Guyana News

A Corentyne rice farmer recently took his own life after he was unable to fulfill his debts due to the increased flooding in his savannah, which left his family in need of support.

The High Commission of Canada in Guyana yesterday signed an agreement with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to donate $8.484 million (Cdn$50,000) towards the purchase of emergency flood relief for the hardest-hit areas in Guyana.

As thousands of Guyanese continue to battle floodwaters throughout the country, rice farmers within the Number 52/74 Neighbourhood Democratic Council on the Corentyne are pleading with the government for financial help since most of them are presently several millions of dollars in debt and are unable to make any payments on their own due to the losses they have suffered.

Attorney-at-Law Excellence Dazzell has responded to articles published over the last two days which she said inaccurately cite breach of contract as the reason she resigned from her post as Legal Officer/Secretary of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

The University of Guyana (UG) and the Caribbean Oceanography Aquaculture and Subsea Technology (COAST) Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the establishment of a Subsea Centre of Excellence training facility which will be the first of its kind at a university in the Caribbean.

Four new COVID-19 deaths were yesterday reported along with 206 new cases of the virus.

John Fernandes Limited yesterday announced that an inquiry is underway into an incident at the  company’s Water Street wharf this week where a truck driver died.

Central Executive Committee member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Thandi McAllister has withdrawn her membership from the party, saying, among other things, that the present leadership is ill-suited to “fulfillment of the aspirations of young people in Guyana…” In a press statement, McAllister, who was also the Chairperson for the party’s Region Three arm, said that she withdrew her membership on June 15th.

A chainsaw operator died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell while at Aurora Grant Backdam, Essequibo Coast.

The police have arrested the suspect accused of killing Shane Blake, who died on Tuesday morning after he was shot in his chest at Apaiqua Landing, Middle Mazaruni River.

A man was yesterday robbed of his car and other valuables in an ambush at Leopold Street, Georgetown.

A man was yesterday arrested and is awaiting charges for illegal possession of a gun and ammunition while his accomplice is out on station bail.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 23, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Special Organised Crime Unit has recruited extra staff in the areas of forensic auditing and investigations to help it discharge its obligations under the anti-money laundering act.

The World Bank has approved a US$6.7m ($1.4b) grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) for the Guyana Education Sector Programme Project.

A Detailed Damage Sector Analysis (DDSA) organised by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is underway with teams active in all flood-affected regions.

With fields still inundated from recent heavy rainfall and water overtopping from the Canje Creek, the Albion sugar estate has been forced to postpone the commencement of its second crop by a month and around 30% of the canes are under severe threat.

A Mahaica truck driver died on Tuesday midday after he drove off of the John Fernandes Limited wharf at Water Street, Georgetown into the Demerara River.

A file is being prepared for advice from the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over the fatal stabbing on Tuesday of Robert Bizzette, a vendor at the Stabroek Market.

(Reuters) – A Massachusetts state judge has rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Maura Healey accusing the oil company of misleading consumers and investors about its role in climate change.