Last Updated on Saturday, 9 July 2022, 7:42 by Denis Chabrol The globally recognised New York-headquartered Mount Sinai health system will next week dispatch a team to Guyana to begin overhauling the quality of service at the country’s primary healthcare institution, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), officials said Friday. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said a team from Morning ...

Last Updated on Friday, 8 July 2022, 15:54 by Denis Chabrol Despite strenuously objecting to Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s request to for an extension affidavit in defence to deal with recent correspondence and the doctrine of necessity in the appointment of Mr Clifton Hicken as acting Police Commissioner, Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday allowed the application. Ms George-Wiltshire, however, ...

Last Updated on Friday, 8 July 2022, 11:44 by Denis Chabrol An almost US$32 million Guyana Health Initiative being funded by Hess Corporation is set to also benefit the rest of the Caribbean in the treatment of cancer and diseases of the heart and blood vessels, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony announced on Friday. He explained that a Cardiovascular Centre ...

Last Updated on Friday, 8 July 2022, 10:24 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall There was this headline titled “VICE News airs more claims about laundering, bribes by Chinese businessmen here” (SN July 8), and others pointing to the same on social media, and they are sure to start more storms here.  Just when Guyanese thought that this controversial issue ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 21:45 by Denis Chabrol More former sugar estate lands are being made available for housing, even as government grapples to cope with a backlog of about 80,000 applications, according to Housing Minister Colin Croal. “We are currently finalising lands because we have to do this in conjunction with Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 21:14 by Denis Chabrol Guyanese small business owners will soon be able to offer their products to Guyanese and foreigners at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri where a modern kiosk will be constructed, in response to concerns by at least one local wine producer. Abigail John, who is associated with AJ ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 9:02 by Denis Chabrol The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Wednesday urged the Guyana Police Force to divulge more details about the role of the commanding officer in the shooting of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara resident Quindon Bacchus. “WPA wants the investigators to reveal who gave the orders for the operation in ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 23:07 by Denis Chabrol Leaders of Guyana and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state have fine-tuned arrangements for farmers, security personnel and domestic workers to be added to the list of persons who would be allowed to move and work freely across the Single Market, CARICOM Chairman Chandrikapersad Santokhi said Tuesday. The Surinamese ...

Last Updated on Monday, 4 July 2022, 18:25 by Denis Chabrol As an estimated 100 anti-government protesters on Buxton Public Road on Monday vented their frustration with police killings and alleged discrimination against African Guyanese in the delivery of benefits, a high-level government delegation was meeting with hundreds other villagers and promising to resolve concerns. In clear reference to the ...

Last Updated on Monday, 4 July 2022, 15:09 by Denis Chabrol Guyana Police Force Lance Corporal, Kristoff De Nobrega is to be charged with the murder of Quindon Bacchus, and two other lawmen are to be charged with related offences, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Shalimar Hack said Monday. Bacchus, 23, of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara was on June ...