Although new infections are being recorded daily at a rate of over 50 per day, Guyana continues to record a reduction in the overall number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country and the vaccination campaign is being credited for the sharp decline. Last week the Minister of Health announced that Region Three…
–says Vice-President Jagdeo VICE-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the government will complete the audits of costs claimed by ExxonMobil for its operations, and assured that Guyana’s interests will be protected. His comment was in response to concerns that the accounting provisions in ExxonMobil’s Stabroek block contract stipulate a two-year deadline, and would prevent the government…
Fifty-five years after his family moved to Church and Oronoque Streets, Georgetown, and he soon gravitated to the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), renowned health professional, Dr. Frank Denbow, returned to Queenstown and paid homage to where his early infatuation with the sport of cricket begun. On Wednesday evening, Dr. Denbow, who was not a member…
Although new infections are being recorded daily at a rate of over 50 per day, Guyana continues to record a reduction in the overall number of positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country and the vaccination campaign is being credited for the sharp decline. Last week the Minister of Health announced that Region Three…
AFTER more than 20 years, the community of Kamarang, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) can now move away from the dependency on potentially contaminated river water as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) commissioned a new Water Supply System to serve the village of 700 residents, a statement from the GWI said. Now that the Kamarang water system…
A 33-year-old Kwakwani, Region Ten resident was charged with the offence of rape on Thursday. Kataka Kellman appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune via zoom at the Linden Magistrate’s Court. Police Headquarters reported that Kellman was arrested and charged for rape which occurred between May 13-14, 2021. He was not required to plea to the indictable…
On the eve of the start of the campaign to vaccinate children between the ages of 5 to 11-years-old against COVID-19, the Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has raised concern about a noticeable slowdown in the vaccination rate among children ages 12 to 17-years-old. At the start of the teenage vaccination campaign, thousands of…
WITH the rest of the world abuzz with talk of a COVID19 pill that could put a major dent in the spread of the COVID19 virus, Guyana is not ruling out the use of this pill once it becomes available. During his COVID19 update today, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said Pfizer has signed an…
After stating that the government was eyeing pills to help treat patients infected with the disease COVID-19 earlier in the week, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony says that the local authorities are open to buying those pills from local manufacturers. Two COVID-19 antiviral pills have been created; these are the Molnupiravir, developed by US-based…
Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonnette Cummings has revealed that over 3000 cases of gender-based violence have made their way to the Courts so far for this year. Describing the situation as a cause for concern, the Chancellor made a call for there to be a special department set up to deal specifically with…
