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The Ministry of Health on Wednesday night sought to assure Guyanese that it did not buy the more than GYD$1 billion worth of  Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines from anyone facing legal troubles, adding that it had no apologies for buying the jabs at US$22 per dose. “At no time did Guyana procure vaccines from any illegal entity or anyone in ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo will Thursday file an appeal against a High Court decision that he must pay damages for defaming opposition politician Annette Ferguson, his lawyer said. Attorney-at-Law Devendra Kissoon is also expected to seek a stay 0f Wednesday’s decision by Justice Sandra Kurtzious that Mr. Jagdeo was not entitled to have the case heard although he had not ...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) was Wednesday suspended. Letters were dispatched by President Irfaan Ali to the Commissioners who include its Chairman, Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Paul Slowe and Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Clinton Conway. President Ali told them that he would set up a tribunal in keeping with Guyana’s constitution. Messrs Slowe and Conway have been charged, along with ...

High Court Judge, Sandra Kurtzious on Wednesday upheld her previous decision that Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo must pay Annette Ferguson for defamation because the Court was not convinced with the reasons for the failure by Mr. Jagdeo’s lawyer to file a defence. She, however, withdrew the GYD$20 million award and ordered that counsel for both parties make submissions on the ...

A team of  Caribbean experts is expected in Guyana to conduct a detailed assessment of the one month long flood that has affected about 30,000 households, even as more intense rainfall continues to batter the country, officials said Wednesday. Speaking at the expanded activation of the Civil Defence Commission’s (CDC) National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), CDC’s Preparedness and Response Manager, ...

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Tuesday called on President Irfaan Ali to explain a more than GYD$1 billion dollar purchase of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines from a member of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ruling family who visited Guyana last year. “A full explanation of the vaccine racket is demanded of President Irfaan Ali by the Guyanese people,” Mr. Harmon ...

A burnt illegal plane was Tuesday found on a trail in the Bisaruni area, Kwakwani, and the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) believes that the aircraft was involved in illegal activities. This is the third plane that has been found in the Guyana- Suriname area in recent times. CANU said a joint services team was deployed to the area after persons ...

The United States has suspended the importation of dogs from Guyana and almost 100 other countries, in an effort to minimise the chances of rabies. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says these countries are considered high risk for importing dog rabies into the United States. “No CDC Dog Import Permits are issued upon arrival. Dogs that arrive ...

Government shortly after 5 O’clock this morning used its simple majority in the National Assembly and passed a motion that seeks to oust David Patterson as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The motion was passed by a vote of 34 to 31. It is left to be seen what would happen when the PAC meets again because already ...

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) on Monday strenuously objected to proposed amendments to the law to allow police to collect DNA samples from suspects in custody without a court order, and vowed to challenge the move should government go ahead with the Bill. “The said proposed amendment does not have the support of the Bar Association and will be met ...