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A group of investors in the Brazilian state of Roraima is interested in establishing a medical school in the Rupununi, and President Irfaan Ali wants the University of Guyana (UG) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) to be part of the project. Addressing the sod-turning ceremony for a new hospital at Lethem and ...

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that his administration’s Georgetown transformation plan includes improving drainage, emphasising history and culture while promoting walking and riding rather than too many vehicles in the city. “All of these sectors and segments that we see the City evolving with will support a city that is people-centric, moving more towards ...

The cockpit voice recorder of the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Bell 412EPI helicopter that crashed and burnt almost one year ago in dense jungle was badly damaged, causing investigators to rely heavily on the personal accounts of the co-pilot and another survivor, well-placed sources said. “The black box was damaged,” Aviation Minister, Juan Edghill told ...

That’s what he told me in this week’s episode of the “First Opinion Podcast.” He first started speaking with Alex Oshmyansky — the radiologist who would become his co-founder in Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs — around when Shkreli was heading to prison. Cuban asked about how Shkreli radically raised the price of Daraprim, and the answered startled him. According to Cuban, Oshmyansky said, “‘Well, he can buy it and sell it for whatever he wants, particularly since he’s got an exclusive on the manufacturing.’ I’m like, ‘that’s insane. Let me dig some more in.’ And it became quickly obvious that the pharmacy industry is as opaque as any industry … I’ve ever been involved with, and that the easiest way to counteract opacity is transparency.”

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be investigating claims that dust pollution at the incomplete Nooitgedacht access road exposes nearby residents to toxic material, EPA Executive Director, Kemraj Parsram said Tuesday. He told Demerara Waves Online News that his agency first learnt of the matter Tuesday and would first validate the claims and visit the ...

Following numerous public consultations and town hall meetings, the draft Grenada National Disability Policy and Strategic Action Plan is near completion

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Dr Floyd Morris: I strongly believe that without inclusion, there should be no vote, and without empowerment, there should be no vote

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One Communications, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and several non-governmental organisations, collectively referred to as Champions of Hope, officially launched Pinktober 2024 on Friday, continuing its mission to raise awareness and support for cancer fighters and survivors across Guyana, the company said. Speaking at the launch event themed ‘Many Hearts, One Fight,’ Ian ...

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