Guyana News

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of June 12, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir on Thursday said he would obey the Chief Justice’s ruling that the appointments of Parliamentary Secretaries, Sarah Browne and Vikash Ramkissoon are unlawful.

Vice-Chairman of Region 10, Douglas Gittens yesterday succumbed after being hospitalized for three days with COVID-19.

Heavy rainfall has resulted in the Abary Conservancy in Region Five rising to a high level but Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha reported on Saturday that the dam at the spill weir is intact, stressing that the water is not leading into the farming area.

Sentenced to life back in April for the shooting death of Timehri youth Ronsley Clarke, Travis Evans is challenging his sentence which he describes as severe.

Tyrone Da Silva was on Wednesday discharged of the allegation of unlawfully killing Ryan De Freitas, who perished in a boat collision on the Pomeroon River back in 2016.

A twenty-eight-year-old woman is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was struck down on Saturday night by a driver under the influence of alcohol At the time, she was trying to cross the road in the vicinity of Conversation Tree Road along the Rupert Craig Highway.

Sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for the murder of taxi driver Orin David, ex-soldier Jermaine Jefford has appealed his conviction, arguing among other things that the trial judge misdirected the jury on the law as it relates to murder.

A man who has multiple pending matters before a City Court was on June 3rd charged with stealing a cellphone and cash from a woman and granted bail.

A North West District woman is currently a patient of the Pakera District Hospital after she was allegedly chopped by her neighbour with whom she was imbibing on Saturday afternoon.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 12, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) Vice-Chairman Douglas Gittens died today from COVID-19, according to Regional Health Officer, Dr Gregory Harris.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) may soon be legally empowered to collect DNA from any person taken into lawful custody in connection with a crime or offence for the purpose of identification.

Although Guyana’s flooding has been classified as a Level 2 Disaster under the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s (CDEMA) regional response mechanism, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday confirmed that five regions are classified even worse as the impact has varied.

Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL) was on Friday advised by Attorney General Anil Nandlall to desist from clearing the site of the former specialty hospital at Turkeyen or face the full force of the law.

The Auditor General’s probe of the allegations of procurement irregularities at the state-owned Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) has found that there was “inappropriate communication” by officials of Guyoil and a dealer who alleged he was assured a contract and has recommended that the police determine if any laws were broken.

More than four months after deciding to go back to tendering to find a marketer for Guyana’s oil, the government is silent on if a firm has been selected.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Saturday once again defended its former partnership with the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), saying that it was in keeping with Walter Rodney’s national reconciliation agenda.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has announced the expansion of its membership to include two new political parties formed by former ministers Jaipaul Sharma and Tabitha Sarabo-Halley.

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