Guyana News

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Tuesday lodged with the Clerk of the National Assembly two No Confidence Motions against Minister of Health Dr.

The Ministry of Public Works has advertised several East Bank Essequibo (EBE) roads to be rehabilitated including Naamless to Bendorff at an estimated cost of $158m.

CGX Energy has commenced drilling of the Kawa-1 well site in the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana.

Hundreds of flood-stricken residents in Region Seven have begun the long haul to recovery as floodwaters continue to recede.

A man who recently completed a jail sentence for a robbery has been remanded after he denied escaping lawful custody and another robbery charge.

New Police Commander of Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), Superintendent Raphael Rose says while there has been no reported murder in the region for the year so far, there has been an increase in sexual offences and trafficking in persons cases.

CARICOM Heads of Government have recognised that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a silently expanding global threat with potentially devastating health, social and economic consequences for the Region.

Two women, including Regional Vice Chairperson for Region One, Annansha Peters, are currently patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after the motorcycle they were riding fell into a hole at Moruca yesterday resulting in them sustaining injuries.

A young man who claims he was wrongfully arrested by police has been released on bail after a court heard that he snatched a woman’s shoulder bag.

Eleven persons were arrested on Monday after they were found in possession of a gun and narcotics during a raid carried out by police ranks at Wismar, Linden.

The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in a Special Emergency Session today in the wake of the assassination of the President of Haiti.

The Ministry of Health says that as July 06, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

President Irfaan Ali today said that he is “shocked and stunned” by the tragic news of the assassination of the President of the Republic of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse. 

Leader of the People’s National Congress, David Granger, said he has learnt with alarm the sad news of the assassination of the President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse.

In an effort to bolster the regional aviation and tourism sectors CARI-COM has agreed to consider a reduction in taxes for intraregional travel over a six- month period.

Two of the three men accused of murdering West Berbice teen Isaiah Henry last September were discharged yesterday after a magistrate found that the evidence against them was insufficient.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is scheduled to debate at its next meeting the three motions for dismissal of Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo.

A goldsmith died on Monday night after he was run over by a truck at Hope West, Enmore Access Road, East Coast Demerara.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported four more COVID-19 deaths along with 179 new cases of the virus – 134 of them in Region Nine.

Inmates in prisons across Guyana will now have the opportunity to connect with relatives and partners through recently installed phone systems.