Health Authorities are seeing scores of persons who recovered from COVID-19 turning up with other health complications, weeks after their COVID-19 recovery, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today. Dr. Anthony said long COVID-19 seems to be more prevalent now with the Omicron variant although it existed with the other variants. “The variant is predominantly…
THE pandemic has not stopped 17-year-old Naresh Jagnanan of Belle Plaine, Region Three from excelling at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. The former Essequibo Islands Secondary student has emerged as the region’s top business student at the 2021 sitting of the CSEC examinations. The youngest child of his parents, he has made Wakenaam proud. The young…
Health Authorities are seeing scores of persons who recovered from COVID-19 turning up with other health complications, weeks after their COVID-19 recovery, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today. Dr. Anthony said long COVID-19 seems to be more prevalent now with the Omicron variant although it existed with the other variants. “The variant is predominantly…
–Foreign Affairs Minister tells Linden residents MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, has said that both the Local Content and Natural Resource Fund (NRF) legislation were enacted to empower Guyanese by creating widespread opportunities. The importance of those acts was shared with residents of Linden on Wednesday, when the minister and a…
Health Authorities are seeing scores of persons who recovered from COVID-19 turning up with other health complications, weeks after their COVID-19 recovery, Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony said today. Dr. Anthony said long COVID-19 seems to be more prevalent now with the Omicron variant although it existed with the other variants. “The variant is predominantly…
OMAI Gold Mines Corporation has found more gold in Guyana, this time at its Broccoli Hill pit in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). A press release from the company’s Toronto, Canada office indicated that first round of drilling at Broccoli Hill, totalling 690 metres, intersected gold mineralisation. Commenting on the find, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Elaine…
–says local maritime administration MOTOR Vessel EOLIKA, which has been detained by Senegalese Customs and reportedly bearing a Guyana registration is not listed on the local ships registry, according to the Maritime Administration Department of Guyana (MARAD). Reports are that the vessel contained a quantity of illegal arms and ammunition, with its registration having expired…
THE 25 Influential Women Leaders Award (25IWLA) officially launched its Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP) at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel under the theme, ‘Creating an Empire of Women Leaders’, on Tuesday. The programme, with the mission of advancing and developing talented women across practices, roles, and locations, reflects 25IWLA’s ongoing commitment to supporting women at…
–says acting Fire Chief THE Guyana Fire Service has concluded that the fire that destroyed the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC)’s storage bond was “maliciously set.” This is according to Fire Chief (ag), Gregory Wickham, who said that the fire service has concluded its part of the investigation and will now hand over the…
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) of the Ministry of Public Works has distanced itself from a vessel, purportedly bearing Guyanese registration, that was detained in Senegal with weapons. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that a Guyana-flagged vessel named “Eolika” arrived in Senegal with three containers of weapons on board, worth about US $5 million. It…
