Guyana hopes to up fight against chronic diseases, increase life expectancy

Guyana hopes to up fight against chronic diseases, increase life expectancy

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes and heart diseases have been among the leading causes of death in Guyana for years. With plans to modernise the local health sector, making healthcare more accessible to people, however, the government hopes to up the fight against diseases and in turn, increase the local life expectancy.…

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Confessed wife killer gets four years

Confessed wife killer gets four years

TEN years after the brutal killing of Joan Durant, who was found buried in the unfinished bathroom of her Melanie Damishana North, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home, her 75-year-old husband was on Thursday sentenced to serve four years in jail for the crime. Earlier this month, Gordon Durant appeared before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the…

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AFC calls on Public Procurement Commission to probe large contracts issued by Tender Board

AFC calls on Public Procurement Commission to probe large contracts issued by Tender Board

Flagging a number of multimillion-dollar contracts awarded since the change in administration in 2020, the Alliance For Change (AFC), today called on the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) to launch an investigation into the issuance of contracts by National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB). “The AFC calls on the Public Procurement Commission to conduct a…

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$50M invested to empower 10,000 women

$50M invested to empower 10,000 women

THE Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Thursday launched a partnership with the online learning platform, Coursera, which will expand training courses to participants of the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme. The launch was held at the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and subject minister Dr Vindhya Persaud noted…

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APNU+AFC says persons ‘mistakenly’ included their voter fraud ‘evidence’ 

APNU+AFC says persons ‘mistakenly’ included their voter fraud ‘evidence’ 

THE A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) said that some persons were “mistakenly” included in their evidence which they claim provides proof of voter impersonation at the 2020 General and Regional Elections. This was brought up during Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton’s press conference last Tuesday. Late last month, Attorney-General…

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