Guyana News

The fifth form students of North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary School will be sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exam in the school’s auditorium as of next Monday.

Samuel Daniels, the man accused of killing his wife at their Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara home, was on Thursday charged with her murder.

Residents of the East Bank of Demerara are requesting that the construction of a fire station and police outpost in Nandy Park be halted until an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) is done on the implications for the residential area.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn its recently revised Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidelines to facilitate consultations with the general public.

Marics and Company Limited, the authorized dealers for Honda motor vehicles in Guyana, on Friday launched the new Honda City 2021 for the local market along with  a brand new in-house financing programme.

SBM Offshore yesterday announced that it has completed the project financing for the Prosperity Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform to the tune of US$1.05 billion.

The Guyanese Nurses Association of America Inc. (GNAA) yesterday donated 20,000 medical masks to the Guyana Nurses Association (GNA).

President Irfaan Ali on Friday afternoon held talks with the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has commenced its National Forest Inventory (NFI).

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) on Thursday held its 9th annual blood drive at its Water Street branch in partnership with the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS).

A Linden man was on Friday charged with firing a gun at another man.

Gladwin Henry is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Haresh Singh on 2020-09-09, according to a bulletin today from the Guyana Police Force.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 24, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The European Union (EU) is allocating EURO 150,000 ($36m) in humanitarian funding in support of people affected by the recent wave of intense floods across Guyana.

A youth was this morning killed by his brother following a misunderstanding between them at Cummings Street, Georgetown.

President Irfaan Ali has officially revoked the order under the Immigration Act that allowed Haitian nationals visa-free travel to Guyana.

As investigations into the murder of Haresh Singh of West Coast Berbice continues, investigators from the Major Crimes Unit have arrested three persons.

A fire, suspected to have been started by arsonists, completely gutted two buildings and damaged another at the corner of D’Urban and George streets, Werk-en-Rust, early yesterday morning.

Mark D’Oliveira was yesterday charged with the murder of Kwal Dindon, who was stabbed following an altercation at a birthday party at Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown last weekend.

The remaining shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the World Health Organisation’s COVAX facility has been delayed according to the Minister of Health while noting that the authorities have seen a decline in turnout for the first doses.