retroactive salary increase for public servants pending negotiations with the Guyana Public Service Union, (GPSU). In closing his 35-minute presentation, Mr. Ramjattan said he has a simple demand for the government. “I propose that there be a […]
By News Source Guyana on February 24, 2021
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The Multi-Agency Coordinating Committee for Addressing the Influx of Venezuelan Migrants into Guyana, has been resuscitated by the Government. The committee met recently to give attention to the migrant situation through a coordinated effort between the Guyana Government and international partners. The multi-agency committee was formed under the last government and worked in several communities […]
By News Source Guyana on February 22, 2021
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US President Joe Biden is looking forward to Guyana and the United States strengthening bilateral ties and working together in the area of security. In a statement on Guyana’s 51st Republic Anniversary, President Biden noted that “Guyana is a strong democracy, and I look forward to strengthening our bilateral relationship based on shared principles of […]