Guyana News

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Saturday called on the government to initiate an “ethnic and national reconciliation” process, while warning that tensions between the country’s two major ethnic groups poses a danger to national stability.

Saying that the most glaring challenge for African Guyanese is economic inequity, the Society for African Guyanese Empowerment (SAGE) has urged that they demand that the issue be treated as a national emergency.

Promising to offer a “second to none” experience and with plans to extend its operation throughout the country in the coming months, the Heliconia Restaurant and Lounge yesterday officially opened its doors to the public.

The police have issued a bulletin for 26-year-old Samorea Mitchell, of Wisroc, Linden, who is wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Delroy McKenzie, and the attempted murder of Calvin Daly.

Guyana was up to last Thursday at the tail end of its recent Sputnik V shipment even as the COVID-19 vaccination programme continues.

Following criticisms of its response to the fatal Alberttown blaze that left two Venezuelan women dead on Thursday, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday defended its performance, while denying that it showed up unprepared.

A search is underway for convicted prisoner Quincy Clarke, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison yesterday morning.

A woman who accepted a drop from an unknown driver at Tuschen Housing Scheme has said she had to break the window of his vehicle to escape after the driver refused to let her out.

A Berbice businessman and his wife were robbed on Friday evening while entering their yard at Fort Ordnance Housing Scheme, East Canje, Berbice.

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday voiced his support for reparations. “Guyana will continue to support the efforts being made within the Caribbean Community to press for the convening of an international summit to demand reparative justice for the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, African enslavement, and its enduring effects,” Ali proclaimed in his Emancipation Day message.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 30, 2021, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Following criticisms in a Stabroek News report, the Guyana Fire Service today defended its performance in the Alberttown blaze on Friday that killed two Venezuelan women.

In an address to the nation, President Irfaan Ali today announced billions in relief to households, farmers and others following the countrywide floods in June and July.

Citing the restriction on food sales, Caribbean Cinemas today said it will not reopen at this point under new COVID-19 guidelines unveiled by the government yesterday and which take effect from tomorrow.

Former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan and his family on Friday commissioned their multi-million dollar Amazonian Mall at Providence, promising both recreational and economic opportunities to residents of the East Bank and West Demerara, even as he encouraged young athletes to think about investments to secure their future.

-law says three-member quorum needed for binding decision Chairman of the Local Government Commission (LGC) Julius Faerber is maintaining that he had the authority to unilaterally appoint junior staff member Candace Nelson to act as Town Clerk of Georgetown, although the law stipulates that any action taken by fewer than three members of the constitutional body is not binding.

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday said the City Council would not recognise the appointment of Candace Nelson as interim Town Clerk and has sought legal advice on the way forward.

The government yesterday launched the extension of the country’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) at Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD), where a $51 million fire station was also commissioned.

From tomorrow public transport operators will have to show proof of vaccination in order to be allowed to ply their trade, while persons not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be required to make appointments in order to access services at ministries and other government agencies.

Anticipating greater second-half spending on projects where Guyana is integral, ExxonMobil yesterday said that higher prices for crude oil coupled with continued  low production costs  will ensure sound returns on investments.