Guyana News

The two Brazilian men who were remanded after they were busted with close to 1,000 pounds of cocaine when their plane crash-landed at Orealla, have been released on $3 million bail each.

Following the conclusion of a second trial, Stephen Mc Curdy was yesterday found not guilty of the charge of rape.

The Charge d’ Affaires of the People’s Republic of China’s Embassy,  Chen Xilai, yesterday donated US$50,000 to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to aid Guyana’s flood relief efforts.

While in Linden yesterday to launch the Government of Guyana’s Because We Care cash grant programme at the Christianburg/Wismar Secondary School, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand urged residents to take the COVID-19 vaccine so that schools can safely reopen for face-to-face teaching.

Superintendent Dion Moore, the Commander of Region Seven, has said Guyanese vessels are being attacked by sindicato and guerrilla gangs along the Cuyuni River, resulting in the Joint Services increasing their patrols.

The University of Guyana’s College of Medical Sciences (CMS), on Tuesday  launched its Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Nursing Programme.

An off-duty policeman and his passenger were on Wednesday arrested after police recovered 231 grammes of marijuana that was thrown from their vehicle at Stanleytown Public Road, West Bank Demerara.

A contract to the tune of $144.5M for the procurement of a pontoon barge and two long-reach hydraulic excavators was yesterday signed by the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA).

The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) has completed the application process and is encouraging applicants to be on the lookout for emails to confirm that they have been awarded a scholarship.

As the country’s COVID-19 inoculation programme continues, the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, has reported that authorities currently only have both first and second doses for the Sinopharm and AstraZeneca vaccines.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of July 21, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Five companies on Tuesday presented proposals for consulting services for a cost recovery audit and validation of Guyana’s Profit Oil share.

A man who was being robbed at gunpoint managed to apprehend his robber by chasing after him, the police yesterday said.

Former Chief Magistrate  and attorney-at-law K.A. Juman-Yassin S.C. says  that there are many factors which a court has to consider in determining whether or not a person is granted their pre-trial liberty.

The police are investigating an accident involving a motorcyclist who was injured at Airy Hall Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

A man succumbed to his injuries last Thursday following an accident at Haslington, East Coast Demerara.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 21, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Argentina, one of the first countries to widely use Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, has ratcheted up pressure on Moscow over delays in the arrival of second doses that are holding back its COVID-19 inoculation campaign, according to Reuters.

Even as Cabinet has agreed in principle to allow production of hemp on a large scale subsequent to advice from Attorney General Anil Nandlall, a number of matters must be ironed out before cultivation can begin, he has said.

Civil society and other stakeholders should be consulted to help this country to collectively develop a comprehensive national human rights action plan, United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has told the Guyana Government in December last year.