People cannot change the truth but the truth can change people By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Now that COVID-19 has forced us all to worship in a different style and aisle, it is time to take a careful look at ...
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Oh Canada, Where Have You Been?
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist What will it take for Canada to notice the profundity of her problems, or how infected she is with the cancerous-like diseases, such as mental health, police brutality and stark racism? It is apparent that ...
Read More »Caribbean Public Health Agency Partners With PAHO To Ensure Caribbean States Get Equitable Access To COVID-19 Vaccine
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The Caribbean Public health Agency (CARPHA), with funding from the European Union (EU), has entered into an agreement with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), to support Member States’ ...
Read More »Guyana’s Attorney-General ‘Vindicated’ By Withdrawal Of Larceny Charge
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, says he feels “vindicated” by the decision of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to withdraw the simple larceny charge against him. Nandlall was ...
Read More »Guyana’s Labour Ministry Providing Training To Ensure Skilled Workforce, Says Minister Hamilton
UPPER DEMERARA-BERBICE, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The Ministry of Labour will be implementing training across the country, to ensure there is a skilled workforce in every region, announced Minister Joseph Hamilton, during an outreach to Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region ...
Read More »Guyana Government To Access COVID-19 Vaccine Through COVAX
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The Irfaan Ali-led government has already set in motion, plans to access a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, disclosed Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony. He revealed that Guyana is among the ...
Read More »Guyana’s Government Allocating Millions For Municipal Employees’ Unpaid Salaries; Municipalities To Be Audited
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The national government will allocate two million dollars to each municipality, to ensure that town council staff, who have not been paid for months, receive their wages and salaries. Minister of Local Government ...
Read More »Former Jamaican Prime Minister Hugh Shearer’s Birthplace To Be Declared A Heritage Site
TRELAWNY, Jamaica (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, announced that the birthplace of the late former Prime Minister, Hugh Lawson Shearer, in Martha Brae, Trelawny, is to be declared a heritage site. ...
Read More »National Museum Of Jamaica Gets Grant To Purchase Equipment
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The National Museum of Jamaica has received a grant of €17,662, 00 (J$2.7 million) to purchase two air conditioning units, a standby generator and a computer. The grant is a gift from the ...
Read More »Outstanding Jamaicans Honoured
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — Close to 200 Jamaicans were honoured for their exemplary contribution to the development of the nation, during a virtual ceremony, aired on National Heroes Day, yesterday. The Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, conferred the ...
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