Guyana News

Jane Miller OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to Guyana and Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname in succession to Greg Quinn who has transferred to another Diplomatic Service appointment.

With the rainfall recorded over the past month being the second highest in four decades, Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday reported that close to 30,000 households in more than 300 communities across the country have been affected by the resulting floods.

On the eve of the 41st anniversary of his death in a bomb blast, the PPP/C government yesterday announced a series of actions to honour the life and legacy of  then WPA Leader Dr Walter Rodney and to set the record straight about his slaying.

Newly-appointed Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GTT) CEO, Damian Black-burn yesterday announced plans to improve services offered by the company starting with the introduction of four new business units.

According to research funded by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) the closure of four sugar estates under the APNU+AFC government severely com-promised the livelihoods of the laid off workers leading to increased instances of suicide, alcohol consumption and crime.

Award winning Guyanese-born Caribbean cultural practitioner, Clairmonte Taitt has passed away in Barbados at the age of 88, and according to his friend and colleague, Vic Insanally, he will be celebrated as a tremendous actor Taitt, who was the father of five: Marina, Donna, Debra, Michael and Cheddi, will be remembered for his decades of service as a Caribbean cultural icon.

Despite floodwaters in the Lower Pomeroon and Mahaicony River slowly receding, the water level in the Mahaica River continues to rise, contributing further to the discomfort of residents.

A youth is now in critical condition at the George-town Public Hospital, after he was shot in his leg by a security guard on duty at the Tan Yuan Meng Supermarket, at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Pritipaul Singh Investment (PSI) has encountered another snag in its quest to claim prime waterfront Providence lands from Demerara Contractors and Engineers Limited (DCEL) and Sterling Products Limited (SPL).

Two new COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded as the country’s total cases surpassed 18,000.

A barber was on Tuesday evening chopped on his head and right arm at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River.

Calvin Allen, the coach of the Guyana Police Force’s football club, was arrested yesterday after he was found with a firearm and several live rounds in his possession.

Tenders were on June 1st opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of a number of roads and streets under the Ministry of Public Works.

The taxi driver involved in the accident that claimed the life of bus driver Mark Ault on Sunday night at Dora Public Road, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, was on Wednesday charged with causing death by dangerous driving and released on $620,000 bail.

The Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) on Wednesday unveiled a bust of Dr.

Sudden heavy winds in the county of Berbice yesterday morning completely destroyed the roof of a house in Blairmont while neighbouring residents lost several zinc sheets from their roofs.

Nigel Hughes, the lawyer for Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, his deputy Roxanne Myers and District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo says they were given very late notice by the police to attend court on Wednesday for the hearing of new elections charges against them.

The Ministry of Health today said that as June 09, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Dennis Veerasammy and Basheer Harrinauth, two of the three men recently found guilty of the 2015 murder of a labourer, have each been handed a life sentence for the crime.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC)  today urged citizens to  take the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure the health and safety of all.