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Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said 56 Cuban health care workers have arrived in Guyana and have been deployed to work at the Ocean View, Liliendaal-based COVID-19 hospital as the country prepares for wave of infections from the Delta variant. “We need people who can operate our Intensive Care Unit,” he said in his daily update on the viral ...

A 34-year old Guyanese woman from Canje, East Berbice has been arrested after police said they found almost 5 kilogrammes of cocaine in Fernleaf Milk packets that she was planning to take to Barbados. The Guyana Police Force said the woman told investigators that she was given the packets by a named man, but he has since denied  providing cocaine. ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Monday night castigated President Irfaan Ali for doling out another tranche of GYD$25,000 cash grants, saying it was a ploy to distract Guyanese from spiraling cost of living, no salary increases and perceived racism. “They are now trying to distract attention from what is happening and the pressure that is being brought to bear. What ...

President Irfaan Ali on Monday night announced that Guyana’s almost 65,000 old age pensioners would get a one-off extra month pension as a “grant” and that government would pay the electricity bill for households consuming not more than 75 kilowatt hours per month. The one-off grant, he said, would put more than $1.6 billion in the hands of pensioners. He ...

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) stalwart Bishwaishwar “Cammie” Ramsaroop died on Monday, the party said. He was 81 years old. “The Party recognizes and records its appreciation for his spirited campaigning and valuable contribution to its political evolution and to national development in the early days of the Republic,” the PNCR said. A lawyer by profession, he served as a ...

A  20-year old man, who allegedly dropped into potholes on the Parfaite Harmonie Public Road, West Bank Demerara, has died, the Guyana Police Force said. “The motorcyclist ended up driving into potholes along the said road where he lost control of the motorcycle and fell onto the road surface where he received injuries,” police said in a statement. Dead is ...

A 47-year old man has been arrested after a 64-year old woman alleged that he raped and robbed her at a location in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne), police said. The woman said the incident occurred on Monday. The Guyana Police Force said the man alleged raped the woman and robbed her of GY$200,000. According to the law enforcement agency, ...

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett on Monday promised to run the affairs of the 15-nation bloc in an inclusive manner and give a listening ear to everyone in an effort to find solutions to some of the region’s most pressing problems. Dr. Barnett said she intends to tap into the “well-spring of unity” because it is ...

Newly-installed Secretary-General of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett on Monday made known her stance against attacks on political leaders. Labelling the recent head injury of St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves by  a projectile hurled by anti-vaccination protester as a “despicable attack”, she categorically stated her strong position against such actions. “Such violent actions ...

Prime Minister Mark Phillips late Sunday night heaped scorn on United States (US) Democratic Congressman, Hakeem Jeffries for taking sides with Guyana’s political opposition in saying that there are discrimination and other aspects of bad governance here. “Further, we note the remarks made by Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, and find them to be quite appalling. We are disappointed that the Congressman ...