Two former senior public servants have expressed surprise at the transfer of former Financial Secretary Darlene Morrison to a newly created ministry in the position of permanent secretary. Former Cabinet Secretary Dr Carlton Davis and former Financial Secretary Shirley Tyndall said the move was a demotion for the senior public official, even if her pay package remains the same. Davis, a respected former public servant who worked as Cabinet secretary across administrations, said he found Morrison’s transfer at this time to be “curious”.

03 Nov, 2026 Edmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter 0

GEORGETOWN (CMC): One in five Guyanese adults with advanced HIV disease included had at least one serious infection linked to a weakened immune system, according to the results of a study released here on Monday. The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) said more concerning, approximately one-third of these infections were detected in patients who had no obvious symptoms. It said that the findings highlight the importance of screening people with advanced HIV for infections, even when they appear healthy, and ensuring they receive timely treatment.

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Jamaica College's (JC) disqualification from the Walker Cup Knockout, a ban from next year's competition and the forfeiture of points from a Manning Cup fixture against St Catherine High after player Jamone Lyle was deemed ineligible, along with the sanctions imposed on Excelsior High School for fielding an ineligible player in two Manning Cup matches, have brought the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association's (ISSA) Amateurism Rule and broader questions of regulatory compliance back into sharp focus.

03 Nov, 2026 Audley Boyd/News Editor 0

The Beenie Man brouhaha continues to generate memes, a whole lot of conversation and now – not surprisingly – even a song. The dancehall artiste, whose real name is Moses Davis, has now released a song titled Weh Di Money Deh, using the visuals of one of the memes with him dressed as the biblical patriarch Moses, carrying the rod as he leads his people from exile in Egypt to the Promised Land.

03 Nov, 2026 Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer 0

Meta said it was postponing the rollout of new terms for its business accounts after an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates who said the updated rules would allow the tech giant to scrape vast amounts of data and potentially build competing services. The new rules, originally scheduled to go into effect October 30, authorise Meta to use automated software such as web scrapers and bots to “index, cache, analyze, collect, retrieve, or crawl the domains, web pages, or URLs” associated with a business account.

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