Year: 2021
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Family seeking answers after Berbice woman, 76, succumbs at COVID hospital
The family of Elsa Simpson, a 76-year-old No. 1 Village, Corentyne woman who succumbed at the Infectious Disease Hospital at…
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Serious political will needed when dealing with all forms of gender-based violence in Guyana
Dear Editor The lack of accountability from the Government in dealing with domestic violence is more evident in the way…
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Over $424M in contracts for COVID-19 supplies awarded under APNU+AFC before Tender Board approval – – Auditor General
A special audit by the Auditor General into the procurement, storage and distribution of COVID-19 supplies has revealed that the…
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Elder abuse is also domestic violence
Dear Editor, The number of elder persons abandoned at the local public hospitals is horrendous, while those neglected and left…
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The PNC can say PPP bill to exclude 22 Natural Resource Fund stakeholders is a power grab
Dear Editor, So now we know why after a year and a half the Guyana Natural Resource Fund – NRF…
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Police bill passed after gov’t axes DNA collection clause – -new law will empower cops to use less lethal weapons
The National Assembly yesterday passed a bill to allow police to use “less-lethal weapons,” including pepper spray and tasers, after…
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UDFA All-Stars dazzle at Leonora – —with 9-0 mauling of Victoria Kings
Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) All-Stars humiliated Elite League outfit Victoria Kings 9-0 when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and…
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The Public Accounts Committee’s examination of the public accounts – Accountability delayed is accountability denied:
Government operations should be transparent such that citizens and the media can provide oversight and hold officials accountable. The article…
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Kirstin Valdez Quade wins Center for Fiction’s 2021 First Novel Prize
Brooklyn’s Center for Fiction on Tuesday, Dec. 6 congratulated Kirstin Valdez Quade, author of “The Five Wounds” (W. W. Norton…
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So, how you feeling today?
“Sickening: Anti-Black Racism and Health Disparities in the United States” by Anne Pollock c.2021, University of Minnesota Press $21.95…
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