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The United States (US) on Wednesday donated 1,000 doses of Paxlovid, an oral pill that is used to treat COVID-19 patients with a high risk of severe illness or death, to Guyana, the embassy here said. The embassy said that medication complements a separate donation of 354,660 Pfizer vaccine doses. Speaking at the handover of the doses to the Ministry ...

An fire believed to be of electrical 0rigin on Wednesday morning destroyed a house at Bladen Hall, East Coast Demerara leaving nine persons homeless, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said. The house, which was located at 111 Bladen Hall, Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, was occupied by 48-year old Aubrey Matthew and eight other persons. The GFS said that, as ...

The High Court is Thursday expected to hear an applicati0n by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to block the deduction of monies from the salaries of teachers who are now on a 13-day old strike, but Attorney General Anil Nandlall said he plans to mount a stiff opposition based on court rules. Through its lawyer, Darren Wade, the GTU is ...

Two prisoners escaped from a Guyana Police Force van on Monday afternoon just outside the Lusignan Prison where they were remanded after they pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of simple larceny, police said. The Guyana Police Force said two policemen have since been placed “under close arrest as investigations continue.” The escapees are 31-year old Keon Webster, a ...

Guyana plans to export its excess natural gas to Brazil and several Caribbean countries and eventually fuel a bauxite smelter and gold refinery,  President Irfaan Ali announced on Monday. “Based on pure interest by investors, we are already seeing the second phase of gas coming in will already have to support a second power plant,” he told the government-backed Guyana ...

Veteran Guyanese politician, Hamilton Green at the weekend cited rigging of elections as an option to remove the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) from office. During a lengthy remark from the floor at a Burnham Foundation-organised lecture to mark the 101st birth anniversary of the late founder-leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Forbes Burnham, he recalled telling a ...

The construction of an almost US$300 million hotel by a Qatari group on the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) ground on Carifesta Avenue is part of a plan to increase Guyana’s competitiveness to host major conferences, Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond said at Sunday’s symbolic bricklaying. By adding 400 rooms to the existing 330 rooms in first class facilities within one mile, ...

In the face of a limited explanation by the Ministry of Education for its decision to disqualify an eight-year old girl from the national Mashramani Calypso Competition, the opposition said the move violates the child’s rights and accused the government of removing her because the song, ” “How a guh survive with 6.5” criticises government’s 6.5 percent salary increase. Shadow ...

The University of Guyana recently hosted its Annual Sports Awards ceremony which saw several of the University’s outstanding athletes being honoured for their grit, determination and drive to be on top of their game.  During a simple ceremony hosted at the University’s Education Lecture Theatre, Turkeyen Campus, several initiatives were laid out by the University’s administration all aimed at  seeing  ...

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has now acquired modern equipment that can use ultrasonic energy to break up large and complex kidney stones without the need for open surgery, the health care institution said. The GPHC said so far more than 20 persons have benefitted from the state-of-the art Swiss Lithoclas Master ultrasonic lithotripter that was acquired at a ...