Guyana News

A pedal cyclist succumbed on Friday following a hit-and-run accident from the night before along the La Bonne Intention Railway Embankment, on the East Coast of Demerara.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that there were 11 new cases of COVID-19 and for the second day running no new death from the virus was recorded.

Long-serving Massy and DOCOL executive Shameer Hoosein passed away on Sunday, according to sources close to his family.

Grade Six pupils across Guyana are expected to write the second set of National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) mock examinations tomorrow and Thursday.

Three persons, including a retired policeman, were on Sunday robbed of multiple items, including a gun and ammunition, they had locked in a car parked at Dakara Creek, Wismar, Linden.

A campaign against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) – THE 592STOP  –  and a hotline catering to Spanish and Portuguese speakers were launched on Friday by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr.

Following a series whitewash (3-0) over Pakistan Women, West Indies Women’s team captain, Stafanie Taylor, is optimistic the momentum can roll over into the One-Day International series which starts tomorrow.

Bids were last Tuesday submitted to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of a basketball court at the Guyana National Stadium, a project which is set to be undertaken by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

The Ministry of Health yesterday rejected a claim that it had withheld information from the public on the number of children infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

The Ministry of Housing and Water yesterday agreed on a new route for contractors engaged in the Fort Ordnance Housing Project, Region Six to lessen damage to roads in the area.

Elegance Jewellery and Pawn Shop suffered serious damage in the recent fire at a nearby building at D’Urban and George streets.

The EPA on Friday said that it viewed the Environmental Permit for the upcoming Payara oil well and the Modified Environmental Permit for the pending Liza-1 well as marked improvements on what existed before.

President Irfaan Ali is participating in the 42nd Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community.

Two men robbed a taxi-driver of his car on Friday night as he was dropping off passengers at Middle Road, La Penitence.

A man and two teenagers are now hospitalised following a collision of their motorcycles at Bartica.

A labourer lost a finger on Sunday when he tried to buy ganja without settling a previous $160 debt.

A motorcyclist was left hospitalized last Thursday after an accident along the Number 66 Village Public Road.

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Paul Slowe today issued an ultimatum to Commissioner of Police Nigel Hoppie to give effect to police promotions announced by the PSC or to face legal steps.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday defended the arrest of six women who claimed to be alibi witnesses for Glaston Henry Jnr who has been charged with the murder of Haresh Singh which occurred in September last year.

The 25–kilometre road which Cabinet had given a no-objection for the design and supervision in January will most likely stretch from the Number 58 Village, Corentyne towards the Canje Creek and is expected to open up a large swathe of land, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill said on Saturday.