Politics

Even as Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon continues to insist that the Health Ministry suspend use vaccination with 200,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine until he gets satisfactory answers, one of Guyana’s top health experts says more than 50 percent of those who died from COVID-19 are Afro-Guyanese. Head of Medical Services and Cardiology at the Georgetown Public Hospital, Dr. Mahendra ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has appealed a decision by the High Court that he has to pay opposition politician Annette Ferguson damages for defamation. “The Appeal has a real chance of success since the Appellant has a real prospect of successfully defending his claim and a reasonable explanation for his failure to timely file a defence”, and “an urgent stay ...

In the wake of official confirmation from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) that the Sputnik V vaccines are not fake and that the supplier is authorised, the Ministry of Health on Tuesday called on Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon to withdraw his call for suspension of those jabs. “We call upon Mr. Harmon to publicly withdraw his reckless and irresponsible ...

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday night announced that Haitians and Cubans would soon require visas to travel to Guyana, amid concerns about a well-organised human trafficking ring. “We are taking a position that will require visas for these nationals when they come including Haitian nationals, Cuban nationals etc. so the government of Guyana will ...

Russia’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), that country’s wealth fund, on Tuesday confirmed that more than 300,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine that have been shipped to Guyana are authentic and they were authorised for sale by the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Aurugulf company. We would like to confirm, hereby, the authenticity of the shipments of “Gam­COVID-Vac” adenovirus vector vaccine ...

Guyana’s Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon  has written to the Russian manufacturer of the Sputnik V vaccine, in an effort to authenticate the supplies and the transaction of more than GYD$1 billion worth of doses. After failing to obtain a formal response to his questions from Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, Mr. Harmon said on Monday that he has Gamaleya National ...

The Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield; the Deputy Chief Elections Officer, Roxanne Myers and the Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo were Tuesday sent on leave by the seven-member commission. Mr. Lowenfield is entitled to 42 days annual leave, Ms. Myers 120 days and Mr. Mingo 35 days. “This decision was necessary to facilitate ...

The United States (US) has thanked Guyana for voting in favour of a resolution at the Organisation of American States (OAS), calling for free and fair elections in Nicaragua and an end to the locking up and harassment of political opponents. The American Embassy in Georgetown today confirmed that US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland communicated her government’s gratitude ...

Long-serving member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Thandi Mc Allister has resigned from the party that she served for 25 years, citing problems with its leadership. Ms. Mc Allister, a former Chairman of the PNCR’s Guyana Youth and Student Movement, also strongly suggested that youths are being sidelined. “After very careful and agonizing consideration, I concluded that the ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) does not have to first approve whether other parties should join the umbrella A Partnership for National Unity (APNU+AFC), amid rumblings in the Executive Committee for stay in the entrance of two small unknown parties. “The PNC Executive doesn’t have to consider it. The APNU Executive has to consider it. PNC can either vote ...