Candidate for Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton has rubbished a suggestion that the party’s long overdue biennial delegates congress slated for this Saturday could be postponed. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) last week agreed to have, the Chief Elections Officer for the Congress, Vincent Alexander, conduct a review to determine…
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Leeward Islands Cricket Board (LICB) paid tribute to Franklyn Francis, who passed away on Monday. Known as ‘King Frank-I’ he was a respected cricket historian, broadcaster, journalist and social activist in Antigua and Barbuda. He was revered for his immense knowledge of the game, his insightful…
Two female nurses and a male screening personnel employed by the Ministry of Health were charged on Tuesday for allegedly forging COVID-19 vaccination cards. They have been identified as Andel Valentine, 32, of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara; Teneka Pollard, 29, of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara and 21-year-old Olivia Bonus. They all appeared before…
Days after Deputy Speaker, Lennox Shuman chastised the Government over non-consultation with Amerindians and Amerindian rights groups on several crucial issues, Prime Minister Mark Phillips has responded to Mr. Shuman expressing his disappointment in Shuman’s position. Shuman in a letter to the press said it is his firm belief that the PPPC government has zero…
THE Guyana Amazon Jaguars will have new management set-up for the upcoming Regional Four-Day season in February 2022. Apart from the change in backroom staff from Cricket Guyana Inc. (CGI) to the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Ryan Hercules will join as assistant coach/manager while the experienced and successful Esaun Crandon will continue as head coach.…
A 69-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, as reported by the Ministry of Health. The woman reportedly died on November 28. With this new death, a total of 1,009 people have reportedly died from the disease COVID-19 since March 2020. As such, the death toll for November…
Two nurses attached to Diamond Health Centre on the East Bank of Demerara and a Screening Personnel attached to the Ministry of Health were today charged with fraud over their alleged sale of COVID-19 vaccination cards. The three healthcare workers were nabbed last week during a Police sting operation after investigators received information about the…
Dear Editor, THE increase in prices for commodities and services is a global phenomenon and is not peculiar to Guyana. Worldwide, the demand for goods and services has increased but supply has contracted. What is rarely understood by all is the fact that world production of commodities is very much integrated making the world more…
Minister of Education Priya Manickchand visited the construction site for the new building which will house the St. Rose’s High School on Tuesday to assess how the work is progressing and to address issues affecting the school. Minister Manickchand was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Alfred King, Special Projects Officer…
As Guyana and Ghana look to strengthen ties, President Irfaan Ali has assured that his government will make it easy for Ghanaian companies to conduct business in Guyana. During an address at a high-level multisectoral meeting with the Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and his delegation which included members of that country’s private…
