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The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) new, sophisticated Pathology Laboratory will reduce the time persons wait on cancer test results, and the service will also be available to sister Caribbean Community, officials said at the official opening of the multi-million dollar facility. “We want here to be the go-to center in the Caribbean and I think with the types of ...

President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) School of Medicine would be relocated to Guyana He said the School of Medicine would be located in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) to also allow students from beighbouring Suriname to study there. No date was provided as, according to Dr Ali, discussions were continuing with UWI. ...

The opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has accused government of emptying the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) and increasing Guyana’s debt ceiling, but the Guyana government has defended those decisions on the grounds that was fast-tracking development for all Guyanese. After walking out of Friday’s parliamentary debate on amendment to the fiscal rules of the NRF Act ...

Guyana’s Ambassador to Venezuela, Dr Richard Van West-Charles on Friday presented his Letters of Credence to Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Yvan Gil. The Foreign Affairs Ministry here said Dr Van West-Charles told the Venezuelan Foreign Minister during “cordial discussions” that the two countries should focus on peace and cooperation as guiding principles for the relations between Guyana and Venezuela. “In this ...

Two men were Friday night chopped to death at Alness Village, Corentyne as a result of a triangular love affair involving a woman and her former step-father, police sources said. One of the men, who was killed, exited his home after he heard the disagreement and he was chased and chopped by the killer. The suspected assailant, who is a ...

A well-known carpenter of Kimbia District, Upper Berbice River drowned Friday night in a boat collision on that waterway. The body was found at about 11 AM. He has been identified as Rashleigh Gladstone. Source  said he was driving the boat when it collided with another vessel at about 7 PM.  “There were two boats involved. His cousin was driving ...

A mid-morning fire on Friday destroyed the Guyana Prison Service quarters on Parade Street, Kingston. The building once housed the Kingston Nursery School. Students attending classes at Chase’s Academy and a nursery school were evacuated as thick smoke filled the air. There were no immediate reports of any casualties. Parents and teachers, assisted by several policemen and women, assisted in ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday announced that it has pledged US$150,000 towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), in support of Palestinians displaced and affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. UNRWA is the primary humanitarian agency in Gaza, with over two million people depending on it for their ...

The United States Army’s Southern Command would on Friday explore how to assist the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in monitoring this South American nation’s airspace to preserve its sovereignty, the American Embassy here said Thursday. US Air Force Major General, Evan L. Pettus, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Commander, will visit Guyana from January 31 – February 2 and ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said government would be willing to fund improvements to the privately-owned Guyana Stock Exchange (GSE), even as he flayed the administration for being saddled with the same more than 2o-year old computerised system since its inception. “We are prepared to modernise this but it is not owned by the Government of Guyana. It’s a ...