The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
LAW enforcement officials in The Netherlands are investigating the discovery of more than 1100 pounds of cocaine in a shipment of rum that originated in Guyana. The shipment arrived at a port in the Dutch territory on November 25. Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), James Singh, when contacted by this publication related that…
Vishnu Persaud, the man who was discriminated against and denied an appointment in 2019 to be returned as the Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) although he scored the highest, is now the only candidate with the required qualifications for the vacant post of Chief Elections Officer (CEO). Persaud is among a shortlist of six persons,…
The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
SHAHEED Alli, 29, a construction worker of ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown, on Monday, drowned while swimming in the Hope Canal, East Coast Demerara (ECD). According to Police Headquarters, Alli, his brother-in-law and an 18-year-old were at his mother’s residence consuming Vasco wine and Turbo drink when they agreed to go swimming around 14:45hrs. Police said…
When people produce their hardcopy or digital proof of vaccination as required by local authorities, an official stamp must be affixed to that vaccination card. This is according to new COVID-19 regulations made under the Public Health Ordinance and published in the Official Gazette. Regulation 19 specifically reads: “Where vaccination is a requirement, proof of…
The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
HOUSEHOLDS in Guyana have benefitted from government cash transfers more than the vast majority of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, a World Bank and the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) report has disclosed. The report, which is the results of a regional survey titled: “An Uneven Recovery: the Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America…
The five-year-old boy who is one of Guyana’s latest COVID-19 deaths was also diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease, according to reliable information provided to the News Room. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), rheumatic heart disease results from damage to heart valves caused by one or several episodes of rheumatic fever, an autoimmune inflammatory…
The Public Accounts Committee has put together eight nominees for the important Public Procurement Commission, but only five persons will eventually be chosen. The names of 26 persons were initially put forward by the two sides in the Public Accounts Committee, but that number was reduced as the key members of the PAC sub-committee met.…
