Author: Leroy Smith
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Alleged fractured minister/ PS relationship plagued Amerindian Affairs Ministry
An alleged fractured relationship between Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai and now embattled Permanent Secretary Sharon Hicks has been affecting the programs and day to ... -
Fraud convict with presidential pardon back in court for fraud
Khemwattie Ramnauth A woman who was pardoned by former President David Granger in 2017 from serving a prison sentence on fraud-related convictions is back in court ... -
BREAKING: Permanent Secretary busted with cash from contract kickbacks
The Guyana Police Force Major Crimes Unit on Thursday arrested the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs for the offence of demanding money by ... -
$290M scanner at CJIA down five months after commissioning
The scanner which is designed to among other things, detect explosives in luggage and cargo Its a situation of a few steps backwards at the Cheddi ... -
Robbery accused remanded for setting fire to Brickdam Police Station
26-year-old Clarence Greene was on Thursday charged and remanded to prison for setting fire to the Brickdam Police Station. He was also charged with robbery under-arms. ... -
Agri-Food Systems must change, but how? – changes will be “markedly different”, food specialist says.
(Julio Berdegue, FAO’s Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean) As Guyana presses on in its celebration of Agriculture month, through the initiation of dialogue ... -
Female patient found dead in washroom at GPHC
The body of a female patient was discovered in the washroom of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Thursday. According to a statement from the ... -
Exemptions repealed for breastfeeding women
General exemptions for pregnant and breastfeeding women have been removed, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony said on Thursday. This is as a result of what ... -
Pregnant Women receive Pfizer Vaccine
Pregnant Women receive Pfizer Vaccine -Vaccines are undeniably safe, Health Minister says As new evidence arises about the inoculation of antenatal women, the Ministry of Health ... -
Government expends $2.2B on COVID-19 Vaccines at mid-year
The government thought the Ministry of Health spent some $2.2B on COVID-19 vaccines during the first six months of 2021. This is according to the government’s ...
