LOCAL Government and Regional Development Minister, Nigel Dharamlall, has apologised for unparliamentary remarks he made on Wednesday night, pointing out that he was provoked by incessant insults from Opposition Members of Parliament. The minister, in a statement, also described a statement issued by the Alliance For Change (AFC) on the matter as untruthful. “I read…
Eighteen-year-old Elijah Profitt of Craig Street, Campbellville, Georgetown died on Thursday after he crashed into a parked pickup. Profitt, who was driving motorcycle CJ 7433, was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Police Headquarters reported that the accident occurred at about 10:30hrs on Craig Street in the vicinity of Star Party…
–$1B for construction, rehabilitation of police stations THE safety and security of Guyanese remain on front burner for the government’s aggressive development agenda. This was evidenced by the $1 billion provision for the construction and rehabilitation of several police stations countrywide. Those funds form part of the $27.8 billion earmarked for the Ministry of Home…
The West Indies struggles in One-Day International cricket continue after suffering a 96-run loss in the third ODI against India, in Ahmedabad on Friday, suffering a 3-0 series sweep in the process. The hosts, who won the toss and chose to bat first, suffered a poor start after losing captain Rohit Sharma (13), Shikhar Dhawan…
GUYANA has retained the title as one of the most decorated countries at the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Regional Awards Ceremony, after winning six prizes at the 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) awards and three prizes at the 2021 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) awards. The awards won by Guyana included Most Outstanding CAPE…
Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton speaks to the News Room Kurt Campbell Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton Friday raised serious concerns with the role Guyanese Human Resource personnel are playing in misdirecting foreign companies and creating the environment for a breach of local labour laws. Hamilton, speaking on the sidelines of a labour seminar at…
THE sum of $1.1 billion will be expended to procure medicine, oxygen and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Infectious Diseases Hospital, commonly referred to as the COVID-19 hospital, at Liliendaal Greater Georgetown. The sum was catered for under the Ministry of Health’s drugs and medical supplies programme, which was allocated some $4.1 billion. During…
A substantial portion of Guyana’s population has been vaccinated against the dreaded COVID-19, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony revealed on Friday. February 2022 marks one year since Guyana began administering the COVID vaccine and over 800,000 vaccines have been administered thus far. The vaccines are currently available for children aged 12 to 17 and adults…
–but President reinforces importance of care, caution among locals GUYANESE could see the current nationwide curfew being lifted as early as today, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali, who has already commenced talks about this move with Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, who is Head of the National COVID-19 Task Force. Delivering remarks at…
Guyana will go ahead with conducting its statutory population census this year, the country’s Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh assured on Thursday. Singh, while considering budgetary allocation in the 2022 budget for the Finance Ministry, said funding has been made available for the Bureau of Statistics to conduct the 2022 census. The last time Guyana…
