Guyana News

Two new COVID-19 deaths were recorded yesterday along with 128 new cases.

A 29-year-old woman from Jawalla in Region Seven who tested positive for COVID-19 has died.

Regional Commander of Region Six Jairam Ramlakhan has transferred the station sergeant of the Mibicuri Police Station after charges laid against a regional councillor and a businessman for violating the COVID restrictions were struck out after the police file did not reach the court.

 A farmer and a housewife were yesterday placed on $700,000 bail after being charged with trafficking marijuana.

The partially decomposed body of a 46-year-old Strathspey, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident was yesterday morning discovered floating in a trench at Buxton, ECD.

As part of GuySuCo’s efforts to maximise opportunities created out of Guyana’s emerging oil & gas sector, the river channel alongside the Demerara Sugar Terminal (DST) in Ruimveldt, Georgetown is being desilted, according to a release from the company yesterday.

Region Six Regional Education Officer, Bhagmattie LaCruz yesterday reported to the Regional Democratic Council that four secondary schools were forced to discontinue teaching in person last week after positive COVID-19 cases were reported.

Investigations are ongoing into a fire of unknown origin which destroyed a Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) house on Wednesday night.

A Mahdia man has been remanded to prison following a possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking charge.

A Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) employee is nursing injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was involved in an accident at Pakera Public Road, North West District, Region One.

At approximately 11:58 am yesterday, the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) experienced a shutdown when an excavator caused an incident with the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) transmission network.

Former President David Granger has filed a $2.6 billion lawsuit against dailies—Stabroek News, Kaieteur News and Guyana Times, which he says have all besmirched his character through letters published by communications specialist Christopher ‘Kit’ Nascimento.

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

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) says it will now be able to spend less than half of the time it currently takes to maintain its wells on the coastland following the procurement of a Hydraulic maintenance truck and associated equipment to the tune of approximately $45M.

Upbeat about being part of a project to produce corn and soya bean locally for livestock feed, Chief Executive Officer and owner of Guyana Stockfeeds Inc, Robert Badal says the initiative will significantly decrease reliance on imports and ensure prices, especially for poultry, remain constant.

Justice Navindra Singh has granted an order permitting an executor, Deodatt Persaud to sell the Camp Street property housing the iconic Shanta’s Restaurant.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board’s (NPTAB) new website and portal is now fully operational and Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh has pledged to ensure it is always updated and is appealing to bidders to maximise their use of it.

The Guyana Police Force on Tuesday made a canna-bis bust at the Mazaruni Prison, Region Seven, following a search and also at a hotel in Bartica after a raid where three persons were arrested.

India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. K. J. Srinivasa has stated his government’s interest in formalising a long-term contract for the purchase of Guyana’s crude oil.

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