(New York Times) – Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday implemented what he cast as the most sweeping vaccine mandate for private businesses in the nation. All employers in New York City now have to verify that their on-site workers have received at least one dose of a vaccine. If employees have opted for a two-dose vaccine,…
Former US President Barack Obama has joined the tributes being paid to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has died aged 90. Obama described the churchman as “a mentor, friend and moral compass”. A contemporary of Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu was one of the driving forces behind the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.…
THE holiday season started about a month ago. I suppose that it will continue into the new year. The observance and celebrations of the holiday season is, of course, western-rooted, and oriented. For this reason, I use “holiday season” to capture all the manifestations of the holidays with the intent not to exclude any. However,…
A 40-year-old bodyguard attached to Beharry Group of Companies and a 28-year-old Middle Road, La Penitence man were gunned down in separate incidents in Albouystown on Christmas Eve night. According to police reports, the bodyguard, Garfield Newton, of 545 Mandela Avenue was shot in Campbell Street at 22:00hrs, and was later pronounced dead at the…
A twenty-eight-year old taxi driver of Number 78 Village, East Berbice, Corentyne, succumbed to injures he received in an accident on the Bush Lot Village, East Berbice, Corentyne Public Road on Friday morning. Dead is Ajay Caramchan, who was driving a white Toyota Spacio motorcar bearing registration number HC 9648. Vishal Rabinchan, 26, the driver of the…
By Nafeeza Yahya THREE separate fires on Christmas Day have left a total of 13 persons homeless after their homes were completely destroyed, leaving millions of dollars in losses behind. The fires occurred in Rose Street, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown; Friendship, East Coast Demerara; and Ankerville, Port Mourant, Region Six. According to information received, the first fire…
PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali, on behalf of the government and the People of Guyana, has expressed deepest condolences to the government and the People of South Africa on the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu. Archbishop Tutu contributed to a liberated South Africa. President Ali, in a message to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa,…
THE government is looking at upgrading Guyana’s healthcare system so that each Guyanese, irrespective of their locality, can benefit from world-class healthcare services. Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, during an interview on Friday last, disclosed that the government will be investing around $400 to $500 million on public infrastructure alone, to facilitate the upgrading of the healthcare…
TWINS, Kyle and Kyla, born to 31-year-old Ruth McCalmon, at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital (NAPH), were among 22 babies born on Christmas Day at public hospitals across the country. The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) saw the most babies born with a whopping 10 deliveries. As is customary, the Christmas Day babies and others…
–with proposed solar-powered operations IN a fast-changing world, where the preservation and protection of the environment are paramount, oil giant ExxonMobil has stepped up to join the global cause with the construction of an office at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, which will be powered by solar energy. The establishment of such a complex is not…
