Guyana News

During a recent visit to Lethem and St. Ignatius, Region Nine, US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Mark Cullinane met with the Regional Chairman, Bryan Allicock and others.

During a meeting with residents of Plegt Anker, on the East Bank of Berbice on Saturday last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha ordered the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to withhold payments to contractors who have failed to complete works in the village.

Nine Guyanese, ages 15 to 18, will be representing Guyana in the virtual five-week US Youth Ambassadors Program from today to Friday, August 27th, 2021.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill says some $30 million will be released to begin the first phase of the waterfront enhancement project at Wismar and Mackenzie in Linden, Region Ten.

(ITV) One of the oldest people to have sailed on ships bringing migrants to Bristol after the Second World War has been reflecting on her life and experiences as she reaches her 90th birthday.

Former Auditor General, Dr. Anand Goolsarran, has published a book on Guyana’s 2020 General and Regional Elections and argues that democracy is crucial to accountability.

A motorcyclist suffered injuries to his head and other parts of his body after he collided with a car on Carmichael Street yesterday after he failed to stop at the intersection.

Local businessman and gold miner Andron Alphonso is investing in the oil and gas sector and has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set up a shore base port facility at Best Village, West Bank of Demerara.

An eighteen-year-old man of Lethem was yesterday stabbed several times after he tried ending a relationship with a twenty-year-old woman who is currently on the run.

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

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) suffered a shutdown last night after one of its units was taken out of service because of an oil leak which was deemed as high risk for a fire starting.

Kenneth Smith, 54, of Ocean View, Utivlugt died yesterday while walking on the De Willem Public Road following a collision between two vehicles.

While President Irfaan Ali has declared that schools will reopen in September, a mere five weeks away, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has said it cannot support the move until clear safety protocols are agreed with the union for the protection of both teachers and learners.

The National Assembly’s Constitutional Reform Committee met only twice this year due to COVID-19 constraints but this should not be seen as non-commitment to the process by the PPP/C government, Attorney General and Chairman of the body Anil Nandlall says.

As it announced a rollout of state-of-the-art mobile service in Region Two, Digicel Guyana has called on the government to free up spectrum for the expansion and upgrade of its services.

The government has issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) to restart the scrapped Amaila Falls Hydro Project, for which it wants construction to begin by the second half of 2022.

The police suspect foul play after the body of a man was found dead in a fuel truck along the Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed that five more people who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

Some residents of Kwakwani, in Region 10, are bracing themselves for more losses as floodwaters in the community are once again rising. 

With a language barrier seen as a challenge to vaccination against COVID-19 in some parts of Region One, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has said a specialised campaign may have to be undertaken.