Guyana News

A 30-year-old taxi driver was robbed at knife point of a quantity of cash and other valuables on Monday night by two perpetrators whom he picked up as passengers from Giftland Mall.

Seven persons have been admitted to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after the driver of the car they were in lost control and ended up in a trench at Edinburgh Public Road, East Bank Berbice (EBB) during the wee hours of yesterday.

Vaccination numbers in Guyana have been steadily increasing. This was revealed by Minister of Health, Dr.

A Brazilian miner was found dead floating face down on Tuesday in the Mazaruni River in the vicinity of Surinamo Landing.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) yesterday issued a statement expressing its satisfaction that there have been developments to hold “recalcitrant” officers of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) accountable “for their partial and perverse actions during General and Regional Elections (GRE) 2020.”

Four Albouystown neighbours were yesterday charged with using abusive language and threatening behaviour toward each other.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) as part of its Annual Early Savers Reward Programme has selected 13 children who are Early Savers Account Club Members with the bank to be rewarded for saving $1,000 or more in 2020.

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday received a donation of essential items to fight against the novel coronavirus which stemmed from a collaboration between the Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).

A Diamond man was placed on $150,000 bail yesterday after he pleaded not guilty to the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent.

Five more persons have been confirmed to have died due to COVID-19, pushing the fatality figure to 396.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill today met with minibus and taxi operators who ply their trade at the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) on the tarmac at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara and advised  that they would have to be relocated to minimize traffic congestion and to allow emergency vehicles easier access to the structure.

More than a year after he was accused of attempting to rig the March 2020 Elections, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield has been asked by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to show cause why he should not be dismissed.

Saying that the current level of flooding that is occurring in hinterland regions is unprecedented, regional officials now fear that the situation might worsen with more rain expected in the coming weeks.

Demerara Contractors and Engineers Limited (DCEL)—a subsidiary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL)—is not the only Company on whose land Pritipaul Singh Investment (PSI) had been trespassing.

Seventy-five per cent of families from the Kwakwani Waterfront, Region 10, have been forced to evacuate their homes in the Berbice River due to extreme flooding.

Guyanese neurosurgeon, Dr Amarnauth Dukhi, on Monday performed Guyana’s first paediatric brain aneurysm surgery on a 13-year-old high school student.

Attorney Kayreen Stephenson, who was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, died a week ago.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin D Croal on Monday turned the sod for a new Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA) regional office at Lethem.

Two additional COVID-19 deaths were yesterday added to May’s fatality count.

Over 200,000 persons in Guyana have so far received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Guyana as Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony noted that this was a milestone in the country’s inoculation programme.