–Minister Persaud says MINISTER of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, on Tuesday, reported that an alarming 55 per cent of Guyanese women are exposed to violence. She made the disclosure during a panel discussion held at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute (GWLI), Cove and John, as part of the ministry’s 16 days…

A total of 1,085 people in eight of the 10 administrative regions have taken COVID-19 booster shots to enhance their protection against the disease, while more than 400,000 adults have received at least one vaccine dose. This was announced by the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony on Tuesday during his daily COVID-19 update. According…

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.…

–contractor granted up to February 14 to complete project PAVING of the Sheriff Street-Mandela Avenue, through the ongoing expansion project, is 98 per cent completed, but authorities have said that the full completion and ceremonial handing over of the infrastructure will be done by February 14, owing to challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It…

A recent World Bank report has found that nearly half of Guyanese households recorded a drop in their total income because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some even running out of food, despite the government’s efforts to cushion the pandemic’s blow. The new report from the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)…

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.…

–President Ali says upon congratulating first President of the island-nation, PM Mottley PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has committed Guyana’s unwavering support to the first President of Barbados, Sandra Mason, and Prime Minister Mia Mottley, as the island-nation progresses as a new republic. On Tuesday, the Republic of Barbados celebrated its 55th Anniversary and its inaugural…

One day after Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Jermaine Figueira announced plans to merge the 2017, 2018 and 2019 Auditor General Reports as the scrutiny of government spending continues, government Parliamentarians on the Committee has said that no agreement has been reached. In a joint statement late Tuesday night, the five government members on…

The contractors for the Sheriff Street-Mandela Avenue expansion project have been given yet another deadline for the completion of works. The new deadline is Valentine’s Day 2022. The announcement of the new deadline was made today by Minister of Works, Juan Edghill as he visited the roadworks, which he noted are now 95% completed. “As…

–redirects power to Central Board of Health FOR the first time ever, since the outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana, the Central Board of Health (CBH) has assumed its full responsibility of issuing and managing COVID-19 regulations, taking that power away from the Minister of Health, in keeping with the 1934 Public Health…