Guyana News

The Guyana Philatelic Library was officially opened yesterday with a ceremony that was held at the Guyana Post Office Corporation on North Street, Georgetown.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday announced that a COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru is expected to be held tomorrow, May 22nd  at the national stadium in an attempt to reach more persons.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall on Wednesday confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 in January.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Wednesday said that reports about plans to eliminate the Grade Six placement exams are inaccurate, instead, she says, the Ministry is looking for ways to equalise the resources at secondary schools across Guyana.

The police constable who struck down Navindra Ramnarine in a hit and run accident along the Better Hope Public Road, East Coast Demerara , almost two weeks ago, was on Wednesday released on $400,000 bail after denying a causing death by dangerous driving charge.

Omesh Lakeram, the Corentyne resident who was wanted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) in relation to the recent seizure of 207 lbs of suspected cannabis turned himself into the agency on Wednesday.

A taxi driver was on Wednesday released on $75,000 bail on a felonious wounding charge.

In a news item in yesterday’s issue of Stabroek News titled `Zane Ramotar tops Caribbean at CAPE’, a photograph was erroneously captioned as that of Stefan Hamilton.

Nineteen-year-old former labourer, Richard Harrichand, now awaits sentencing for the 2019 killing of Supenaam Essequibo youth, Clive Osborne, 17.

Police on Wednesday arrested six persons in Albouystown, Georgetown for possession of marijuana and a gun.

Yesterday at about 4 pm,  ranks of the Guyana Police Force discovered a green and white aircraft bearing the number PT-SRR which landed at Orealla in the Corentyne, containing a suspected cargo of narcotics.

The Ministry of Health is to hold its first COVID-19 Vaccination Drive-Thru Event- this Saturday, May 22nd  at the National Stadium, Providence from 9AM-9PM.

Several retired officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) including the Chair-man of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Paul Slowe are expected to be charged today in relation to a multi-million dollar fraud investigation.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has named Zane Ramotar of Queen’s College as the top performer at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) at the regional level and he has also won two awards.

Guyana’s death toll as a result of the novel coronavirus now stands at 349 after four men died.

Guyana has secured four awards and the top performer position at the regional level for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced yesterday.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday signed contracts for the execution of works across the country and the supply of several pieces of machinery including a $497m cutter head dredge Six agencies signed a total of 16 contracts, a release from the ministry said S.

Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and Chair-man of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Paul Slowe has been accused of sexually assaulting a female member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) back in 2019.

Seasonal flooding is not unusual in the Rupununi but the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of complication as cases continue to rise in Indigenous communities.

A 43-year-old labourer was remanded to prison on Tuesday after he was charged with  murdering Essequibo resident, Kurt Stephney who succumbed last week more than a week after he was struck in his head.