Only persons travelling to and from countries where yellow fever is endemic are required to be vaccinated and have proof of immunisation, says Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud.
Though the parking meters contract with the city is still being reviewed by government, Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday said he finds no issue with the recently launched public education campaign on the use of the machines.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the Minister of Citizenship yesterday distributed hampers valued $9M to 851 West Coast Berbice, Mahaica-Berbice Region households, which had been affected by flooding early last month.
Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday that the report of the inquiry into the allegations made against officials of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) by self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram will be discussed by Cabinet next Tuesday.
The trial of convicted scam artist Gopaul Tiwari, who is accused of shooting at police, began yesterday with him claiming that, contrary to police testimony, he was approached by ranks in a heavily tinted vehicle bearing no police plates.
Three youths are now in custody in connection with the death of a Tuschen fisherman, who went missing last Saturday.
A Sophia electrician was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of shooting at a store owner after a dispute.
The Ministry of Communities yesterday signed an $11.8M contract with Samuel Wright, an environment management consultant from Linden, for public consultations on a draft national solid waste management strategy.
The Guyana Water Inc will officially commission its Lethem, Region 9 office within the next three weeks, the utility said yesterday in a press release.
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is encouraging farmers who are interested in exporting their produce to have their farms certified.
A Linden man was yesterday charged with multiple counts of larceny stemming from a series of break-ins over a four-month period.
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – The Zika outbreak rampaging through Latin America will likely burn itself out in the next two to three years, based on the fact that people develop immunity to the virus after an initial infection, British scientists said yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) General secretary of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), Sat Maharaj, on Wednesday launched an extraordinary verbal attack on former prime minister Patrick Manning, describing him as a “racist.”
Mohalall Raj, 48, of Enmore, was yesterday morning found hanging by his sister in law.
NICE, France, (Reuters) – A “terrorist” gunman killed 80 people and wounded scores when he drove a heavy truck at high speed into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late yesterday, officials said.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. regulators yesterday paved the way for a lightning-fast next generation of wireless services in a move that made the United States the first country to set aside an ample amount of airwaves for so-called 5G wireless applications and networks.
(Barbados Nation) Only four of the top 20 performers in this year’s Common Entrance Examination were from Government primary schools.
(Barbados Nation) Barbadian taxpayers can continue to fund LIAT, but St Lucian Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says not a dollar from his country is going into the cash-strapped regional airline.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A federal appeals court yesterday said the U.S.
NICE, France, (Reuters) – An attacker killed up to 80 people and injured scores when he drove a heavy truck at high speed into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late today, officials said.
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