Guyana News

The audit requested by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh after procurement irregularities surfaced at the state-owned Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) is complete and a draft report is being prepared, according to Auditor General Deodat Sharma.

Chairman of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) Dr Gobind Ganga has confirmed that there are currently active discussions between the Board and German company Argor-Heraeus to possibly trace the origin of gold declared by miners.

Four years after a study found that villagers of Parabara, in the Deep South Rupununi, had high levels of mercury exposure, they still remain in the dark about the significance of the discovery, with many going about their lives as they always have.

As the police continue their search for the suspects in the murder of Ronald Omar Smith, the man who was shot during a robbery on Friday afternoon, the driver who accompanied Smith during his errands remains in custody.

A fire of unknown origin has left three persons displaced after it destroyed their Montrose home in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

As Guyana has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination programme to all adults, the Minister of Health recently revealed that it would be difficult to say exactly how many healthcare workers were inoculated to date.

Pauline Chase was on Friday elected, unopposed, as the President of The Bar Association of Guyana for the fiscal year 2021-2022.

An electrical network has been completed for the hinterland community of Kokerite Hill (Kokerital), Mabaruma, Region One.

What started as an effort by two longtime overseas-based Guyanese friends to entertain and comfort during the current COVID-19 pandemic has blossomed into a social movement aimed at helping those in need in their homeland.

By John Seeram As is customary each year, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)–Global has set the month of May as International Internal Audit Awareness Month.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has strongly criticized the decision by a magistrate yesterday to grant bail to four men charged with the possession of guns and ammunition without licence.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of May 28, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Favouring the model used by Norway, Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has recommended that all of Guyana’s revenue generated from its oil sector should be deposited in a Sovereign Wealth Fund for future generations, which it says is the only way to guarantee “intergenerational justice.”

GWI was in a deplorable state when the new Government took office in August 2020, the utility said in a press release this week addressing questions that have arisen over layoffs.

The police are currently investigating a suspected double murder at Coomacka Mines, Region 10.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday said government would be working around the clock to ensure that Guyanese across the country affected by the flooding caused by continuing and heavy rainfall are kept safe and provided with essential supplies.

With water levels reaching as high as 8 feet at Kwakwani on the Berbice River and many other flooded communities in Region 10, regional authorities are seeking to secure assistance for affected residents, including food and cleaning supplies.

Even as some Black Bush Polder residents once again burning tyres in anger and frustration over continued flooding, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced on Friday that two brand new pumps will be added to boost efforts to drain the area.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Friday said that the government is hoping to receive supplies needed to resume the administering of Sputnik V second doses by next week following a shipment delay.

Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Brutus, who is acting as Assistant Com-missioner (Administration), is maintaining that the recent election he held for the Guyana Police Association  (GPA) was legitimate and that another staged by the then incumbent was not in compliance with the rules.