Last Updated on Thursday, 17 June 2021, 22:23 by Denis Chabrol Amid persistent claims that the Sputnik V vaccines might be fake and that Guyanese should not take jabs from the batch of 200,000, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Thursday said Guyana was referred to a representatives in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by a Russian authority. He said ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 June 2021, 17:50 by Denis Chabrol Government is preparing to impose immigration restrictions on Haitians who would like to travel to Guyana, but Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Thursday stopped short of saying outright that nationals of that French-creole nation would need visas to come here. “The measures shall be consistent with those in the ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 June 2021, 14:09 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Monday called for a suspension of the use of a batch of 200,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines until he could verify whether the jabs are not fake, but Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has vowed to continue using that brand as is being ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 June 2021, 11:00 by Denis Chabrol The Local Government Commission has formally asked the Town Clerk of the City of Georgetown to state what actions have been taken against Pump Attendants for their failure to execute their duties. Secretary to the Commission, Nickalai Pryce told Town Clerk Sherry Jerrick that the pump attendants’ “failure” caused ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 21:34 by Denis Chabrol The Ministry of Health on Wednesday night sought to assure Guyanese that it did not buy the more than GYD$1 billion worth of  Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines from anyone facing legal troubles, adding that it had no apologies for buying the jabs at US$22 per dose. “At no time ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 19:52 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo will Thursday file an appeal against a High Court decision that he must pay damages for defaming opposition politician Annette Ferguson, his lawyer said. Attorney-at-Law Devendra Kissoon is also expected to seek a stay 0f Wednesday’s decision by Justice Sandra Kurtzious that Mr. Jagdeo was ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 17:58 by Denis Chabrol The Police Service Commission (PSC) was Wednesday suspended. Letters were dispatched by President Irfaan Ali to the Commissioners who include its Chairman, Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Slowe and Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Clinton Conway. President Ali told them that he would set up a tribunal in keeping with ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 16:30 by Denis Chabrol High Court Judge, Sandra Kurtzious on Wednesday upheld her previous decision that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo must pay Annette Ferguson for defamation because the Court was not convinced with the reasons for the failure by Mr. Jagdeo’s lawyer to file a defence. She, however, withdrew the GYD$20 million award ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 10:57 by Denis Chabrol A team of  Caribbean experts is expected in Guyana to conduct a detailed assessment of the one month long flood that has affected about 30,000 households, even as more intense rainfall continues to batter the country, officials said Wednesday. Speaking at the expanded activation of the Civil Defence Commission’s ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 8:59 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall The media has been awash with news on the removal of David Patterson as chair of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC).  Without revisiting what Mr. Patterson did, or who did the same or worse before him, I think it is a step in the right ...