We note on social media postings of a video purporting to be a child who had just received the Pfizer vaccine and instantly reacted and died. The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like the public to know that no such vaccine-related incident occurred in Nabaclis or anywhere else in Guyana. With over 25,000 adolescents receiving […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP said an additional 100, 000 doses of the FDA-approved Pfizer vaccine are expected in the new week, as the country continues its fight against the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19). “We are expected to get a number of vaccines, 100, 000 doses of vaccines through COVAX on the fourth of […]
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC RUSAL is expected to make a comeback in Guyana, and Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, MP is adamant that the company will have to adhere to the Occupational Safety and Health regulations and Labour laws of the country. He was speaking on Wednesday, on the sidelines of a graduation ceremony […]
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, MP, is pleading with parents to ensure their children are immunised against COVID-19, as government works to have secondary schools return to face-to-face learning. The education minister told DPI today that the vaccination campaign for adolescents is seeing a large turnout. However, she noted that the process is still slow. […]
–As $52M in cash grant distributed in Region Four today The distribution of the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant at private schools in Region Four continued today, with $52M more distributed to grateful parents and guardians. Roshawna Primo along with several other parents, explained the hardships parents of private school children face to send […]
A $61 million road maintenance project is currently underway in the Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) which will improve traffic flow on the public road. The infrastructural work being executed by the Ministry of Public Works stretches from Supenaam to Charity and is slated for completion in October. Speaking with DPI, Regional Vice-Chairman, Humace Oudit said the […]
-Says Guyana will witness unprecedented rate of modernisation in the next 10 years Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips called this evening’s opening of the Caribbean Cinemas at the Amazonia Mall in Providence, a proud moment for his Government. He said that the investments being made on the East Bank are due to […]
The Management of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) wishes to refute claims of the Corporation’s inability to pay workers’ wages and salaries since August 2021 disseminated recently a media house. The fact is the Corporation’s setback is a result of the recent unprecedented rainfalls that affected the entire country. GuySuCo was not spared of […]
The Ministry of Health today, began administering the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine, which became available on Monday following a lengthy delay. Hundreds of people turned out to receive their jabs at the Ministry on Brickdam. DPI spoke with a number of persons who said they took the vaccine to protect themselves and […]
The latest gazetted measures for COVID-19, published earlier this month, require that members of the public be vaccinated to access all public buildings, a move which Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, MP stated is for the protection of the population. The new requirement has sparked some protests, mainly from the political opposition and the Guyana […]