Guyana News

Acting Minister of Agriculture  Deodat Indar and Managing Director of Farm Supplies Limited, Renger Van Dijk today opened the company’s branch office in No.

Some 600 farmers in Region Ten, who were affected by the recent severe flooding, today benefitted from the Government’s flood relief grant, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The Ministry of Health today said that as August 27, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Ministry of Education on Friday announced that nursery and primary schools will reopen for face-to-face learning on September 6, while secondary schools will open in accordance with the vaccination programme currently being rolled out across the country.

A day after he allegedly admitted to stealing a quantity of COVID-19 vaccination books, a driver attached to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) was yesterday remanded to prison after he was faced with two charges.

Former National Communications Network (NCN) Chairman Enrico Woolford has won a judgment against former Minister of Health Dr Leslie Ramsammy, whom he had sued for libel.

Former parliamentarian  and PNCR executive Mervyn Williams is a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal.

The Health Ministry on Friday confirmed three more COVID-19 deaths, including that of a 28-year-old man.

With unvaccinated healthcare workers being refused entry at their worksites under new COVID-19 measures, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has stated that the fallout could see the public health system being forced to reduce some of its services.

Hoping to help boost capacity of its aquaculture investments and seafood processing standards, local seafood company Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) is seeking to tap into India’s vast knowledge in the area and has begun discussions on collaborative efforts.

Approximately 1,000 low -and moderate-income persons on the East Coast of Demerara, Region Four received house lots on Friday, when the Ministry of Housing and Water and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), hosted another ‘Dream Realised’ housing drive.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall has given vendors at Anna Regina, in Region Two, another two weeks to halt all roadside vending and to relocate to the Bush Lot market.

A man, described by police as being of unsound mind, is now patient under guard at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two after he was beaten by residents of Adventure, Region Two, who caught him trying to rape a young girl.

Troy Resources and Zijin Mining Group have both reported that the commencement of underground gold mining at their repective  Region Seven operations , have been delayed due to inclement weather conditions in recent months.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday granted the prosecution more time to prepare evidence for the trial of the seven persons accused of conspiring to rig the March 2nd, 2020 elections.

A sex worker was on Friday sentenced to a year in prison after he admitted to committing a robbery.

Three Memorex Enterprise Inc. workers were on Friday charged with stealing over $7.5 million in food supplies and other goods from the company.

Over 150 women and men in Region Two are expected to benefit from skills training under the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WiiN) programme.

A taxi driver was robbed of his car on Thursday night when two men attacked a Superbet outlet at Bladen Hall, East Coast Demerara.

A quantity of prohibited items, including cellular phones, were found yesterday morning when a search was carried out at the New Amsterdam Prison.