AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoOne Health Push: Guyana’s Ministry of Health signed a US$1.78M Service Delivery Agreement with PAHO/WHO to strengthen the Guyana One Health Project, with funding from the Pandemic Fund Grant and World Bank IDA credit—aimed at lab strengthening, better disease surveillance, emergency response, workforce training, and coordination across human, animal, and environmental health. MV Barima Aftermath (Care & Identification): The Ministry of Human Services expanded psychosocial support for MV Barima survivors and families, adding toll-free hotlines and counselling hubs, while the Ministry of Health urged relatives of the still-missing to visit Suddie Mortuary to identify five newly recovered bodies. MV Barima Aftermath (Justice): Three senior MV Barima officials—captain Kevin Price, chief mate Rondell Dwayne Roberts, and loading superintendent Delon Granderson—were charged with 72 counts of murder and remanded as investigations and a Commission of Inquiry move forward. Road Safety: A 28-year-old taxi driver, Emmanuel Bernard Paul, died after a crash on the Goedverwagting Railway Embankment Road in East Coast Demerara; police say he failed to stop before entering the roadway and collided with a truck. Sexual Offences Reform: The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2026 was referred to a special select committee, proposing stronger protections and a National Sex Offender Database.
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