The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday said the Omicron COVID-19 variant is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the disease. Vaccinated persons, once they contract the disease will have a milder form of the disease while those unvaccinated could be severely affected.…
POLICE in West Berbice, Region Five, are investigating an armed robbery which has left an elderly woman traumatised and in pain. According to information received, the victim, Savitri Umrao, 74, of Lot 97, Number 3 Settlement, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice was in her living room in the lower flat of her home relaxing when two…
All health sector employees employed in the public sector will receive a two-week tax-free bonus by Christmas Day. This payout amounts to some $612 million in total and will benefit some 9,200 employees. This was announced by the Ministry of Finance, in a press release on Tuesday. See full press release below: Senior Minister in…
The Private Sector Commission today extended its congratulations to the newly elected leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, and said it is looking forward to a vibrant Opposition party under his leadership. The Commission also wants to meet with the new PNC Leader. “The Commission looks forward to Mr. Norton leading a…
THE Guyana Defence Force (GDF), on Monday morning, successfully medevaced, to the city for emergency surgery, a resident of Port Kaituma, Region One, who suffered a massive laceration to the stomach. The Bell 412 crew consisted of Lieutenant Colonels, Michael Charles and Anson Weekes; aircraft engineers, Lieutenant Shaquille Dalton and Corporal Dwayne Jackson and Medics,…
E-Networks Inc. – Guyana’s only locally owned telecommunications provider – launched its 4G, 5G and OnFiber internet services in Linden. This announcement came after the company indicated its build-out of a fiber optic cable from Georgetown to Linden in September. Over the past few months, E-Networks has built an expansive fiber backbone across the country,…
The Chief Education Officer has dispatched a letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University requesting that the University adjusts its timetables so that teachers who are attending the University will not need time off from work to attend their university classes. In a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor seen by News Source, Chief Education Officer Marcel…
THE Ministry of Education plans to launch adult and community-based literacy programmes across the country in 2022, while simultaneously tackling illiteracy among public school students. Speaking at a media luncheon at Cara Lodge on Monday, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand emphasised the ministry’s desire to continue focusing on improving the country’s human resources. She noted…
Six people including a nine-month-old baby boy have died from COVID-19, increasing Guyana’s death toll to 1,039, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday. Those deaths would increase December’s death toll to 39. The other deaths are as follows: Meanwhile, 35 new infections were recorded from 1,087 COVID tests, increasing the total confirmed cases…
The Guyana Court of Appeal this afternoon in a 2-1 decision ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear whether Election Petition 99 which was dismissed by the Chief Justice for late service to one of the respondents, was properly dismissed. Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings and Justice Dawn Gregory ruled that the Court has…
