Guyana News

Cognisant that severe flooding will be a recurring disaster as a result of climate change, the Village Council of Moraikobai in Region Five is putting plans in place to permanently relocate residents who were severely affected to higher ground.

Preparatory geotechnical and geophysical works have begun for the Wales gas-to-shore project and mariners have been given notice that such activities will be conducted by ExxonMobil’s local affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).

CARICOM Heads of government who met virtually on July 5th and 6th expressed “broad support” for a second term for Patricia Scotland as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

Assistant Superintendent Mahendranauth of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) died yesterday morning following a brief illness according to a press release from the force.

The Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal on Friday inspected the site where the bridge to link the Great Diamond-Herstelling Road and Mocha Arcadia Main Access Road is being built.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday launched an Agriculture Community Development Committee in Ithaca Village, West Bank Berbice and encouraged residents to not allow anyone to cause division.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) says that 722 land titles/transports are ready for uplifting.

In the aftermath of the flooding that swamped the country and overwhelmed drainage infrastructure, the NDIA has advertised for six engineers.

Saying government has continued to ignore its obligations under the existing labour agreement, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has requested an urgent meeting for overdue negotiations on wages, salaries and allowances for the years 2020 and 2021.

Government-nominated Elections Commissioner Bibi Shadick is hoping that the lawsuit filed by Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield will not delay the adjudication of the motion for his dismissal since no injunction has been granted by the court. 

Six Rasville families lost their homes on Saturday after an apartment building was gutted in a fire started by a child.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the deaths of three more persons who were infected with COVID-19, including a centenarian.

With multiple COVID-19 cases having been confirmed in Santa Rosa, in Region One, the Village Council has instituted several measures, including extended curfew hours, in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.

A 36-year-old porter died in an early morning accident on Saturday after he lost control of the minibus he was driving and crashed into the fence of Apex Academy along the Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road.

The government will begin disbursing its “Because We Care” Cash Grant and the School Uniform and Supplies Grant for children in the public school system this week, the Ministry of Education announced on Saturday.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday lobbied for greater support for private sector development when he met with the recently elected Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Dr Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon and a visiting delegation.

The biennial National Conference of the Alliance for Change (AFC), due to be held this month, has been postponed as the party’s leadership brainstorms ways to hold the gathering while adhering to COVID-19 protocols.

As part of its housing programme, the government has applied to register several parcels of land in Diamond and Grove, on the East Bank of Demerara, and La Reconnaissance, on the East Coast of Demerara.

A Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) diagnosis in January 2020 saw Anjeli Surujpaul, a University of Guyana student, having to make drastic changes to her life and she is now working to raise awareness about the autoimmune deficiency.

Diagnosed with the largest arteriovenous malformation (AVM) locally, Police Corporal Amit Bacchus is in urgent need of a lifesaving surgery and is seeking the public’s assistance in raising funds to have the procedure done.