Guyana News

The two Brazilian men who were busted with close to 1,000 pounds of cocaine in their aircraft last week after they crash-landed in Orealla, were remanded to prison after they were charged with illegal entry and trafficking of cocaine.

Floodwater in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) has receded and affected residents yesterday received relief hampers from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

Regional officials yesterday said that the flooding caused by consistent heavy rainfall is creating misery and also affecting the agricultural sector.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall yesterday urged contractors in Berbice to ensure that they go above and beyond to deliver on $1 billion worth of contracts awarded to them at the signing of four contracts as part of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) budget.

The dates for the administering of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) remain unchanged, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has confirmed.

Guyana’s death toll as a result of COVID-19 now stands at 376 after two more fatalities were reported yesterday.

Flood-affected residents in Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder, yesterday in a state of frustration burned some tyres along the Mibicuri Public Road in their attempt to block the Regional Vice Chairman, Zamal Hussain, who was present in the area to check on works, from leaving.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday stated that it is investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy who reportedly drowned on Wednesday at Arau Mountain, Cuyuni River, in Region Seven.

Marketers and agents of alleged Ponzi scheme, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) have been asked to visit the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Head-quarters, Eve Leary with all documents of transactions they carried out with the principals of the firm, as part of an ongoing investigation.

A Sophia resident who allegedly stole a woman’s jewellery was on Tuesday remanded to prison.

A man was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with an armed robbery, in which it is alleged that he stole $350,000 from a woman while holding her at gunpoint at her work place.

The two persons who were injured on Sunday night after a driver lost control of his car and plowed into them and others while they were sitting on the curbside of the road at Kairuni, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, are still in critical condition while post mortem examinations (PME) will be conducted today on the three persons who were killed.

A clothes vendor’s car was lit on fire on Tuesday and surveillance footage later showed a man pouring what appeared to be a liquid on the vehicle before starting the fire.

A 59-year-old Sans Souci woman has suffered serious injuries after being hit down by a motorcycle on Tuesday evening.

The Ministry of Health  last night refuted claims made by a Member of Parliament on social media that Nursing Students at the New Amsterdam Nursing School are being forced to take the COVID-19 vaccines.

The Ministry of Health this afternoon said that no second doses are currently available for Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a delay in supplies.

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

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC has ordered that the Statements of Poll (SoPs) and Statements of Recount (SoRs) from last year’s general and regional elections, be released within the next 10 days to the prosecution, for trial of the charges laid against persons accused of fraud connected with those elections.

Exams for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) are now scheduled to be administered from June 28th, 2021 following a further two-week delay.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll jumped again yesterday after six more fatalities were reported.