–says Minister Manickchand THE administering of the COVID-19 vaccine to children five to 11 years is expected to commence on Friday, and when it has been sufficiently rolled out across the country, public schools will be fully reopened at all levels. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, in making this disclosure on Tuesday, estimated that this…

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has highlighted the government’s position on the audit into ExxonMobil’s spending of US$9.5 billion for past petroleum works. He said local capacity will have to be first built to ensure there are Guyanese who can competently conduct the audits before it is done. Nandlall explained that a delay in auditing was…

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 Minister Singh as REMAX comes to Guyana HAVING launched its Guyana operations on Tuesday evening, Real Estate Maximums (REMAX) can now boast of being in every country in South America, according to Canada-based Guyanese businessmen Hemant and Shiv Misir, who founded REMAX Guyana. At an official launch at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston,…

The construction of the New Demerara Bridge can proceed without a no-objection from the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has told the News Room. The Minister was responding to reports in the media that the RDC Chairman Daniel Seeram has withheld his no-objection for the project, citing no…

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…

SEXUAL violence cases brought to the High Courts have long been significantly higher than other cases heard during the criminal law terms. This has not escaped the attention of Guyana’s head of state who expressed concern during a national address on Monday last as he compared crime data over the years for trends of growth…

If people have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, they are advised to quarantine and get tested to confirm whether they too have been infected. But, the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is wary that people may be faking their exposure to the deadly virus. During his daily COVID-19 update…

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…

The daily number of gun crimes and robberies in the country remains worrying although the overall crime rate has been decreasing, according to the Police. Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum today said while there has been a slight reduction in gun robberies and murders between January and mid-November, both categories of crime remain a source of…