Two Lower Bonasika, Essequibo River families who were faced with unprecedented tragedies within the past few weeks benefitted from multi-million relief from the government and private sector on Tuesday. Joshua Gill and his family will no longer have to live in an abandoned house after their house and everything they owned went up in flames…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy President Dr. Irfaan Ali has highlighted that his government is focused on ensuring that the positive economic growth projected for Guyana is sustained in the long term but he also emphasised that efforts are being made to ease the current surge in the prices of goods. A new World Bank report,…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The local health authorities remain interested in vaccinating children aged five to 11 to protect them from the novel coronavirus and efforts are being made to secure special vaccines from the United States of America (USA) through a CARICOM arrangement. This is according to the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony…
With the new Asphalt Plant in use for roughly six months, the government has managed to rake in profits in 2021 totalling $173M from the sale of asphalt, a mixture of sand, different sizes of stones and bitumen. Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said Monday that asphalt sales have become a lucrative business for…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Shifting to more renewable sources of energy is crucial to help combat the harmful effects of climate change and President Dr. Irfaan Ali says that smaller, more vulnerable countries need greater support from developed countries. The President’s statements were made on Tuesday at the handing over ceremony for the solar photovoltaic…
Following through with his stated intention, Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, will soon approach the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to challenge Guyana’s Court of Appeal decision on its jurisdiction to entertain the appeal regarding the dismissed election petition sponsored by the APNU+AFC Opposition. Nandlall, in a Notice of Motion filed late Monday at the…
Guyana’s overall confirmed COVID cases increased to 46, 005 after 665 new infections were recorded on Tuesday from 2, 181 tests. Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) continues to record the highest number of infections daily and of the over 660 new cases, 457 were recorded in this region. In addition to the new cases, three more COVID-19…
By Shikema Dey Shikema@newsroom.gy City Engineer Colvern Venture does not plan to leave his post without a fight and is in discussion with his attorney to determine the legality of a motion passed on Monday seeking his immediate dismissal. The motion, heard at the APNU+AFC controlled Georgetown Mayor and City Council’s first statutory meeting for…
President of the Guyana Football Federation, Wayne Forde, said the local governing body for the sport and its partner, the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation, take full responsibility for overcrowding at the final of the year-end Futsal on January 8 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. A massive crowd witnessed the final between Bent Street and…
With Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo nearing retirement, several firemen are making it clear that they are against any attempt to postpone the Fire Chief’s retirement and prolong his time in the Guyana Fire Service. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a number of the firemen have explained that the Fire Chief should be heading off…
