MINISTER of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, on Wednesday, advised persons to take the necessary precautions against COVID-19, especially since the Omicron variant of the virus is “spreading faster than anything before.” While local health authorities have not yet recorded any cases of Omicron, the variant has been causing some concern in developed countries including the…
ALMOST two weeks after being publicly recognised for her honesty and professionalism, woman police constable, Tatyanna Aliyah Blair-Da Silva was, on Wednesday, promoted on the spot to Lance Corporal by Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie, during the Region 6 police division’s annual awards ceremony and luncheon. Da Silva, 22, recently made headlines when she…
–as gov’t accepts 10 of 14 Opposition proposals AFTER a year of consultations, the landmark Local Content Bill was finally passed in the National Assembly on Wednesday, with the government accepting 10 of the 14 amendments proposed by the main parliamentary opposition. The proposed amendments, although submitted merely one day before the debate, were considered…
–as Opposition ‘plunges’ National Assembly into chaos with protest, attempts to steal Speaker’s mace GUYANA’S oil revenues will now be governed by a piece of legislation that assures greater levels of transparency and accountability on the part of the government. This was made possible with the passage of the 2021 Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Bill,…
Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll has increased to 1,051 with the death of a 65-year-old woman of Region One (Barima-Waini) who died on December 28. According to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, she was fully vaccinated. Her death has increased December’s death toll to 51. Meanwhile, Guyana’s total confirmed cases has increased to 39, 238…
The new Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus is now affecting thousands of people worldwide and Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says that this variant is spreading much faster than any other. Guyana has not yet confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant but the US and several European countries have reported their highest daily…
After 15 speakers and more than six hours of heated debate in the National Assembly on Wednesday, the Local Content Bill was passed into law and now only awaits the assent of President Irfaan Ali. It was passed with the government’s simple majority in the House but not before the Members of Parliament from the…
The New Building Society (NBS) has announced that it will be further reducing its mortgage interest rates from January. When the Government increased the mortgage ceiling earlier this year from $12M to $15M, the NBS announced an across the board reduction in its mortgage interest rates to all borrowers In a release today, NBS said…
The amendments brought by the PPP/C government to amend, simplify and make more transparent the existing Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act were passed on Wednesday night, after significant disruption gripped the National Assembly. Before Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh could even pilot the debate on the Bill with the amendments, members of the opposition got…
The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association has taken offense to several comments which were made by Attorney General Anil Nandlall today during his contribution to the Local Content Bill debate in the National Assembly. The Association’s main contention is with the provision in the Bill that deals with legal services, noting that the…
