MINISTER of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has said that mixing vaccines increases the effectiveness to better protect persons against COVID-19. Speaking during Thursday’s edition of the COVID-19 update, Dr. Anthony said there are over 20 studies that have verified that a mixture of COVID-19 vaccines increases protection against the virus. Using the Russian-made Sputnik V…
Beharry Restaurant Holdings Inc., through KFC Guyana, has come on board in a significant way with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Organisation Year-end Football tournament by pledging G$10 million in sponsorship. On Friday, it was a simple ceremony, but for Guyana’s football and its usually colossal year-end tournament, extremely significant given the magnitude…
The Ministry of Education has made a decision to open schools fully for in-person learning for secondary school students in Forms 2 to 6 when the new school term begins in January. The announcement was made yesterday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand who said once the Ministry of Health offers its full support, physical…
–Vice-President Jagdeo says WHEN the National Assembly reconvenes next week, the government will be moving to table two critical pieces of legislation: the Local Content legislation and amendments to the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Act. This confirmation was given on Thursday night by Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who highlighted that, as part of the proposed…
Vishnu Persaud, 60, was on Friday named the country’s new Chief Elections Officer. He returns to head the Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the place where he worked for 16 years before in elections planning, management and implementation. Persaud, originally from the Essequibo island of Wakenaam, served as Personal Assistant to Satyadeow Sawh,…
With the backing of the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, former GECOM Deputy Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud was selected today as the new Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission. Persaud edged out Jamaican Election Official, Leslie Harrow for the top GECOM job. GECOM Chairman, retired Justice Claudette Singh cast the deciding…
ACCORDING to a source at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Vishnu Persaud has been confirmed as Guyana’s next Chief Elections Officer (CEO) and Commissioner of National Registration. At a meeting of GECOM held today to deliberate on the two candidates interviewed for the post of CEO, the Commission, by majority decision, selected Vishnu Persaud to…
A 13-year-old boy reportedly admitted to stealing his 62-year-old neighbour’s purse which contained $38,000 local currency and a $40,000 gold chain. Police Headquarters reported that the incident occurred at about 14:40hrs on Thursday at New Street, Cumberland, East Canje Berbice. According to reports, the 62-year-old woman was approached by the boy who asked her for…
As ExxonMobil looks to ramp up and expand its operations in Guyana, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, has announced that the company has now moved all of its supply chain services from neighboring Trinidad and Tobago to Guyana. The decision has resulted in additional jobs being created for Guyanese in the sector. Mr.…
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a motor lorry that burst into flames on the No. 62 Village public road, Corentyne, Berbice. A police statement Friday afternoon said the incident occurred Friday morning. The driver of the vehicle, 53-year-old Liston Velloza, was proceeding north on the western side of the public road when the truck’s…
