Guyana News

Operators of passenger boats have been informed that they risk being suspended or having their licences revoked if they operate unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday announced via its Facebook page.

The government yesterday used its majority in the National Assembly to pass amendments to the legislation for the registration of births and deaths, including simplifying the process for adults without original documents to acquire birth certificates.

A visiting high-level World Bank team, led by its Vice President responsible for the Latin America and Caribbean region, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, along with officials from the Ministry of Finance yesterday inspected various developmental and completed project sites that form part of the World Bank project portfolio in Guyana.

The National Assembly yesterday passed an amendment to pave the way for the resumption of international adoptions with greater protections for children from potential abuse and exploitation.

A young mechanic was shot dead on Monday while at a friend’s house in `B’ Field, Sophia.

Two more COVID-19 fatalities were yesterday reported along with 24 new cases of the virus.

In the face of concerns that his administration has only paid lip service to transparency in its stewardship of the oil and gas sector, President Irfaan Ali on Monday announced that government is building a dedicated website to publish all available information.

Residents of Wakenaam in Region Three will soon benefit from improved water supply with the commencement of the drilling of a new well by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

Following the termination of the contract between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and Lyken/Newburg Funeral Home, the funeral company has decided to take legal action against the GPF.

The distribution of AstraZeneca vaccines that were recently received from the United Kingdom has begun, the Minister of Health has reported.

Seeking to assuage concerns, President Irfaan Ali on Monday assured that the government’s new regional crime fighting units will not be a parallel police force.

Wading into the Opposition APNU+AFC for telling “untruths” about inequality and not doing its part in trying to bring unity since he took office, President Irfaan Ali on Monday challenged opposition supporters to judge him by his actions and to fact-check assertions from the opposing party.

A Sophia teenager, who police say was caught red-handed after robbing a man of a phone in a knife-point attack, was yesterday remanded to prison on an armed robbery charge.

The mother of 12-year-old Varshanie Ramroop, who was hit down while crossing the Farm Public Road, East Bank Essequibo in June, is asking that the police be more active in addressing the matter.

The body of an unidentified man was found in a koker at Nouvelle Flanders, West Coast Demerara yesterday.

The Ministry of Health today said that as August 02, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Jaleel Leow, a 21-year-old mechanic of Dennis Street,  Campbellville was yesterday gunned down in `B’ Field, Sophia.

Although silent on if or when government will meet and negotiate with the GPSU, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said public servants would be receiving retroactive increases in wages and salaries before the end of the year.

A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam man died after he lost control of his car and ended up into a trench along the Warren Public Road, East Coast Berbice on Sunday evening.

With several parts of the country still reeling from the effects of recent flooding from above normal rainfall, the government yesterday announced flood management and mitigation measures that include construction of a new drainage system for flood-prone South Georgetown.