The University of Guyana (UG) through its College of Medicine is seeking to boost Guyana’s capacity to test for variants of viruses like the novel coronavirus and study infectious diseases that may emerge. This is according to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Paloma Mohamed-Martin, who spoke to the News Room at the…
While he stayed clear of saying whether he anticipates a surge in COVID-19 cases after the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday once again encouraged vaccination and the uptake of booster doses. He said people must also take personal responsibility to limit transmission with the more transmissible Omicron…
In an attack on the Judiciary and the Appeal Court’s ruling to establish jurisdiction to hear an election petition appeal, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall has issued a call for the Chancellor of the Judiciary and Appeal Justice Dawn Gregory to be fired over their decision. In a statement on his Facebook page, Minister…
President Irfaan Ali Wednesday announced a one-month tax-free salary for all members of the Joint Services. This is in addition to a seven per cent salary increase announced earlier in December and paid along with this month’s salary. The pay-out is expected before the end of the year. Last year the Joint Services received a…
The Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for two Linden men in connection with a narco-trafficking investigation. The two have been identified as 25-year-old Royden Bundock of One Mile, Wismar Linden and 25-year-old Shaquile Lambert of Mackenzie, Linden. The narco-trafficking investigation dates back to September. The Guyana Police Force has not released any…
As efforts continue to ease the traffic congestion on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), 12 contractors were awarded contracts totalling about $13.3 billion for works on the new four-lane highway from Eccles to Diamond. These contracts were signed on Wednesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre at Liliendaal, Georgetown. This highway has been divided…
The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Guyana is calling on the Minister of Local Government to withdraw his statement, which called for the “defrocking” of two Appeal Court Judges over the Court’s decision in the election petition case. The Bar Council said the Minister’s comments are not befitting an office of the executive…
THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private-sector arm, IDB Invest, expect to close the year 2021 with $19.5 billion in new financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, as they helped countries recover from the pandemic and usher in an era of sustainable and inclusive growth. According to a release, the financing is the…
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday afternoon met with farmers from communities across Region Three and promised a range of measures including legal redress to end the ongoing quarrel between farmers and the villages’ Co-op Society. The minister also promised immediate interventions and continued support for poor drainage and irrigation systems that have resulted in…
The Ministry of Health has established special clinics at public hospitals across the country to assist and treat persons who have recovered from COVID-19 but are still facing long-term effects of the virus. According to Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, researchers have discovered that the COVID-19 virus enters cells across the body and affects…
