With the circulation of new COVID-19 variants, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday sought to encourage all citizens with flu-like symptoms to get tested for COVID-19. The Minister said he is disappointed with the decrease in the number of people now being tested for the coronavirus locally. “We would like to encourage people to…
The three Guyanese boat captains who were earlier this week detained in Nickerie, Suriname are expected to return home in the new week, possibly by Tuesday. This is according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha. “I know they [the boat captains] are coming over Tuesday but I haven’t had much information on it. I am…
A TOTAL of twenty-eight participants from different professional backgrounds were welcomed as the first cohort a few weeks ago at the official launch of the Food and Beverage Academy at the Marriott Hotel Guyana in Georgetown. The academy is a skills training and career advancement initiative developed and spearheaded by the Marriott Hotel Guyana under…
A 19-year-old mason was on Friday remanded to prison for breaking into a man’s Laing Avenue, Georgetown home and carting away over $400,000 worth of items. Dequan Parris of Middle Road, La Penitence appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly weeks after he was released from prison after serving a one-year sentence for a similar crime.…
— customers can now choose any Internet service that meets their needs E-NETWORKS customers now have complete freedom to choose any of the company’s Internet services based on their needs, budget and coverage area. This is because the company will no longer separate its services into business or home types, a release from the company…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) “NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power U17 League” for boys will commence on Saturday (July 30) at the National Training Center, Providence. A release from GFF indicated that the partnership continues in line with NAMILCO’s objective to support the sustainable development of youth in Guyana. The…
– to significantly reduce cost to patients THE Ministry of Health, on Thursday, officially launched its Hepatitis C treatment programme which will see persons receiving care and treatment for the virus free of cost. The programme is aimed at reducing the financial burden on patients seeking treatment for the viral infection. Hepatitis C spreads through…
Some 34 students from seven Georgetown schools underwent a fun-packed two weeks math camp at Queen’s College (QC). This was the fifth annual summer math institute, commonly called the math camp, hosted by the school and it returned after a two-year hiatus, due to COVID-19. The students of Queen’s College, Bishops High School, St Roses…
IN what is being described as a leading industry standard, The Liza Destiny Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Guyana has gone 1,000 days without a recordable injury. The achievement represents a high level of safety on the vessel, with safety being highly regarded in the oil and gas sector. This achievement was…
The West Indies have now lost seven consecutive white ball games after going down by 68 runs to India in the first of five T20 Internationals at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba on Friday. West Indian captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and elected to field first. India’s opening pair of returning captain…
