Guyana News

A 24-year-old Essequibo resident succumbed at a city hospital on Thursday, more than a week after he was fatally struck to his head during an argument at a snackette at Henrietta Village.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says while it funded studies on the use of associated gas from offshore oil for power it had no role in the selection of Wales, West Bank Demerara as the site for a planned energy plant.

Civil society groups representing the Afro-Guyanese community have condemned the announced electoral reform project to be spearheaded by the Inter-national Republican Institute (IRI).

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has added its voice to the opposition against the recently announced International Republican Institute (IRI)-led electoral reform project in Guyana, calling it “an affront” to the sovereignty of the country and the dignity of the people.

President of the Guyana Nurses Association Cleopatra Barkoye believes there has been not much movement forward in the profession at the local level since she joined it over 30 years ago and as the world observed International Nurses and Midwives Day last Wednesday, instead of celebrating she grieved for the practicing nurses in Guyana.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has stated that with new evidence on the airborne transmission of COVID-19, it is recommended that persons in indoor work environments wear facemasks.

Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has disclosed that the appointment of two civilians to head the Guyana Police Force’s new Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) was in keeping with recommendations made by United Kingdom (UK) consultants following a visit here in 2019.

A man who was struck while standing in the middle of Duncan Street in the wee hours of Saturday morning is in a critical state at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A 31-year-old La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man is currently hospitalised after he was stabbed on Friday afternoon during an argument.

Police on Friday morning destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of cannabis, including 1,000 plants, during a drug eradication exercise at Cow Savannah, Canje River.

The mother of the baby who suffered a fractured shoulder and respiratory failure during delivery at the Georgetown Public Hospital has said her complaint has been acknowledged by the hospital but she is yet to be contacted for a follow up. 

The Canadian Government-funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project hosted day a two-day virtual workshop last week for senior public officials to improve the process of translating policy directions into law.

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is currently conducting a surveillance exercise in Region Two in an effort to combat the Carambola Fruit Fly (CFF).

The Supreme Court of Judicature in collaboration with the Ministry of Health last week continued its COVID-19 vaccination drive at the Georgetown and Berbice High Courts.

(CWI) ST JOHN’S, Antigua —The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel has named a 30-man squad for a three week high-performance red-ball training camp in St Lucia, starting tomorrow, Sunday May 16, in preparation for the upcoming Test Series against South Africa.

The Ministry of Health today said that three more women have died from COVID-19.

The World Wildlife Fund-Guianas has called for a full environmental and social impact assessment of oil and gas development here amid growing concerns that business interests are putting this country’s low carbon ambitions at risk and despoiling key habitats such as mangroves.

Attorney Nigel Hughes has filed an application seeking to have Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield added as a party to the proceedings in which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Commissioner of Police have requested the Statements of Poll (SoPs) and Statements of Recount (SoRs) from the March 2nd, 2020 general and regional elections.

The United States yesterday presented a US$1.5 million grant to the Ministry of Health, which will among other things aim to have more HIV+ positive persons in treatment and their viral levels kept low.

With the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) expected to be administered on August 4 and 5, the Ministry of Education has developed a booster programme to prepare students for the exams.