In wake of the fire which gutted two bonds at the Laparkan shipping company’s Lombard Street facility, the Guyana Fire Service is encouraging companies to ensure they have firefighting and safety equipment in place. The Fire Service has launched a probe into the Sunday night fire. But in a statement yesterday, the Fire Service said…
With the steady increase in COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health and its resources have become overwhelmed with the situation and will be making some changes to some of its protocols. With effect from today, the Ministry of Health will no longer be issuing clearance certificates for persons who were in home isolation for 14…
FIFA has agreed yellow cards will be wiped clean in the European play-offs for the 2022 World Cup. Under FiIFA rules, bookings collected in qualifying matches still applied for the March 2022 knockout games. The new ruling will affect 107 players from the 12 competing nations who were one yellow card away from suspension. The…
THE Golden Jaguars will compete in a tri-nation tournament against Suriname and Barbados next week as the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) resets the senior Men’s national programme under new coach, Jamaal Shabazz. In a release yesterday, the GFF said the one-off competition will be hosted by Suriname, with Guyana’s match against the hosts opening proceedings…
The Golden Jaguars will compete in a tri-nation tournament against Suriname and Barbados next week as the Guyana Football Federation resets the senior Men’s national programme under new coach Jamaal Shabazz. The one-off competition will be hosted by Suriname, with Guyana’s match against the hosts opening proceedings on January 28 followed by a second game…
GUYANA has lost a distinguished son of the soil in the person of Dr Yesu Persaud. Coming from humble beginnings, he worked his way to become one of the country’s leading business magnates and entrepreneurs, for which he was recognised not only in Guyana but internationally. Born in October 1928 at Plantation Diamond, he emerged…
Disagreement within the APNU+AFC Coalition has seen changes to the composition of the new Public Procurement Commission (PPC), a process that requires a two-thirds parliamentary majority for eventual success. Following a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday – a parliamentary body tasked with selecting the individuals – it was announced that Diana…
Dear Editor, MONDAY 17th, 2022, Guyana has lost a true son of the soil, Dr. Yesu Persaud. Ninety-three years of age, he was hailed as a simple and humble person by no other than His Excellency, The Honourable President of Guyana, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali. Dr. Yesu Persaud was one of the pillars for the…
An 87-year-old man from Region Four (Demerara -Mahaica) has died from COVID-19, taking Guyana’s overall death toll since March 2020 to 1,096. The Ministry of Health on Monday reported that the man was fully vaccinated; January’s death toll has now increased to 41. Meanwhile, a total of 892 new infections were recorded from a total…
Dear Editor, THE observation of former PNC Prime Minister and Mayor of Georgetown Mr Hamilton Green, though puzzling is still interesting. Denigrating the city’s clean-up exercise and offering a pretext for the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to boycott the project, his position raises serious doubts about his commitment to a green and clean physical…
