Guyana News

The National Community Policing Group (CPG) held its elections on July 17th at the Leonora Secondary School on the West Coast of Demerara and Kishore Gobin was re-elected as Chairman.

The three men suspected of robbing a fifty-seven-year-old businesswoman at Rockstone/Mabura Access Road on Friday night were on Saturday arrested by police.

Two sisters, who Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers say had cannabis amounting to 518.7 grammes, in their possession, were on Friday refused bail.

A mason charged with armed robbery was on Wednesday remanded by a City Magistrate after the Court heard that he had been positively identified by the virtual complainant.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 17, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Delron McKenzie, 23, of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown was shot dead in Linden last night in what appears to be an ambush.

As he underscored that government will keep implementing policies across the board for small businesses’ growth, Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh says that the bid security for contracts under $7 million has been removed and he lauded the increased participation of small contractors in the public bidding process.

A court ruling against the government over several plots of land at Wales, West Bank Demerara could complicate plans for the proposed US$900 million gas-to-shore project.

Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers has challenged those members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) requesting her dismissal to provide proof that she failed to appropriately execute her duties during the 2020 General and Regional Elections or in any way participated in alleged attempts to falsify the results. 

Five executive members of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) have stepped forward to defend party leader David Granger against accusations that he is attempting to turn the party into a “one man show.”

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed two more COVID-19 fatalities, which have increased the country’s death toll from the virus to 509.

Over 1,200 persons were hospitalised with COVID-19 at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal for the first six months of 2021.

‘Because We Care’ cash grants for over 97% of public school students in Region Two were uplifted during a three-day rollout of the programme in the region that started on Wednesday and concluded on Friday.

Land at the West Bank of Berbice which has been at the centre of conflict among various farmers will now be zoned and leased to them.

While deciding whether to open a restaurant here, Guyanese-American Winnick Paton received a lot of discouragement.

A 12-year-old child is currently nursing severe burns that he sustained during an explosion almost a month ago and non-governmental organisation Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) is currently seeking the public’s help in raising funds to offset his medical treatment overseas.

The Mario’s Juice Bar and Grill House celebrated its one year anniversary on Friday with the owner announcing that expansion for better service is in the works.

Broadcasters are engaging the government for “relief” in broadcast licence fees due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Retired Appeal Court judge BS Roy has been named as the head of the Law Reform Commission.

Three former employees of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), who were sacked late last month, are expected to be paid their full benefits.