Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2021, 21:51 by Denis Chabrol India will be donating 80,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines and they are scheduled to arrived in early March, the Health Ministry announced Friday. The ministry said that information was provided India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa to the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony That donation is among ...

Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2021, 21:16 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat on Friday said that when the Liza 1 well licence expires, new provisions governing flaring would form part of the new permit. Responding to A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change’s (APNU+AFC) David Patterson during debate on the 2021 National Budget debate, Mr. ...

Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2021, 20:34 by Denis Chabrol Faced with an acute shortage of coronavirus vaccines, the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc Thursday night announced that it would be buying some of the jab from Africa through a South Africa-led initiative. “Other initiatives, such as procurement through the African Union’s African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), as well ...

Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2021, 20:27 by Denis Chabrol Four men, including two Venezuelans, early Friday morning dug themselves out of the Lethem Police Station lockup and escaped, the Guyana Police Force said. Those on the run are 36-year old Jack King Paul of Kwatamang Village North Rupununi; 20-year old Clarence Rodney of Lethem Central; 26-year old Venezuelan ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2021, 17:33 by Denis Chabrol In a judgment delivered on Thursday, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) urged the Guyana government to urgently consider reform of the Deeds Registry Act. The Trinidad-headquartered court issued the recommendation in a decision that allowed the appeal of Merlene Todd in the matter of Todd v Price and ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2021, 14:45 by Denis Chabrol Junior Public Works Minister Deodat on Thursday painted a bleak picture of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, saying that it could cease working if there is no weight restriction until a new span is purchased at a cost of GYD$1 billion. “Span night might collapse soon, the spans that open- ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2021, 8:19 by Denis Chabrol A 10-year old child in the North West District of Region One (Barima-Waini) has been allegedly raped by a close family member who has since been arrested. “Swift police response has led to the suspect being arrested with statements to be taken as investigations continue,” police said. At the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2021, 7:55 by Denis Chabrol The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has proposed an interim 10 percent pay hike for public servants, even as government parliamentarians remained mum on the issue. APNU+AFC frontbencher, Khemraj Ramjattan called his request a “simple demand” retroactive to January 2021 pending talks with the Guyana ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 20:11 by Denis Chabrol A laptop belonging to opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition parliamentarian, Cathy Hughes was Wednesday afternoon found, she said. Mrs. Hughes said the laptop was “mysteriously” found behind her seat in the Dome at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre,  Liliendaal where sittings of the National ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 16:53 by Denis Chabrol Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, Cathy Hughes’ laptop was Wednesday allegedly stolen from the Chamber of  the National Assembly located tentatively at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. House Speaker Manzoor Nadir called the incident a “very serious development” in the Centre’s Dome before giving ...