Guyana News

Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall has filed a $20 million lawsuit against former APNU+AFC government minister Annette Ferguson, who he alleges made certain slanderous statements against him.

Two new COVID-19 deaths along with 125 new cases were recorded yesterday.

The disbursement of the government’s $15,000 education cash grant will begin in a few months, according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has filed an appeal to the $20M default judgment granted to former government minister Annette Ferguson, who Justice Sandra Kurtzious found was defamed by Jagdeo, regarding certain statements he had made concerning her acquisition of land.

A fire of an unknown origin on Tuesday destroyed a wooden house at Jasmin Lane, Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown.

The High Commission of Canada in partnership with Equal Guyana on Monday unveiled a painting of the Progress Pride Flag on the driveway of the Canadian High Commission on Young Street, Kingston, Georgetown.

In an effort to assist communities across Guyana affected by flooding brought on by an above-normal rainy season, Demerara Bank Limited on Wednesday last donated food items, hygiene and cleaning supplies, and other items to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to boost the agency’s humanitarian efforts.

A homeless young man was yesterday placed on a restraining order after a court heard that he pointed a knife at a man while threatening him.

A Werk-en-Rust man who was remanded after police at the Security Command Centre allegedly observed him in the act of removing items from a car parked on Albert Street, Georgetown, has been granted bail.

A 50-year-old Mahaica resident was yesterday arrested for possession of narcotics.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 22, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

After receiving confirmation from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) that the Sputnik V shots acquired by Guyana are authentic, the Ministry of Health yesterday called on Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon to withdraw his recent statements questioning the authenticity of the vaccines and to apologise to the nation.

Amidst concerns about a well-organised human smuggling ring here involving Haitians and Cubans, government will be implementing a visa requirement for the two nationalities as a condition of entry into Guyana, Attorney General Anil Nandlall last night said.

One of the two Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers who was involved in a melee at a Corriverton, Berbice bar over the weekend has since been terminated while the other,  who was arrested is on administrative duties as the probe continues.

Following a rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in St Ignatius, persons not resident in the village are now required to seek permission from the council before entering the community.

Noel Rodrigues was yesterday afternoon sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2016 killing of miner, Shawn McDonald whose body was found in a metal tank at Kurupung, Region Seven.  

A former police officer was on Monday charged with causing a murder case to be dismissed by absenting himself from court when he was due to testify.

A Cane View, South Ruimveldt vendor was stabbed to death yesterday following an altercation over the placement of stalls.

Approximately 46.9% of Guyana’s adult population has so far received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine with the health minister noting that the country has an open policy in its vaccination programme.

An elderly man died on Monday after his boat hit another boat in the Essequibo River.