Guyana News

A teenager who was injured in an accident at Den Amstel Public Road, West Demerara on Saturday, remains hospitalised in a critical condition.

With just 40 percent capacity allowed at the National Stadium, Providence for the three T20Is between West Indies and Pakistan, fans might be in a hurry to purchase tickets which go on sale from tomorrow at various locations.

A man accused of snatching a chain in the vicinity of Stabroek Market was yesterday remanded to prison.

Ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are receiving COVID-19 vaccines in a two-day drive spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner, Operations (ag) Clifton Hicken at the Police Officers’ Mess Annex.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) yesterday said that close to 14,000 customers have opted to receive their monthly bills via WhatsApp billing since its initial launch in June 2021.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall MP, on Saturday visited several project sites in Bartica as part of the Government’s commitment to improve people’s lives and the communities countrywide, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday handed over  $120, 000 to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to aid in its flood relief efforts, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

On the recommendation of an independent five-person selection panel, eight persons have been selected to re-constitute the civic component of the Multi-stakeholder Committee of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI).

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that as of July 25, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Anthony Pakanram called Max died yesterday after he was apparently fatally stabbed in a scuffle with his wife who he had been threatening with a knife.

Norma Semple, 83, of Block 22 Wismar, Linden died in a fire early this morning, the police said.

Economist Tarron Khemraj has flayed the government for suggesting it may follow the Kazakh model for the still-to-be-created Natural Resource Fund (NRF) and he lamented the continued absence of oil production data in official statistical reports.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that the severing of its marine cable across the Demerara River in November last year cost $201m and it has now introduced a virtual aid to protect its infrastructure.

Bus driver, Kenneth Smith who was killed by a speeding car at De Willem, West Coast Demerara on Saturday was heading to a shop to buy a Lotto ticket.

The Guyana Government yesterday pushed back against criticisms that it had deliberately singled out Trinidad and Tobago citizens for stricter entry requirements in retaliation for Port of Spain’s notice that only persons with WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines could enter that country.

The eroded section of the Hauraruni Access Road, which was completed just months ago, will be repaired by the contractor, Khemraj Nauth and Sons Contracting under the Defects Liability clause of the contract, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said.

A pedestrian died last night at Providence, East Bank Demerara while crossing the road in the vicinity of the Ramada Princess Hotel.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of July 24, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Recognising the dangers pedestrians face as they make their way to the Kitty seawall, the government has decided to construct a footpath from David Street towards the seawall along the area separating JB Singh and Vlissengen roads.

The EPA has hailed the international day for mangroves being observed today but did so without uttering a word on the large acreage of the salt water-tolerant shrub which was recently demolished with the government’s approval to make way for an oil and gas shore base.