Guyana News

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed that another person who was infected with COVID-19 has died, increasing the country’s death toll from the virus to 478.

While saying that the government continues to work aggressively to procure COVID-19 vaccines for Guyana, President Irfaan Ali on Friday was unable to give an update on how soon needed Sputnik V second doses would be in the country.

By Winston Anderson The recent report, in Stabroek News, of the tabling of a bill in the National Assembly of Guyana to give effect to a 2018 ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (‘CCJ’), is a development to be highly commended and recommended as illustrating governance by dialogue in the interest of the people of the Caribbean.

With government failing to hold a post-Cabinet press briefing in the 11 months since it assumed office, President Irfaan Ali on Friday said press releases would soon be issued.

A man is now hospitalised after he came under a hail of bullets in an apparent execution attempt last Friday night.

Floodwaters in Moraikobai, Region Five, have started to recede once again after water levels rose last week following heavy rainfall.

Negotiations for a processing plant in Black Bush Polder are almost concluded, while two pump stations are to be set up.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), Damien Blackburn says the COVID-19 pandemic “significantly” impacted the company’s revenue, particularly that of the mobile sector.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) has apologised for a sexist bill payment ad.

Mashabo Primary School, a school located in the Indigenous Mashabo Village along the Essequibo Coast, recently received thirty tablets and five laptops from the Guyana-Jamaica Friendship Association (GJFA), an organization that adopted the school almost seven years ago.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall on Friday presented a $10.5 million mini excavator to the Grove/ Diamond Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) for the general maintenance of the constituency.

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) yesterday conducted restoration works on the Wisroc Road, Linden, following a request by the Regional Chairman, Derron Adams.

University of Guyana (UG) Professors Subramaniam Gomathinayagam and Raymond Jagessar were recently recognised by the Guyana Innovation Prize Stakeholders for their outstanding work in the fields of agriculture and food-based science, respectively.

A British Chamber of Commerce is to be established in Guyana.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 02, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) has welcomed the recent promotions announced by the Police Service Commission (PSC).

Turning the sod for a US$20 million Marriott-branded hotel at Timehri, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that his government has forecast the need for 3,000 to 4,000 hospitality workers and this was why it has decided to invest in training persons.

Alleging attempts “to pervert the course of justice,” the police on Friday arrested six of the nine persons who are claiming to be able to provide an alibi for Glaston Henry, one of the persons charged with the murder of Haresh Singh.

While most children infected with COVID-19 have mild or no symptoms at all, some can get severely ill, according to Health Minister Dr.

Two United States (US) Congressmen have called for more political inclusion in Guyana and the country’s wealth to benefit all of its citizens.