Guyana News

A temporary access road has been constructed on the Linden to Lethem trail at 42 Miles, Mabura to allow the passage of vehicles that were affected after the culverts were washed away by torrential rains on Friday.

A Bartica resident sustained minor injuries to his body on Tuesday afternoon after the boat he was in became engulfed in flames.

The nurse who mistreated a Moruca mother during her delivery at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two will be disciplined.

A 17-year-old is among the country’s latest COVID-19 deaths as 120 new cases of the virus were recorded.

Tenders were last Thursday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Lima Sands (Region Two) and the Good Hope (Region Four) main access roads.

A beverage vendor was yesterday denied bail after being charged with discharging a loaded firearm at a man with whom he had a past conflict.

A 23-year-old woman was yesterday afternoon arrested while on a visit to take food for an inmate at the New Amsterdam Prison after it was discovered that she had concealed 192 grams of cannabis in two papayas.

A jury was yesterday morning empaneled to hear the case against Bibi Nazeela Habiboodean and Linden Lewis who are both accused of murdering Bibi’s father—Ruby businessman Habiboodean (only name).

Police during an eradication exercise yesterday destroyed two cannabis sativa farms which were discovered along the Berbice River.

While the government is looking to swiftly develop Guyana’s oil and gas sector, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd yesterday assured that environmental protection will be a key part of its policy framework.

President Irfaan Ali  has said that Guyana’s prosperity will shared with CARICOM as he assured newly appointed Secretary-General Dr.

In an effort to realise the resumption of motor sport as ‘quickly as possible’ the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has forged a partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to host a vaccination drive that ensures the various available vaccines are readily accessible to its members.

The appeal hearing of septuagenarian Michael Abrams who back in 2017 was sentenced to two life sentences after a jury convicted him of raping and sodomizing an eight-year-old girl, is set to be called on Monday August 23rd. 

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for possession of cannabis after being intercepted at a roadblock on La Grange Public Road, West Bank Demerara, while travelling on a bus.

E-Networks has been granted permission by the Guyana Government to connect its fibre optic submarine cable to Suriname to provide for redundancy here.

A 49-year-old woman is currently in police custody after she was found in possession of narcotics following a search carried out at her residence at Onderneeming, Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday stated that from preliminary information received, parents are happy to have the COVID-19 vaccine for their children.

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

Caribbean Cinemas at Giftland Mall today said that it is reopening, tomorrow Thursday, August 19, following the guidelines and recommendations presented by the Government of Guyana.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday reiterated at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, USA that the government supports the swift development of the local oil and gas sector as a means of earning as much as possible while global realities still allow for the use of fossil fuels.