Guyana News

A 24-year-old United States-based Guyanese man was shot and killed in Queens, New York, on Friday during a confrontation with a driver, who allegedly crashed into his car.

Motorists travelling along the East and West Banks of Demerara corridor yesterday were forced to endure traffic jams after a vehicle stalled and blocked traffic on the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

A total of 111 business owners in Region Two applied last week to access grants through the Small Business Bureau (SBB).

President Irfaan Ali has committed Guyana to providing assistance to aid the relief and recovery efforts in Haiti in the wake of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the nation on Saturday.

Roraima Airways has confirmed that five persons received injuries after one of its aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing this morning near the Haags Bosch landfill, on the East Bank of Demerara.

With the impending arrival of a consignment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which are approved for children age 12 and older, the government has started seeking the consent of parents to administer vaccines to eligible children in the public school system.

Guyana on Friday received a third shipment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the global COVAX initiative and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative Dr Luis Felipe Codina announced that a consignment of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine is due to arrive here next month.

Approximately 5,000 Sputnik V second dose components arrived in Guyana yesterday and those awaiting their shots may be able to access them from tomorrow.

A Berbice fisherman was on Thursday found dead at the Kumaka Waterfront, North West District, with what appeared to be marks of violence on his face and neck, several days after he was reported missing by his boat’s captain.

A Corentyne man was on Friday sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his stepfather during a row over music at Bloomfield, Berbice, five years ago.

The Government of Guyana through the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) with Caribbean International Distributors Inc.,

Retired physician Dr Abraham Augustus Clemwood Fung-A-Fat, one of the co-founders of the Woodlands Hospital, died on Wednesday after a brief period of illness.

On the heels of the government’s decision to suspend the recently instituted COVID-19 vaccination protocols for healthcare workers and public transport operators, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon says more concessions are needed.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the American Petroleum Institute (API) to adopt safety standards and guidelines for the expanding local oil and gas sector.

Two fishermen escaped with their lives and minor burns on Thursday evening when a gas fire destroyed their boat.

Following the discovery on Tuesday of millions of dollars in cocaine aboard a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plane that transited through Guyana, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has disclosed that so far there is no indication that the drugs had been loaded onto the aircraft while it was here.

The man deemed a person of interest in the gunning down of Brazilian Euclid Da Silva remained in police custody yesterday as they continued their investigation.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will soon launch an audit of the Mabaruma Town Council, in Region One, due to its recent financial problems.

Harrynarine Harrilall, also known as ‘Screech,’ 38, of Johanna South, Black Bush Polder, was yesterday remanded over the murder of a workmate.

Region Two Vice Chairman Humace Oodit has disclosed that the start of a planned Anna Regina road project has been delayed by two weeks due to the continuation of roadside vending in the town.