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Guyana among countries seeing resurgence of chikungunya – PAHOGuyana is among several countries in the Americas recording increasing chikungunya cases, prompting the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to issue an epidemiological alert and urge governments to strengthen surveillance and preparedness. In its alert issued from Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, PAHO said the region has been experiencing a sustained rise in chikungunya cases since...
Guyana launches biometric attendance system in schools to track teacher presenceTeachers at some schools in Guyana will soon be required to clock their attendance using a biometric system, with Education...
President begins Belize State VisitPresident Irfaan Ali has begun a three-day State Visit to Belize, during which he will address the opening session of...
Mom butchered on Int’l Women’s DayUpdated Forty year old Bindrawattie Sumwar also known as “Sharda” of Lot 22 Princetown Corriverton, East Berbice was brutally...
PPP/C claims “significant number” of Disciplined Services ranks voting without IDsThe People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is claiming that a “significant number” of the Disciplined Services ranks voting for the Local...
Canada supports Guyana’s Domestic Violence UnitAs Guyana tries to implement a fully functioning Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Unit, its Canadian counterpart has thrown financial...
Renewed action needed in fight for gender equality- Minister LawrenceThe call for renewed action in the fight for gender equality implies that efforts must be multiplied to achieve this...
Heads of the Joint Services lead LGE pollingChief- of- Staff of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) Brigadier Mark Phillips, Top Cop Seelall Persaud, Director of Prisons Carl...
Ban Ki- Moon still outraged by denial of rights for women & girlsSecretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Bank Ki- Moon says he remains outraged “by the denial of rights to women...
“Heads must roll” for the deadly Camp Street Prison riot says RoheeThe People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is calling for the immediate resignation of Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan, following the deadly...
Defending Champs advance – Ravens, Royals also move onDefending National Champions TGH Pacesetters defeated Eagles 86 – 69 to move into the ‘Super 8’ of the Guyana Amateur...
James Patterson to chair Commission of Inquiry into Prison unrestRetired Justice, James Patterson has been appointed as Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the recent unrest at...
We are in a better position says the Public Security Minister as prison unrest continuesConditions of the prison, more phone calls per week to loved ones, length of detention period and treatment by officers...
Classes suspended for schools close to Camp Street JailFollowing the continued prison unrest in Georgetown the Education Ministry was this morning (Friday) forced to close several schools within...
City Prison riot leaves 16 dead; Panel to Investigate says RamjattanTrouble at the Camp Street Prison in Georgetown started late Wednesday (March 2, 2016) evening when inmates at “Capitol A”...
Doctors to be dispatched to all Health CentersShortage of doctors and other healthcare workers at Regional Health Centers may soon be a thing of the past as...
Teachers Union threatens countrywide industrial actionPresident of the Guyana Teacher’s Union, Mark Lyte said that a nationwide strike is possible as early as next week....
Guyana’s Public Security Minister wants a culture that makes youth assets in the CaribbeanVice President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan has made a call for there to be a culture within...
Regional Teachers Union appalled at senior Guyanese teacher not being promoted pending injunctionThe Caribbean Union of Teachers (C.U.T) has thrown support behind the Guyana Teachers Union (G.T.U) regarding Guyanese teachers being promoted...
PPP offered no evidence to support allegation of corruption – PoliceThe People’s Progressive Party’s Headquarters in Georgetown was visited by police investigators on Monday as the Guyana Police Force attempted...
Only convictions can guarantee closure – says mother of murdered political activistOn March 10, the relatives of murdered political activist Courtney Crum Ewing will celebrate his first death anniversary. That is...
