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Rum Festival returns for vaccinated persons only; seen as model for future eventsBy Kurt Campbell [email protected] Just weeks before Guyana recorded its first COVID-19 case and death in March 2020, thousands attended…
Ex-GFC workers call on Commission to respect their rights(Statement by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union) Several former workers of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) together with…
President Ali to inform CARICOM, UN about Venezuela’s latest actionsPresident Dr Irfaan Ali plans to formally notify Heads of Government in the region about the accord made between the…
Most teachers show up at schools despite call for strike actionThe majority of teachers showed up to schools on Wednesday despite calls for a strike by the Guyana Teachers’ Union…
Three more unvaccinated patients die from COVID-19; 290 new cases recordedThree more persons who tested positive for the coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, Minister of Health Dr Frank…
Buxton men held at gunpoint, robbed of valuables at ‘Ital shop’Five men who reside in Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) were held at gunpoint and robbed of…
More than $2B in flood relief cash grant distributedAgriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday reported that approximately $2 billion in flood relief cash grants have been doled out…
COVID-19: ‘One person infected with a variant can infect about nine others’As the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths continues to climb, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony has warned that an…
Ronaldo to wear No 7 shirt again for Manchester UnitedCristiano Ronaldo will wear the No 7 shirt again at Manchester United after the club was granted dispensation by the…
Health Ministry considering ‘Long COVID’ unitBecause of the adverse aftereffects of the COVID-19 virus on a patient’s body, the Ministry of Health is now considering…
More than 400 active ‘COVID’ cases in G/townThere are 409 active COVID-19 cases in and around Georgetown, while there are other worrying ‘hotspots’ in other communities across…
Gov’t lists which schools will reopen fully, plan for rotating classes The Ministry of Education has announced the plan for reopening schools for face-to-face classes on September 6, when the new…
Hospital staff remanded for theft of COVID vaccination booksA 27-year-old driver attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital was charged with simple larceny and forgery during his appearance…
Some nursery schools reopening fully, others will operate on rotational basisWhen the 2021/ 2022 academic year commences on September 6, some 41 of the 348 nursery schools across Guyana will…
Grades 2, 4 & 9 assessments will not be done in new academic year; NGSA may be in JulyThe annual assessments conducted for children in Grades Two, Four and Nine will not be done in the upcoming 2021/…
‘Some individual rights have to be given up to protect population’ - Dr. AnthonyAddressing concerns that the government’s new vaccination requirements are seen as coercive or forceful, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony contends…
23-Y-O arrested for stealing cowA 23-year-old man is in police custody after he reportedly stole a dark-browned spotted cow. Police Headquarters in a statement…
Some 536 pupils were absent from NGSAMinister of Education Priya Manickchand says that some 536 pupils were absent from this year’s sitting of the National Grade…
