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Guyana, with international assistance, on Monday launched a campaign to counter pockets of hesitancy in taking COVID-19 vaccines because the fight against the potentially deadly virus is not over. Health workers are being trained by providing information and knowledge about the vaccines so that they could return to communities and tackle vaccine misinformation among those who are reluctant to take ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) wants the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded report that recommends power-sharing to be used as a springboard for a campaign to realise that goal. WPA executive member, Tacuma Ogunseye said while the US was now pushing power-sharing for its own interest, that model of governance should be given an opportunity to end political ...

Former prominent Georgetown businessman and politician, John Simon De Freitas, has died in Madeira, Portugal to where he had migrated several years ago, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) said on Sunday. “He was a highly-regarded businessman and corporate manager He was a devoted member of the Party and was an advisor to the late Party Leader and President Desmond ...

Reproduced from the BBC  Former West Indies off-spinner Sonny Ramadhin has died at the age of 92. Born in Trinidad, he took 158 wickets in 43 Tests between 1950 and 1961, but he was best known for his exploits in the 1950 series against England. Bowling in tandem with slow left-armer Alf Valentine, the pair took 59 wickets in a ...

An early Sunday morning fire destroyed a residence and a major business on the Essequibo island of Wakenaam. The business owner’s name is Anil Rambarran. He was rushed to the Wakenaam Hospital because his blood pressure apparently increased, sources said. The hospital now only has one doctor as the other has been removed. The fire erupted at about 3 AM ...

Reproduced from BVI Platinum News Following months of investigations, Journalist Cathyolivia Richards, known as Cathy, was arrested and faced charges relating to forgery, stemming from a Work Permit renewal application submitted to the Labour Department mid-last year. Richards, 48, a Guyanese residing at Fort Hill, is charged along with Hitesh Yadram, 43, also a Guyanese who resides at Great Mountain. ...

The Guyana government and the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) on Thursday united in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The Government of Guyana condemns the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia. We call for an immediate cessation of Military action,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The government added that it was in consultation with its ...

An 18-year old man died on Thursday after the car he was driving slammed into the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) fence. Dead is Prakash Salvador of 1316 Section C Block Y Golden Grove East Bank Demerara. Police said that at about 08:15 hrs on the Diamond Public Road eastern carriageway, motorcar PAB 8239 driven struck the DDL fence. Police say ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Wednesday promised that the opposition coalition would remove income tax if elected to government because Guyana is now an oil producer-exporter, in his message to mark Guyana’s 52nd Republic Anniversary. “The PNCR wishes to make it clear that as your government-in-waiting, as part of the coalition, we will remove ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday- on the occasion of Guyana’s 52nd Republic anniversary- said he was open to constructive criticism but he urged Guyanese not to be distracted by baseless positions that are calculated to foment discontent. “From the inception, let me be clear, I and my government are supportive of constructive criticism,” he said in his address to mark ...