Daily Archives: January 11, 2021
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OAS Permanent Council to discuss rising tension between Guyana and Venezuela
The Organization of American States (OAS) has put the rising tensions between Guyana and Venezuela on its agenda to be discussed at the level...
Eyewitness: The farce…
…of Venezuela’s controversy
Now don’t get your Eyewitness wrong. He doesn’t think Maduro’s sabre rattling from Caracas is “ha ha” funny. It’s the farce that...
2 more Covid-19 deaths recorded; total at 174
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that as of January 26, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...
29 new COVID-19 cases recorded from 201 samples
From a total of 201 swabs that were sent for testing on Tuesday, 29 returned positive. Thus far, Guyana has recorded 7346 confirmed positives...
Widow, hitman confess to killing Herstelling block maker
Fifty-two-year-old Beverly Persaud and 27-year-old Oswald Yaw today confessed to killing Nathan Persaud in September 2015.
Persaud and Yaw were on Tuesday indicted for the...
France supports Guyana’s position on border controversy with Venezuela
The French Government, through its Ambassador to Guyana, has signalled its support for the position taken by Guyana in its border controversy with Venezuela.
That...
Fishermen want authorities to investigate impacts of oil exploration on industry
The Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) has asked the Ministry of Agriculture, particularly the Fisheries Advisory Committee (FAC) and the...
“Greater inclusion leads to greater prosperity” – President meets with small parties on Budget...
President Dr Irfaan Ali today reiterated his commitment in engaging all stakeholders to ensure that Government’s plans and programmes reflect the priorities of the...
Suriname’s President tests positive for Covid-19
President Chandrikapersad Santokhi has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) while several members of his Cabinet who were in contact with him in recent days...
Filaria prevention pills distribution to start February
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is encouraging the public to take the final dose of medication to safeguard themselves from Lymphatic Filariasis (filaria),...