Obstetric and gynecological care in Guyana took a significant step forward on Tuesday as the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) celebrated the successful completion of its first Fellowship Certification Ceremony for a one-year training programme in Urogynecology, a Ministry of Health (MoH) release announced
This “milestone” event, hosted by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, recognised the achievement of Dr Padmini Singh, who has enhanced her expertise through hands-on training in the United States.
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israelis and Palestinians are signaling new efforts to forge a ceasefire deal, even a limited one, for the first time in a year that would pause the fighting in Gaza and return to Israel some of the hostages still held in the Palestinian enclave.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took the helm of the Peronist party yesterday, vowing a comeback to take on the highly popular libertarian President Javier Milei, who took office last year.
Residents of Sisters Village on the West Bank of Demerara are frustrated as roadworks in the area have come to an abrupt halt, leaving dangerous conditions and ongoing disruptions.
Deryck Carl Holder, a 40-year-old taxi driver from Lot 9 Second Street Meadow Bank, Georgetown, was arrested on Monday and charged yesterday with a $50m armed robbery on a Lusignan businessman.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil XOM.N today said its annual project spending will rise to between US$28 billion and US$33 billion between 2026 and 2030, with a goal of lifting oil and gas output by 18%.
KABUL, (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban’s acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani, and six other people were killed in an explosion in the capital Kabul today, his nephew Anas Haqqani said.
-pay increase this year to be 10%, 8% next year
-deal also reached with UG unions
The Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday announced a two-year wages pact, the first major deal between the two sides since a crippling 1999 public service strike.
Jet Global Services (Guyana) Inc – a Guyanese-incorporated company – in a release yesterday, announced the launch of its chartered international flight operations, connecting Guyana to Europe, North America, and South America, starting July 2025.
Navin Stoll, a 27-year-old truck driver, appeared yesterday before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Courts to face the charge of the attempted murder of his wife, 24-year-old Claurine Prescod-Stoll.
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday said that the Liliendaal pump station that is seven months behind schedule is expected to be commissioned in two weeks.
Executive Members of the Alliance for Change (AFC) and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) yesterday held a meeting where they “acquainted” themselves with each other and discussed opportunities for collaboration.
The High Commission of Canada in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday hosted a project steering committee meeting with key stakeholders of the government in an effort to accelerate results for children and enhance coordination among partners for project implementation, a joint High Commission/UNICEF release announced yesterday.
-ignores agreement to give up seat
Dr Asha Kissoon, Member of Parliament for The New Movement (TNM), has reiterated her stance that her appointment to the National Assembly was both legal and constitutional.
Guyana and Qatar yesterday held their first political consultation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation, Takuba Lodge, Georgetown, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated.
The government is planning to construct a bridge over the Makouria Creek, in an effort to improve access between Parika and hinterland regions with the project soon going out for tender.
The contractor responsible for Phase II of the widening of the Railway Embankment – from Sheriff Street to Orange Nassau – has been instructed to cover the sand stockpile used now for charging, so as to avoid it being wasted and being an environmental hazard, Minster of Public Works, Juan Edghill said.
