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Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence has challenged the latest batch of 21 recently-graduated healthcare professionals to strive to become great and not settle for being good.

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GECOM yesterday made no decisions about how long it will take to merge the information garnered from House to House (HtH) registration with the National Register of Registrants (NRR) nor has it decided a possible date.

The trial of the two men accused of killing a father and his two daughters by setting their home on fire in 2014 was yesterday brought to an end by Justice Brassington Reynolds after what he described as “irregular contact” between an “interested” member of the public and a member of the jury.

The completion of emergency repairs on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DBH) allowed for the resumption of operations ahead of schedule yesterday.

Region Six Chairman David Armogan yesterday revealed that Regional Executive Officer (REO) Kim Williams-Stephen has indicated to him that no money is available for badly needed works on dams in the region.

Contractor Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. has been unable to deploy garbage trucks for collection in Georgetown due to the closure of the Demerara Harbour Bridge to traffic.

The Guyana Prison Service yesterday received a speedboat, valued at almost $11 million, from the Ministry of Public Security to boost its emergency responses.

The police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old Philippines national, who was crushed to death on Monday evening during an incident at a city wharf.

A 13.8 kV feeder breaker at the Sophia substation suffered a failure at approximately 00:57 hrs yesterday morning resulting in a power loss which affected service to customers in Berbice and sections of East Demerara, according to the Guyana Power and Light (GPL).

As The Bahamas struggles to restore communications following the rampage of hurricane Dorian several families including Guyanese are desperate for information about their loved ones who were on the islands ravaged by the storm.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday issued a helideck licence for the ExxonMobil Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel Liza Destiny, which arrived in Guyana last week.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) distribution Network at the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) with the highest bid received being over $3.7B.

As part of its continued efforts at preparation should an oil spill occur, ExxonMobil recently organised an emergency response training programme.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday, August 23, 2019, concluded  its 20th annual Work-study Programme which sought to familiarise students at the Upper Secondary and tertiary levels with the work environment.

A man has been imprisoned after he admitted to stabbing one of his daughters and assaulting another.

A taxi-driver, who is accused of stabbing a man with a pair of scissors during an argument over $2,000, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder.

The Government of Guyana will be putting systems in place to assist The Bahamas following the devastating effects of hurricane Dorian.

In response to the reports of the devastation experienced in The Bahamas as a result of Hurricane Dorian, the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Allen Chastenet, has assured the island state of CARICOM’s solidarity and pledged to assist with whatever help may be required.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB)  reopened for light traffic at 2 PM today.