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The retractor span at the Demerara Harbour Bridge has developed major problems and officials say after Sunday morning at 8:30, marine traffic will be unable to pass for “a few days.” The Ministry of Public Works said the bridge would be retracted under the supervision of engineers to allow marine traffic to pass. “After this opening, marine traffic will be ...

The Justice For All Party (JFAP) has bailed from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). In a letter dated September 1, 2020 PNCR Leader, David Granger, the JFAP informed him that the time had come for the party to withdraw from APNU which it described as “the umbrella organisation” for the PNCR and small ...

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand late Friday night denied claims by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) that an international Online learning initiative was aimed at hoodwinking Guyanese and capturing their personal information. She said the Commonwealth of Learning has related that if  Guyanese do not register through the Ministry of Education they would have to pay for ...

Well-known Guyanese paediatrician Dr. Seepersaud Chatterdeo died from the coronavirus, COVID-19, and his family is appealing to all those who were in contact with him to be on the lookout for symptoms. “We recently learnt that a postmortem swab was positive for COVID 19. The relevant authorities have embarked on contact tracing but in the circumstances we are urging that ...

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony said Guyanese experts would be holding talks with Russian officials about a  COVID-19 vaccine that is now entering stage three trials, even as the country prepares to next week use a generic version of the antiviral drug, Remdesivir, to treat critically ill patients. Dr, Anthony said there has been no decision to buy or commit ...

Heavy-duty vehicles are not being allowed to cross the Demerara Harbour Bridge at the moment. Authorities say that category of vehicles is expected to begin crossing again at 2 O’clock this afternoon. The sources say a major structural problem has developed, causing the Demerara Harbour Bridge to prevent heavy duty vehicles from crossing the east-west thoroughfare. The officials say while ...

As sugar production plummets to an all-time low this year, Guyana is turning to India to assist with reopening the sugar estates that were closed about four ago by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC)-led administration. “As a matter of fact, I recently submitted the Terms of Reference and they (the Indian Government) will be sending two specialists ...

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA), which has broken away from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU),has accused the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) of  again criminalising the State in less than one month after taking back the reins of power. The WPA is accusing the APNU+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition administration and  local and foreign ...

A number of the small political parties that contested general and regional elections earlier this year continue to be given a stake in national decision-making. Two of the newly-constituted board members of the State-owned Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil) have been drawn from the United Republican Party (URP) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG). URP Leader Dr. Vishnu Bandhu and ...

India on Thursday said it was ready for “faster” implementation of a project to improve three regional hospitals in Guyana under a US$5 million line of credit that had been originally provided for the now quashed Specialty Hospital. India’s High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K. J. Srinivasa says his government is committed to seeing the refurbishing of the decades-old hospitals. ...