Guyana News

President Irfaan Ali yesterday ordered a complete evaluation of all the health centres in Pomeroon after discovering that the Hackney Health Centre had a drug shortage.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 05, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) today said that it had dispatched additional supplies for distribution to flood-affected residents in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni)  communities.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) today said that 577 titles are ready for uplifting in the coming week.

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday said that the flooding currently occurring across Guyana is one of the worst disasters the country has ever faced and projected that it will take some time for the country recover once the situation has abated.

Following allegations of procurement irregularities, the state-owned Guyana Oil Company recently advertised and received 18 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from prospective suppliers of petroleum products.

The Saipem Guyana Offshore Construction Facility, which was officially being declared open yesterday, will soon commence operations to support Guyana’s oil and gas sector.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of confirmed deaths from the pandemic to 405.

Eleven inmates suffered burn injuries after a fire was set in their ward at the National Psychiatric Hospital at Canje, Berbice, and a search was underway last night for five who used the ensuing chaos to flee.

A 15-year-old took her own life at a city school several days ago and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, through the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), has since intervened and is providing counselling to other students.

ExxonMobil says that the use of radioactive materials in its operations here is done according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards and it has submitted a key document on related matters to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

  By Claudia Tomlinson Britain has a system of Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), which are over-populated with black children, those whose parents and grandparents are settlers from the West Indies and Africa.

A Tain, Corentyne, Berbice cattle farmer has estimated his losses to be over $20 million so far as a result of the present flood in Kokerite Savannah, which has forced cattle farmers to either attempt to quickly relocate their animals or watch them perish.

With several communities in the region still under water, the Regional Democratic Council of Region 10 has activated its Disaster Preparedness and Relief Committee in an attempt to co-ordinate a more efficient response.

The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) is advising that members of the public refrain from harming wild animals that have been seeking refuge inland due to recent flooding around the country.

For the second year, Pride celebrations in Guyana will be held virtually with the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) holding a one-week online festival.

President Irfaan Ali has promised to support one of Guyana’s top Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) performers in fulfilling his dream of attending Stanford University by offsetting additional expenses of the scholarship awardee.

Digicel Guyana is paying the fees for students of the Sophia Night School who are sitting the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. 

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is currently moving to recover close to $30 million which was allegedly pilfered from the company through fraud.

Adyemi Dumisani Hinds, who was set to travel to the United States, is now behind bars after he was charged and remanded over a quantity of cocaine that authorities say was found in his hand luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).