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10 die from COVID in two days
The Ministry of Health said five of the 10 reported COVID-19 deaths occurred on Friday four on Thursday. According to...
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Conditions at Liliendaal ‘COVID hospital’ come under microscope after nurse dies but GPHC denies understaffing
Patients at the COVID ward at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Liliendaal. The treatment of COVID-19 patients at the Infectious Disease...
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Roman Catholic Bishop appeals to Guyanese to get vaccinated
The Roman Catholic Church's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Even as Roman Catholic Bishop of Guyana, Francis Alleyne announced that...
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Teachers Union calls strike against COVID measures; Education Ministry says ‘no pay’, GTU hijacked politically
A section of the teachers who attended a meeting with GTU executives at the union's headquarters on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown....
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ANUG calls for audit of countrywide “haphazard” cash disbursements; recommends ‘oil money’ welfare
A New and United Guyana (ANUG) political party on Tuesday slammed the Irfaan Ali-led administration for doling out billions of...
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Businesses begin enforcing no entry to unvaccinated persons
Businesses in Guyana are from Monday asking customers for vaccination cards or negative PCR tests, in keeping with the government’s...
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Educators now specifically captured in new COVID rules
The latest COVID-19 measures now indicate that educators as well as well as other employees working in all government-owned and...
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Government continues to order workers to rotate staff, amid rising COVID-19 cases
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony taking the COVID-19 vaccine on April 6, 2021. The Government continues to order the rotation...
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GTU sounds strike call but Education Minister relying on teachers’ commitment to students
GTU Vice President Mark Lyte. The Guyana Teachers' Union (GTU) on Wednesday called on all teachers to go on strike...
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Trade unions ask High Court to quash latest COVID-19 vaccination measures
The Guyana Teachers' Union, Guyana Public Service Union and their umbrella Guyana Trades Union Congress on Tuesday asked the High...
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