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“None is above the law” in enforcing COVID-19 guidelines ; unfair enforcement will be investigated- Prime Minister
Prime Minister Mark Phillips Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Sunday sought to assure Guyanese that the COVID-19 curfew and other...
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Police, Giftland at odds over enforcement of COVID-19 curfew
Giftland Group and the Guyana Police Force are at odds over accusations by that company that it is being unfairly...
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Joint Services, teachers next in line for vaccination- Prime Minister
Prime Minister Mark Phillips symbolically receiving COVISHIELD vaccines from India's High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr K.J Srinivasa as Minister of...
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No negotiations unless Linden nurses call off “illegal” strike over CEO’s ‘sweetman’ remarks
Malcolm Watkins The Ministry of Health on Saturday deemed as "illegal" the strike by nurses at the Linden Hospital Complex ...
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GPSU rejects Linden Hospital CEO’s apology for “sweetman” comments; nurse accuses him of assault
Rudy Small The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Wednesday rejected an unconditional apology by the Chief Executive Officer of...
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300 child abuse cases recorded in January; ChildLink to focus on boys
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Vindhya Persaud; European Union Ambassador to Guyana, Fernando Ponz Cantó and...
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Schools may reopen after Easter holiday to avoid long-term learning loss
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Saturday announced that face-to-face teaching in classrooms may resume after the Easter holiday after...
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Guyana to get 80,000 COVID vaccines from India
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony (left) and India's High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa India will be donating...
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Caribbean to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Africa
Faced with an acute shortage of coronavirus vaccines, the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc Thursday night announced that it would...
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Guyana records its 190th COVID-19 death.
The Ministry of Health on Monday said a 63-year old man from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is the 190th person to...
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