Guyana News

A twenty-three-year-old Lindener drowned yesterday afternoon during an outing with friends at Buck Town Creek, Christianburg, Wismar, Linden.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday maintained that Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon must first recognise the PPP/C government as legitimate before they consult on the appointments of a substantive Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary.

A policeman is among two men who died on Sunday following an accident at Airy Hall Public Road, Essequibo Coast.

An unvaccinated nurse was among the COVID-19 fatalities last month, while two unvaccinated doctors are currently in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

The Alberttown, Georgetown apartment building which was recently gutted by a fire that claimed the lives of two Venezuelan women was in breach of several aspects of the building code.

While assuring that government would continue to channel the resources needed to ensure Guyana achieves herd immunity against COVID-19, President Irfaan Ali yesterday made an impassioned appeal to the unvaccinated to get their shots, including teachers, whom he urged to lead by example as he did not rule out making vaccination mandatory for those going back into the classrooms.

Keno Griffith, who was chopped in his head and arm on Monday after he tried to rescue a woman from her aggressor, yesterday succumbed to his injuries.

Two beauticians and a taxi driver were on Sunday arrested after they were accused of stealing from a family who hired them to provide hair and makeup services.

Sookranie Singh, the mother of the recently slain domestic violence victim Omela Singh, believes that had the police been more dedicated to their jobs, her daughter might still be alive.

Just over a dozen civic groups are calling for a “systematic, inclusive and transparent” consultation process on energy options available to Guyana.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) on Thursday spearheaded the donation of 3,800 chicks and 171 bags of feed to flood-affected farmers in the Mahaica-Mahaicony area.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of August 1, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

An “Amazon-like” e-commerce website will soon be launched to market local products made by small businesses to international buyers, President Irfaan Ali announced on Friday.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan, Barrister-at-Law; Author of The Guyana Court of Appeal (2002) Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Ideas travel, or not, depending on their intrinsic merit.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday said that as of Friday, July 30th it had not received the police file in relation to the shooting of 25-year-old Gladys Benedict by Region Nine Regional Executive Officer (REO), Karl Singh.

Unique Arts Entertainment, which has been investing in young people for over 12 years through various programmes, has received a grant from UNESCO for a new venture, ‘Paint the Picture’, which targets mental health, human trafficking and gender-based violence through dance.

In an address on the first anniversary of his government, President Irfaan Ali today chronicled the range of major projects launched by his administration,  appealed for persons to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and announced  a major drainage scheme for South Georgetown along with three outfalls similar to the Hope Canal in regions 3, 5 and 6.

Tomorrow, the PPP/C government will present to Parliament an amendment to the Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act, as it seeks to pave the way for the smooth execution of the gas to shore project and ExxonMobil’s laying of fibre optic cables.

Foreigners travelling to Guyana will now have to be fully vaccinated in order to be permitted entry into the country.

Police are investigating the suspected murder of a Venezuelan hot dog vendor whose body was discovered yesterday morning in an alleyway behind SleepIn Hotel on Church Street.