Guyana News

Data compiled during visits by the Ministry of Agriculture, its associated agencies and the Civil Defence Commission will be used to determine the approximate 52,000 recipients of government’s recently announced  $7.8B flood relief grants.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday ruled that Trust Company (Guyana) Limited is required to register with the Guyana Securities Council (GSC) where it issues a security owned by more than 50 persons.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, human traffickers have found various means to continue their trade and avoid detection by the police.

Convicted prisoner Quincy Clarke, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Saturday morning was recaptured later in the day.

Now scheduled for an August commissioning, the  Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) new US$52 million, 46.5 MW generating facility at Garden of Eden (GoE), East Bank of Demerara is currently in its testing phase.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of July 31, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is currently investigating two interior airstrip accidents which occurred last month, its Director General, Colonel Egbert Field says.

After successfully raising the money to cover her university expenses, Moriah Hamilton has officially been enrolled at Howard University in the United States and will soon be leaving Guyana to begin classes later this month.

The body of a sixty-three-year-old man of Mocha, East Bank Demerara was yesterday morning discovered floating in the Mocha Access Road Canal in the vicinity of Fourth Bridge.

The case file involving the shooting of 25-year-old Gladys Benedict by Region Nine Regional Executive Officer, Karl Singh is still with the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 31, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

About 1.10 am today,  convicted prisoner Allen Thomas, 25 years, of Shea Village, South Rupununi was found in a sitting position and hanging from the inside door handle of the lockups at the Lethem Police Station with his underwear tied around his neck.

While the sales terms have not been publicised, Guyana received nearly US$80 million for its last one million barrels of oil, the highest sum to date, and pushing the total in its account at the New York Federal Reserve Bank to more than US$430 million, sources say.

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced a series of relief measures, including billions in cash grants for households and farmers that were devastated by recent flooding countrywide.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the deaths of six more persons who were infected with COVID-19.

With the recently repaired flash gas compression system on the Liza Destiny oil platform still experiencing some technical issues, ExxonMobil said it is now flaring about six million cubic feet of gas per day.

While assuring that all preparations have been made for the sitting of the National Grade Six Assessment on Wednesday and Thursday, the Ministry of Education yesterday announced that it would allow students the option of wearing casual clothing rather than their school uniforms.

With public transport operators now required to be vaccinated in order to ferry members of the public, some minibus operators yesterday signalled that they plan to strike to protest the new measure.

The newly announced COVID-19 measure requiring unvaccinated persons to make an appointment before visiting a ministry or government agency has been met with mixed reactions, with some welcoming the decision while others have described it as unfair.

While the updated COVID-19 Emergency measures allows for cinemas to resume operations from today, Caribbean Cinemas and MovieTowne yesterday said that they would not be reopening as yet due to a restriction on the sale of food and drinks.