In an effort to detect and treat health-related issues among young people, programmes will be developed by the Health and Education Ministries. This is according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony who on Monday said his ministry will collaborate with the Ministry of Education, to provide healthcare to young people and children. The minister said…
Police Detective Dion Bascom is standing by his claims that there is a cover-up in the Police investigations into the murder of biker Ricardo Fagundes aka Paper Shorts. The Police Detective has claimed major corruption in the investigation involving senior Police officers and a city businessman and his security agent. Over the weekend, the Police…
Some 13 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. The new cases take the total number of infections recorded in Guyana since March 2020 to 70,470. The new cases were recorded in Region Four (six cases) and Region Eight (seven cases). Meanwhile, there is…
Professor at the University of British Columbia, Dr. Janette Bulkan believes that oil company ExxonMobil and other operators within the Petroleum Industry are being “given free rein” by the Guyanese Government to dominate the country’s marine space, thereby, superseding the legal and customary rights of fishers. The situation, she said, has resulted in a…
Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde has indicated that he will be appealing today’s ruling by the Chief Justice on the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Commissioner of Police. In a statement, Mr. Forde said the ruling that President Irfaan Ali did not violate the Constitution when he unilaterally appointed Mr. Hicken to…
Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde has indicated that he will be appealing today’s ruling by the Chief Justice on the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Commissioner of Police. In a statement, Mr. Forde said the ruling that President Irfaan Ali did not violate the Constitution when he unilaterally appointed Mr. Hicken to…
–in bid to ease traffic congestion along East Bank corridor IN a bid to mitigate the perennial build-up of traffic on the East Bank corridor, the government has teamed up with a local private firm to erect a few high definition (HD) light-emitting diode (LED) screens at strategic points along the way. The devices, four…
Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde has indicated that he will be appealing today’s ruling by the Chief Justice on the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Commissioner of Police. In a statement, Mr. Forde said the ruling that President Irfaan Ali did not violate the Constitution when he unilaterally appointed Mr. Hicken to…
TRADE plays a vital role in our everyday lives. It connects food systems and people and provides consumers with sufficient, diverse and nutritious food. It also generates income and employment for farmers, workers and traders around the world. During the pandemic, international trade continued to link food deficit areas to surplus regions, contributing to food…
Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde has indicated that he will be appealing today’s ruling by the Chief Justice on the President’s unilateral appointment of Clifton Hicken as the Acting Commissioner of Police. In a statement, Mr. Forde said the ruling that President Irfaan Ali did not violate the Constitution when he unilaterally appointed Mr. Hicken to…
