President Dr Irfaan Ali has organised free self-defence classes for young girls to protect and empower themselves in a “changing world”. Women and girls are more likely to be victims of violence and abuse and the Girls-Only Self Defence Programme will also have interactive sessions with the Head of State, government ministers and other leaders…

Hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, the Ministry of Health here issued guidelines on how to detect and manage the disease. See guidelines below: SYMPTOMS Monkeypox causes pus-filled blisters that crust over and fall off.  After exposure, it may be several days…

SEVERAL days ago, the pride parade made its return to the streets of Georgetown after the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to stay apart for about two years. While the colours, costumes, and frolicking were a sight to behold, the parade- and the reactions to it- reminded us of the challenges members of the Lesbian, Gay,…

Dave Mohabir will captain the Guyana Under-15 team at this year’s Regional Under-15 tournament in Grenada from August 18 – 28. According to a press release from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Saturday, Romario Ramdehol will deputize Mohabir. “The GCB’s Junior National Selection panel chaired by Andre Percival selected the Under-15 team which presents…

WE will soon be celebrating two years since we created the Virtual Writers’ Retreat, one of the good things that was birthed during the pandemic. After a few discussions, my good friend Claudia and I decided to make this retreat a reality, and we invited Richard Young to join us. Our three-day virtual retreat covers…

A fully vaccinated 96-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality. The Ministry of Health on Saturday said the woman died on July 22. This latest death takes the total number of deaths recorded since March 2020 in Guyana to 1, 269. Meanwhile, 81 new cases were recorded after 463 tests were…

RECENTLY, there was a media report to the effect that the Dental Council had issued a warning to the public that “quacks” had been advertising on social media the provision of dental braces services at knocked-down prices.  The providers of such orthodontic treatment are not legally registered dentists; therefore, it is a risk to be treated by…

A search by members of the Joint Services at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara on Saturday unearthed a number of illegal items including razor blades, scissors and improvised weapons. Police Headquarters reported that the search was conducted between 06:15hrs and 08:30hrs. The following items were found during the joint operation: ** 9 cellphones **…

HISTORY is written according to the facts of the day and its moods. Some things are hidden, some things are purposely ignored or repressed; other times, a popular mood is captured. At the same time, a balance of facts is sacrificed; all is hardly ever, in relevance, told. Due to the fact that I was…

Longstanding Childcare and Protection Agency director, Ann Greene has proceeded on retirement and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security hosted a farewell for the visionary on Friday. Minister of Human Services, Dr. Vindhya Persaud led the proceedings of tributes to the veteran and thanked her for her service. “On behalf of the Ministry,…