Revised COVID-19 guidelines not being mulled as yet
While new COVID-19 infections have risen, a revision of the public health guidelines is not currently under consideration, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony.
While new COVID-19 infections have risen, a revision of the public health guidelines is not currently under consideration, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony.
More than seven thousand households from Providence, Farm, Herstelling, Eccles, Bagotsown and surrounding areas on the East Bank of Demerara stand to benefit directly and indirectly from a newly drilled well in Providence which should be operational by the end of May.
Several local jewellers say they are optimistic about the establishment of a Guyana Gold Jewellery Hub in Barbados.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Civilians including women and children are still trapped inside Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol and a prolonged ceasefire is needed to ensure their evacuation as Russia presses its assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for capacity building of the force in key areas.
STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations in the alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said in Washington yesterday.
A $29 million school has been built to enable some 64 young children of Dog Point, Region Seven to access nursery education within their community for the first-time.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Havana began issuing a trickle of immigrant visas to Cubans this week, making good on an earlier promise to restart visa processing on the island after a four-year hiatus.
Cattle farmers in Black Bush Polder, Corentyne have begun relocating their animals from the Kokerite Savannah to the front lands since according to them the savannah remains flooded and they are not waiting until the water rises further.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico will increase production of staple foods such as corn, rice and beans as part of a plan agreed with business leaders to control consumer price inflation which is at a two-decade high, Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O said yesterday.
The new Maternity Unit at the New Amsterdam Hospital in Berbice is expected to be finished within two months, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia on Wednesday extradited Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group to the United States, President Ivan Duque said.
A total of 27 new COVID-19 cases were yesterday reported by the Ministry of Health.
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have indicted three Haitians and one U.S.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Caribbean Community Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS), recently hosted a meeting on drafting legislation to curb the smuggling of migrants, which it said is on the rise around the Caribbean region.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States has provided intelligence that has helped Ukrainian forces kill many of the Russian generals who have died in the Ukraine war, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing senior U.S.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday ruled that Andrew Fahie, premier of the British Virgin Islands, will not face pre-trial detention while awaiting proceedings on charges that he conspired to launder money and traffic drugs into the United States.
Thirteen bids were opened by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Tuesday last week for the construction of a new wing at the Diamond Secondary School.
PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Two blocs of Central American and Caribbean countries condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and warned about the impact of the conflict on the region Tuesday, following meetings between diplomats and a high-ranking European Union representative.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Russia never should have invaded Ukraine, but he believes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is as much to blame for the war as Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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