Guyana News

The body of attorney Hubert Rodney, 77, was found last night at his home in Durbana Square,  Lamaha Gardens.

ExxonMobil today said it made a discovery at Longtail-3 in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana – its 20th find offshore Guyana.

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday announced that the government has purchased some 100,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.

The Guyana Police Force has announced the intention to institute a charge of conspiracy to defraud against Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo.

A murder convict is one of two prisoners who have escaped from the Lusignan Prison.

The state’s star witness on Monday said that it was Lennox Wayne, called ‘Two Colours’, who fatally shot beautician Ashmini Harriram in 2014 but the accused yesterday maintained his innocence in a sworn statement.

Floodwaters in the Mahaica River have reached record heights and continue to rise leaving residents distressed and worried.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of June 7, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A 12-year-old girl is the country’s latest road fatality following an accident at Farm, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) just after 3 pm yesterday.

Grade Six pupils across Guyana will begin the first of two National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) mock examinations today, the Ministry of Education said.

A 33-year-man from Region One is suspected to have drowned while swimming in a pond aback his mother’s home in Port Kaituma.

Police are searching for two men who stole a car from a hire car driver after luring him to Rasville on Monday night.

Anticipating construction works to be completed by October of this year on its US$5 million-plus facility,  Lusignan Heliport directors yesterday announced that the company plans to build this country’s first polytechnic training centre that would also offer helicopter underwater escape training (HUET) and Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) certification.

A data entry clerk from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara is in police custody following an alleged attempt to smuggle cannabis into the Lusignan Prison.

While the authorities seem unclear about the purpose, massive land preparation works have again begun at a site at Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara, which was once slated for government’s specialty hospital.

Tenders were on June 1st opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of the Vryheid’s Lust Primary School.

Floodwaters have significantly receded in Region Nine over the last few days but according to Chairman Bryan Allicock, residents are bracing for a second hit now that rainfall has resumed.

The appointment of staff for the Law Reform Com-mission is expected to begin soon as nominees for the post of Chairperson and Commissioners are currently being screened, Attorney General Anil Nandall says.

The Guyana Forestry Commission is currently overseeing a complaints mechanism established for forest operators to ensure better compliance and governance in the sector.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has apologised to Deron Roberts, a national athlete who was mistreated after he was misidentified by police officers on Thursday.