Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 21:16 by Denis Chabrol Amid ongoing concerns that a number of healthcare workers have been providing paper-based COVID-19 vaccination cards to unvaccinated persons, the Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that plans are advanced to provide tamper-proof digital cards. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said India would be providing a system named COWIN to ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 14:33 by Denis Chabrol The engine of a cargo ship, owned by a Vincentian company, was early Tuesday morning badly damaged by fire while it was moored at wharf in Guyana, the local fire service said. “The cause of the fire was determined as overheating of a generator in the fore peak of ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 15:02 by Denis Chabrol A US$5 million investment deal for the construction of an environmentally friendly slab factory in Guyana to serve the needs of the oil and gas sector was inked Tuesday, marking the first ever manufacturing joint venture and investment deal between companies in Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),  ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 10:31 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Guyana would eventually have to import labour to construct major infrastructure projects onshore that are increasingly being required to support heightened oil production offshore this South American nation. Speaking on Asaase Radio during his just-concluded visit to Ghana, West Africa, he said ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 9:00 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali and his delegation on Tuesday wooed investors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take advantage of opportunities in large-scale agriculture as well as a range of services. He told a news briefing at the Expo 2020 Dubai that Middle Eastern nation and Guyana could “twin ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 October 2021, 22:16 by Denis Chabrol The Infectious Disease ‘COVID’ Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown will soon be able to produce its own oxygen and save the the national treasury millions of dollars it currently spends on buying supplies from a private company, officials said Monday. During a virtual press conference, Minister of Health, Dr. ...

Last Updated on Monday, 18 October 2021, 21:55 by Denis Chabrol Reproduced from Reuters News Agency Three people were left dead and three hospitalized after Jamaican police raided the compound of a small religious organization due to concerns the group was preparing to carry out “ritualized killing,” Jamaican police said on Monday. Police responded on Sunday to reports that a ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 October 2021, 20:57 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Press Association is profoundly saddened by the passing of our Dear Brother, Colin Smith. ‘Uncle Colin’ or ‘Smithy’, as he was fondly called, served with distinction as Editor-in-Chief of the Catholic Standard newspaper. He did not die of COVID, sources said. He also served the Caribbean through ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 16 October 2021, 11:28 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall The word gaining momentum is that Mr. Joseph Harmon, current Opposition Leader, is making sounds about running again for the prized PNC leadership position.  My first reaction was ‘say that again’ which was followed by ‘this just can’t be,’ so unbelievable it was, so unsound it ...

Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2021, 21:55 by Denis Chabrol Three persons were Friday arrested in connection with the stealing of  GY$1.8 million in cash and jewellery from the Good Hope, Essequibo Coast Road home of a businessman during the predawn hours, police said. The 46-year old man informed police that GY$1.5 million cash and three gold chains valued ...