Guyana News

On June 14, 2021 at 20:15hrs, a report was received that an aircraft was seen circling the Bissaruni trail (12 miles East of Kwakwani) The aircraft subsequently landed and was discovered completely burnt, according to a release today from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

After a lengthy debate this morning, the People’s Progressive Party /Civic (PPP/C) Members of Parliament (MPs) along with the representative of the list joinder Lenox Shuman voted in favour of a motion to remove Opposition Member David Patterson as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

The National Assembly yesterday approved a $10 billion supplementary allocation to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) for flood relief including repairs to infrastructure and for supporting recovery in the productive and household sectors.

Three persons died yesterday after the car in which they were travelling crashed into a fence, then a utility pole and turned turtle along the Fort Wellington Public Road, West Berbice.

Upper Pomeroon communities are in dire need of potable water as they continue to battle the effects of severe flooding over the last three weeks.

Deeming it fertile ground for much mischief, the Guyana Bar Association yesterday called on the PPP/C government to withdraw forthwith a proposed amendment to the Police Act which would permit the taking of DNA samples from any person who might be in lawful custody.

The National Assembly yesterday approved $1.9 billion which had been charged to the Contingencies Fund between April 1, 2021 to June 8, 2021.

A minibus driver has been found guilty of two counts of raping a minor between 2014 and 2015.

Recipients of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarships will be obligated to provide volunteer services based on the length of their studies, according to Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag.

The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday commenced hearing arguments on the preliminary point of its jurisdiction to hear the appeal filed by the main opposition APNU+AFC to the dismissal of one of its two petitions challenging the March 2nd, 2020 General Elections.

A woman was yesterday placed on $75,000 bail after being charged with scamming a man of $1.2 million for a house lot at Cummings Lodge.

The Region 10 health department is exploring innovative ways to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, according to Regional Chairman Deron Adams, who blames misinformation for vaccine hesitancy in the region.

After an inspection done on the City Hall building last week, City Engineer Colvern Venture has concluded that the building has deteriorated further and urgent relocation of staff is necessary.

Bids were on May 25th submitted to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the docking and rehabilitation of the M.V.

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday stated that the vaccination drive-thru programmes that were held over the weekend went well as over 2,700 persons were inoculated.

Four more COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded increasing the country’s death toll to 430.

Andrew Chaung, the prisoner who was recently recaptured after he and another escaped from the Lusignan Prison was yesterday sentenced to an additional 18 months imprisonment.

Admitting that the positions to head the recently launched Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were not advertised before they were filled, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn said that the unit was established as part of the force’s strategic plans.

A landlord in his attempt to evict a tenant allegedly set his Better Hope, East Coast Demerara home on fire on Sunday.

The police are continuing to investigate the death of Woodrow John Lepps, who was found at an abandoned building at Victoria, East Coast Demerara.