Last Updated on Friday, 4 September 2020, 8:18 by Writer A number of the small political parties that contested general and regional elections earlier this year continue to be given a stake in national decision-making. Two of the newly-constituted board members of the State-owned Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) have been drawn from the United Republican Party (URP) and A New ...
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India urges “faster” US$5 million refurbishment of regional hospitals
Last Updated on Friday, 4 September 2020, 8:20 by Writer India on Thursday said it was ready for “faster” implementation of a project to improve three regional hospitals in Guyana under a US$5 million line of credit that had been originally provided for the now quashed Specialty Hospital. India’s High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K. J. Srinivasa says his government ...
Read More »Chris Jones, Health Minister at odds over isolation time
Last Updated on Thursday, 3 September 2020, 15:02 by Denis Chabrol Opposition parliamentarian, Christopher Jones and Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony were Thursday at odds over when the isolation of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases begin, with at least one test centre doctor confirming that isolation begins on the day the test was taken, Mr. Jones said he was told ...
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