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Proof of vaccination, negative COVID test must be provided to restaurants, by frontline workers – Private Sector
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Wednesday urged government to order frontline workers and persons seeking service from restaurants and...
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Health Ministerial Adviser endorses vaccination proof or weekly negative COVID tests for frontline workers
Health Ministerial Adviser, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy on Sunday endorsed France's model to only allow vaccinated or weekly negative tested frontline...
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Teachers’ Union lays down conditions for reopening of schools
General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers' Union, Coretta Mc Donald addressing the University of Guyana- sponsored 'Turkeyen-Tain Talks' whose topic...
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Second dose Sputnik V vaccines arrive
Second doses of the Sputnik vaccine have arrived in Guyana but priority will be given to persons who got their...
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Compulsory COVID19 vaccination is legal- Caribbean Law Professor
Law Professor, Rose-Marie Belle Antoine. Prominent Caribbean Law Professor, Rose-Marie Belle Antoine on Thursday said COVID-19 vaccination could be made...
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Guyana welcomes US rejoining of global climate change pact
US Ambassador to Guyana Sarah-Ann Lynch, President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali. President Irfaan Ali has welcomed the...
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Guyana gets US$6 million loan to respond to COVID-19
The World Bank approved on Wednesday US$6 million in additional financing for the Guyana COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support...
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US Congressman touts aggressive vaccine diplomacy to counter China’s influence in Caribbean
Barbara Feinstein A United States (US) Congressman is interested in aggressively pushing American-made vaccines in the Caribbean , in a...
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More Afro-Guyanese dying from COVID-19 at Liliendaal Hospital… a sign of vaccine hesitancy- Carpen
Dr. Mahendra Carpen Even as Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon continues to insist that the Health Ministry suspend use vaccination with...
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Health Ministry calls on Harmon to withdraw claims about Sputnik V vaccine
In the wake of official confirmation from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) that the Sputnik V vaccines are not...
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