Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 January 2022, 22:41 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Tuesday said doctors and  nurses are among those afflicted  by what appears to to be the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, COVID-19, but he assured Guyanese that there is a countrywide contingency plan should more health workers become sickened. “Currently ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 January 2022, 15:08 by Denis Chabrol Eleven days after  two gold miners were stabbed to death and two others were injured following a drinking spree at Nassano Landing, North-West District, police on Tuesday reported about the incident and said they were looking for two prime suspects Those killed are 29-year old Sherwin Goddette of Dredge ...

Last Updated on Monday, 3 January 2022, 14:10 by Denis Chabrol As the number of daily coronavirus cases continues to increase, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said it appears that the highly contagious COVID variant, Omicron, is in Guyana. “We suspect that we might have the Omicron variant that is in circulation in Guyana because, based on these numbers, we ...

Last Updated on Monday, 3 January 2022, 12:52 by Writer Two Essequibo Coast youths were Saturday – New Year’s Day – arrested and $4.8 million and other items recovered, hours after they robbed and injured a businessman and his wife at Charity Waterfront, the Guyana Police Force said. Those in custody are 21 and 25 years old, police added. Police ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 20:19 by Denis Chabrol In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, the Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess, MSS, is pleased to announce the promotion of One Thousand Twenty-One (1021) other ranks of the Guyana Defence Force. Heading the list of promotions is 17176 Acting Warrant ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 15:13 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Saturday- New Year’s Day- promised Guyanese that the members of the Natural Resource Fund Board of Directors would not be politically-aligned persons, even as assailed the opposition for last Wednesday’s ruckus in the National Assembly. “We have created a governance and operational structure that is ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 12:58 by Denis Chabrol by Surendra Dhanpaul In his most recent statement, President Ali is right, “The bill makes it very clear; the minimum qualifications of board members are stipulated in the law and the membership of the board is required to be published in the Gazette.” There may be a pool of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 12:54 by Denis Chabrol by Surendra Dhanpaul The Official Gazette 280/2021 was published on Wednesday December 15th, 2021. Its content is Bill No. 20 of 2021 which will be introduced in the National Assembly. Within the contents of the Bill, now an Act, is Section 5 which details the Board of Directors of ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 1 January 2022, 12:36 by Denis Chabrol The Georgetown Public Hospital’s heart diagnosis facility was Saturday morning- New Year’s- destroyed by fire but none of the patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) was injured by the blaze suspected to be the work of arsonists, a senior official said. Acting ...