Guyana News

By Ken Corsbie  At the age of 90, there are few people left that I have known from the time I was a small boy in British Guiana.

The residents of the Three Friends and Maria Elizabeth communities in Region Ten have gained some measure of relief from the waste water which inundated their communities following the breach of the tailings pond of the East Montgomery Mines. 

Over 30 Guyanese wrote last month to some ExxonMobil’s shareholders to press for the oil major to disclose an updated risk assessment, flaring data and emergency response plans pertaining to the Liza Phase 1 project offshore Guyana.

After his first year in office as Chairman of Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Justice William Ramlal reported open abuse of the constitution by “a substantial number” of police officers under investigation, including the wrongful arrests of members of the public and unlawful searches.   

Police found ten juveniles claiming to be Haitians at a hotel in Skeldon, in Region Six last Thursday, prompting the government to alert international agencies that deal with human trafficking and to impose immigration restrictions.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 18, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A fire of unknown origin has gutted a section of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School.

A team comprising representatives from regional and international bodies will be conducting the first detailed assessment of the damage caused by the recent flooding in Guyana.

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago on Friday condemned attacks on Prime Minister Keith Rowley by Guyana’s Health Ministry Advisor Dr Leslie Ramsammy and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).

BK Quarries Inc has moved to the High Court to seek an injunction against what it says is a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) decision to award 16,502 acres of land in the Mazaruni Mining District to Hadi’s World Inc.

Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force are perfecting a range of skills, including close quarters combat, in the US Southern Command-sponsored Tradewinds 21 military exercise.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has asked Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony to release detailed information on Sputnik V shots purchased by Guyana.

As residents in the communities of Three Friends, Maria Henrietta and Coomacka struggle to deal with the impact of severe flooding caused by a breach of the tailings pond at the East Montgomery Mines, officials of Bosai Minerals are keen to establish that the company was not responsible.

After receiving additional clarifications yesterday, Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC has set June 28th for ruling in the case filed by Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Brutus, who is challenging the promotion of police officers who have disciplinary matters pending against them Referencing what he described to be a leaked document containing the names of persons comprising a final list of officers to be promoted by the Police Service Commission (PSC), attorney CV Satram, who represents Brutus, made an application to include that as new evidence.

Following the resumption of the scrap metal trade more than two months ago, members of the Guyana Metal Recyclers Association say new surveillance procedures that have been implemented are hindering their operations and putting their livelihoods under threat.

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported a new fatality and 104 new COVID-19 cases.

A Linden woman was killed on Thursday night in an accident at Hauraruni Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, after the car she was travelling in collided with a truck.

A boat, suspected to have been used to transport narcotics on several occasions, was discovered at Mahaicony on Thursday and law enforcement officials are seeking to locate three men, who are believ-ed to be the owners/operators.

One man was taken into police custody while a search was still ongoing yesterday for his alleged accomplice in the rape of a pregnant teen in Region Seven.

Shamar Harvey, who is accused of killing Albouystown teen Christopher Mansfield in 2019, was on Thursday committed to stand trial at the Georgetown High Court.