By Kurt Campbell kurt@newsroom.gy As South American neighbours with major prospects in oil and gas, President Irfaan Ali of Guyana, President Chandrikapersaud Santokhi of Suriname and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro will meet on Thursday, January 20 for a working lunch. That meeting will take place in Suriname’s capital, Paramaribo after which the Brazilian Head of State…
— UG graduands now able to break barriers, work towards improvement of self and country BEING the first in your family to acquire a university education is quite a proud moment for both the graduate as well as their family, as many understand the power of education; that is, how it can transform lives and…
The Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Tuesday announced that the Health Ministry will only provide PCR COVID-19 tests to specific categories of people from now on, because of the sheer number of people demanding these tests. Those specific categories of people, he stated, include: hospitalised patients, people admitted to Accident and Emergency (A&E)…
— amid internal tussle over members to sit on Procurement Commission IT would appear as though the main parliamentary opposition has finally managed to sort out internal qualms relating to its picks of candidates for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC). Last Monday, following an “emergency” leadership meeting, the A Partnership of National Unity + Alliance…
Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, will soon approach the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to challenge Guyana’s Court of Appeal decision on its jurisdiction to entertain the appeal regarding the dismissed election petition. Nandlall, in a Notice of Motion filed last Monday, asked the court to grant leave to move to the CCJ and is…
DESCRIBED as a “true son of the soil” by President Irfaan Ali, legendary Guyanese business icon, Dr. Yesu Persaud, passed away on Monday morning at his East Bank Demerara home, at the age of 93. “Guyana has lost an outstanding soul in Dr. Yesu Persaud, a true son of the soil. It is with great…
The Ministry of Health will no longer issue COVID-19 clearance or discharge forms to individuals who recovered from the disease following a surge in the number of people requesting this service. Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony announced that starting today (Tuesday), the ministry will cease issuing those forms. And so, when an individual completes…
-vehicles, barrels among cargo destroyed; cause unknown HUNDREDS of millions of dollars in damage have been left in the wake of a fire that destroyed a Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC) storage bond being used by the Laparkan Shipping Company at its Lombard Street location, late Sunday night. A storage bond being used by…
Three men were on Tuesday released on $40,000 bail each for allegedly littering along Wellington Street, Georgetown. Popular tailor Satnarine Bisnauth of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo; Jomo Singh of William Street, Kitty and Wellington Jirk of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown were arraigned before City Magistrate Annette Singh for dumping litter in a public place. The men…
— says operation will create close to 50 direct jobs WITH an increasing demand for construction materials across Guyana, local company M&B Construction plans to establish a US$4 million quarry on 1,250 acres of land located along the Essequibo River, Region Two. Named the Keriti Quarry Project, the proposed operation will be tailored to produce…
