Owner of Liliendaal hospital seeking $13m per month in rent
Wilfred Rambarran, the owner of the property on which the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal is located, is claiming $13m per month in rental since April this year.
- Thursday, 6th August, 2020
- Today's Paper
Ali swears in 19 ministers
Ali appoints technical team to review key state agencies
No portfolio as yet for new PM
Ali urges ministers to be results-oriented, transparent
New health minister calls infectious diseases hospital a ‘shell’
Shuman for Parliament
UK envoy calls for reconciliation here
Guyana’s coronavirus cases surpass 500
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Guyana, the total case count yesterday surpassed 500.
Natural Resources minister says Petroleum Commission Bill is priority
Jagdeo expresses gratitude to public for support
PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, recently sworn in as Vice President expressed yesterday gratitude to the supporters of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) for their backing over the past months leading up to the party’s victory and said that the country is now faced with the “uphill” task of rebuilding.
Search still on for Finance Minister
With consultations still ongoing in an effort to identify a Minister of Finance, the PPP/C government will in the meantime utilise the skills of former President and current Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on financial matters, President Irfaan Ali announced yesterday.
Health ministry to employ COVID-19 case tracking consultants
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is currently looking for eight COVID-19 case tracking consultants, who will be expected to work within the various regions of the country.
Preparations underway for Ali’s inauguration ceremony
Safety, reopening of schools of ‘paramount importance’ – new Education Minister
Region Seven records 104 COVID-19 cases
Trawlers collide with harbour bridge
Guidance from Court of Appeal awaited on charges against Irfaan Ali
Bess says GDF members subject to new Commander-in-Chief’s directives
Caribbean disaster agency donates rapid testing kits to Civil Defence Commission
Broomes says allegation levelled against bodyguard ‘untrue’
Edgar Thomas now head of Presidential Guard Service
Childhood interrupted
In August 2018, a 15-year-old Stockholm schoolgirl began a protest in front of the Swedish parliament building, vowing to continue until her government met the carbon emissions target agreed by world leaders in Paris, in 2015.
President Ali: show us
A cold wind is blowing from the north
Can the PPP be transformative ever?
New presidency at a momentous time
Tenure at Gold Board will be a cherished memory, I thank Mr Trotman for reposing confidence in me
If new gov’t wants me to vacate house it should be done in line with Laws of Guyana, Public Service rules
Guyanese will be holding President Ali to his unforgettable words during swearing-in
Measurement of income inequality not difficult but tedious
Trending Locally
Lawrence urges coalition supporters against turning on each other, giving into provocation
Anthony tipped to be Minister of Health
LIVE Cabinet Swearing In: Hugh Todd likely for Foreign Ministry, Vindhya Persaud for Social Protection
Nineteen new ministers appointed, Vickram Bharrat named Minister of Natural Resources
Hoppie now acting Top Cop
Ali swears in 19 ministers
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Vivo pulls 2020 IPL sponsorship amid China backlash
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, (Reuters) – China’s Vivo will not be the title sponsor of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said today, amid a growing backlash against Chinese companies in India.
New Minister of Sports promises to serve with distinction
With much work ahead, the new Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr.
GFF to meet with members today
With plans afoot to formulate a structure for the possible return of football, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will host a meeting today with several members under its umbrella to discuss pertinent issues at the entity’s section-K Campbellville headquarters.
GCF president wants to create enabling environment for virtual competitions
GFF extends pre-season football transfer window FIFA approves
Pakistan’s Babar punishes sloppy England in first test
Poor planning cost Windies series win: Sir Andy
Officials expect smooth running of 2020 CPL
Lara dispels coronavirus rumours
As COVID-19 rises in Trinidad, SEA pupils to work from home
(Trinidad Guardian) Pupils preparing for the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination will do their work at home from today until the August 20 test – and bars and restaurants are now the biggest COVID-19 risk.
Brazil unemployment, end of emergency aid threaten economic recovery
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Expiring emergency payments to millions of low-paid Brazilians and the likely restoration of growth-choking austerity measures, as unemployment rises, risk torpedoing growing optimism that Latin America’s economy may not tank as much as feared.
Brazil indigenous leader Aritana dead from COVID-19
GOIANIA, Brazil, (Reuters) – Chief Aritana Yawalapiti, one of Brazil’s most influential indigenous leaders who led the people of Upper Xingu in central Brazil and helped create an indigenous park there, died on Wednesday from COVID-19, his family said in a statement.
Former Guatemalan minister charged in U.S. with laundering $10 million
Brazil’s court rules government must protect tribes from coronavirus
Ecuador says China agrees to supervision of fishing fleet near Galapagos
Trinidad: Toddler drowns in swimming pool
Jamaian man rescues boy from crocodile-infested water
‘It was like an atomic bomb’ – Aunt of Jamaican-Lebanese returns to shattered apartment, loses belongings
‘Revolution’: Angry crowds in Beirut urge Macron to help bring change
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron toured Beirut’s shattered streets today, two days after a giant explosion, with crowds demanding the end to a “regime” of politicians they blame for corruption and dragging Lebanon into disaster.
Beirut reels from huge blast as death toll climbs to at least 135
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing people yesterday from the wreckage caused by a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 135.
Indian federal investigator to probe Bollywood actor’s death -prosecutor
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s federal investigative agency will probe the death of a Bollywood actor, its top prosecutor said on Wednesday, the latest twist to a murky case that was reported as a suicide and has dominated Indian social media for over a month.
U.S. steps up campaign to purge ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps
Fauci says regulators promise politics will not guide vaccine timing
Uganda’s tough approach curbs COVID, even as Africa nears 1 mln cases
Wait of centuries is over, India PM says, as Hindu temple construction begins
Initial investigations point to negligence as cause of Beirut blast, source says
Massive blast rips through Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands
Hospital attendant finds fulfilment as frontline worker
Time and distance do not remove racial trauma, facing it does
Black Ambition
The emancipation contribution to carnival
A tale of three artists
Guyanese photographers group launches virtual magazine
Guyana ready to deal with COVID-19 mental health issues
No gym? No problem, say D’Urban Park fitness buffs
Targeting specific body parts
Isolation and alcohol consumption
Guyana opposes nine countries as online chess Olympiad opens
Policy choices for the 2030s: More on why a National Oil Company is a must!
Double bass player of Guyanese parentage wins Toronto singing competition
Taste Guyana
Strategies for a healthy relationship
Quacey Welcome is supreme in his Dancehall moves
Canadian Guyanese writer set to release seventh book
