The repainting of State House into the original colours of white with green edges is underway but no State funds are being spent, President Irfaan Ali said on Wednesday. The building was repainted in green under former President David Granger without authorisation of the National Trust, which found that the repainting of the building was…
Two elderly men, ages 73 and 81 who were fully vaccinated against Coronavirus, but had a number of ailments are among the recent COVID-19 deaths, the Health Minister has revealed. During a press conference today, the Health Minister revealed that both men who contracted the virus after they were already vaccinated, had a number of…
–Health Minister says MINISTER of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has said that getting the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines is crucial, since Guyana is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, hospitalisations and deaths. “The numbers are climbing, we are seeing more people getting infected and it is also very worrying because if we don’t manage this carefully,…
See below full message from President Dr. Irfaan Ali: I am pleased to extend greetings and best wishes to Guyana’s First Peoples on the occasion of Amerindian Heritage Month 2021. The dedication of the month of September to our indigenous peoples is in accordance with the well-deserved recognition and honour which is due to them…
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana jumped to 622 as the Ministry of Public Health reported the deaths of nine more persons. Four of the deaths were recorded today, three were recorded yesterday and the other two were recorded on Sunday. Six of the nine deaths are from Region 4, two are from Region 2…
–on procuring local goods and services over past six years –Guyanese comprise 53 per cent of company’s workforce SINCE 2015, ExxonMobil Guyana and its partners have spent an accumulated sum of $96.4 billion on procuring goods and services from local companies. In a statement issued on Monday, the oil company said that during the first…
At the end of June 2021, a total of 2,865 Guyanese have been supporting the activities of oil giant ExxonMobil Guyana, an increase of 795 Guyanese from June 2020. This is according to information provided in a press release from the company, which was quoting figures from ExxonMobil Guyana’s Half Year 2021 report. This report…
The Guyana Public Service Union today signaled its intention to take the Government to Court over the ongoing lockout of unvaccinated healthcare workers from their jobs at the public hospitals. The public hospitals have issued a directive to staff members that they must either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or produce a negative COVID-19 test result…
WITH the exception of Barbados, Guyana has been recording fewer daily new coronavirus cases within the region. This is according to the Inter-American Development Bank (IBD)’s second Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin titled ‘The Fragile Path to Recovery’. The report, released at the weekend, indicated that notwithstanding Guyana’s ranking, new COVID -19 cases increased significantly towards the…
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots maintained their unbeaten start to the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a dramatic six-wicket victory over the Guyana Amazon Warriors. The Amazon Warriors won the toss and opted to bat first and posted a very challenging 166/3 buttressed by a sparkling partnership between Mohammed Hafeez and Shimron Hetmyer.…
