PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Monday confirmed five case of Zika virus in a territory of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARPHA did not name the country but other news reports, including statements by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have identified Suriname as the country. On 2 November ...

Even as the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) Thursday expressed disgust at the refusal by House Speaker, Dr. Barton Scotland to summon a sitting of the National Assembly to debate the increased salaries to ministers and parliamentarians, PPPC Executive Member Gail Teixeira denied that Parliament had been prorogued to avoid debate on a no-confidence motion and remain in power. “No, ...

Two adult and 25 juvenile Arapaimas were safely moved from a drying pond located upstream the Essequibo River from the Iwokrama River Lodge, the Iwokrama Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development said Thursday. “With the critical dry season currently being experienced in that region due to the El Nino effect, the partners soon realised that if the fish were not ...

The Guyana Ex-Police Association of America Inc. and  Guyana’s Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud are at odds over his participation in an event organised by a group in New York to raise funds for the children of policemen and women who have died in the line of duty. But the Commissioner of Police questioned the motive of the association. “I question ...

The court is being asked to stay indefinitely fraud charges against former Public Service Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford and her then Chief Personnel Officer, Margaret Cummings. Senior Counsel, Neil Boston made the application on the grounds that the charges breached an amnesty that Minister of State, Joseph Harmon had publicly granted during a news conference on June 19, 2015. That ...

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM, Dr. Steve Surujbally Thursday dismissed concerns by the opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) about the previous political party involvement of some of elections staff in the electoral process and their ethnicity. Surujbally admitted that there may be cause for some concern that a number of GECOM polling day staff might have been ...

Government and the parliamentary opposition were Thursday at odds over the apparent increase in maternal deaths in the last six months and the way they are being addressed. Reacting to a claim by Shadow Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony that a baby was badly injured because doctors at Suddie Hospital had decided that the mother should not undergo a Caesarian ...

As the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) appears set to achieve its production target for this year, the entity announced Wednesday that it was ready to hold talks with the union on the Annual Production Incentive (API). However, the sugar producer is still not ready to hold negotiations for a nine percent wage and salary increase being proposed by the Guyana ...

Moves to pave the way for a possible levy on property if domestic airlines do not pay their debts to the Ogle Airport Inc. have triggered a controversy and the formation of the National Air Transport Association (NATA) by nine out of 10 domestic carriers operating at that airport. OAI’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Correia and NATA Vice President, Captain ...

Police were Wednesday afternoon combing the Bagotstown East Bank Demerara area in search of a man suspected to be involved in the shooting of a wanted man and a midday arson. The suspect who has not been identified is wanted in connection with the shooting of Jermaine Simon and arson of a home in Bagostown. Homeowner, Odessa Phillips told reporters ...