Guyana News

A Blueberry Hill, Linden businesswoman is missing after the boat she was travelling in capsized in the Takutu River on Friday night while returning from Brazil where she had gone to purchase goods.

Tenders were on June 10th opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply of materials and construction of steel beds for the Guyana Prison Service.

Above normal rainfall is expected for the remainder of the rainy season and authorities on Friday said regions One and Two are areas of major concern ahead of the downpours forecast for today and tomorrow.

The Embassy of France in Suriname and Guyana on Friday announced that the French Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean, part of the French Red Cross, has consolidated and shipped a large donation to Guyana, considering the ongoing floods here and the disaster that has been declared.

Hundreds of dislocated households along the Aruka and Koberimo rivers in Region One have received emergency relief as the government continues to strengthen its flood response.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday heard complaints about extension services in Region Six and reiterated the government’s position that all flood-affected farmers will receive support to rebuild their livelihoods.

A Grove man was on June 8 sentenced to ten months behind bars after he confessed to stealing two cellphones along with money from a man.

A bus conductor on June 8th confessed to helping a man steal a quantity of beverages belonging to a woman that were left under a tree and was sentenced to six months in jail.

A taxi driver was on June 8th  released on $200,000 bail after he denied trafficking 703 grammes of marijuana.

A man who is accused of stealing a circular saw was placed on $25,000 bail after denying the charge.

A Customs Anti-Narcotic (CANU) officer has been arrested by police for discharging a loaded firearm this morning at a bar in Corriverton, Berbice at which he was socializing.

The Ministry of Health today said that three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Education and Public Services ministries will select awardees of the Guyana Online Academy for Learning (GOAL) scholarships from over 8,500 applications by July.

The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) today said that 734 land titles and transports are ready to be uplifted.

A fire of unknown origin destroyed a section of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary yesterday and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has since assured that the education of the more than 500 enrolled students will not be disrupted.

Minister of Health Frank Anthony has challenged Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon to either provide evidence that the Sputnik V vaccine being used in Guyana is fake or withdraw his call for the suspension of its use and apologise to the public.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed that two more persons from Region Four who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

The Lusignan heliport, which aims to provide the oil and gas industry with helicopter services, is set for launch in October and would be able to accommodate as many as 20 choppers at a time.

A group of fishermen yesterday met with Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha in the Upper Corentyne area, where they complained that they are being harassed on a daily basis by the Surinamese patrol in the Corentyne River.

The Medical Council of Guyana on Saturday said the decision to use the Sputnik V vaccine to inoculate the populace against COVID-19 is supported by reassuring scientific data.