Guyana News

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) may soon be legally empowered to collect DNA from any person taken into lawful custody in connection with a crime or offence for the purpose of identification.

Although Guyana’s flooding has been classified as a Level 2 Disaster under the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s (CDEMA) regional response mechanism, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday confirmed that five regions are classified even worse as the impact has varied.

Toolsie Persaud Limited (TPL) was on Friday advised by Attorney General Anil Nandlall to desist from clearing the site of the former specialty hospital at Turkeyen or face the full force of the law.

The Auditor General’s probe of the allegations of procurement irregularities at the state-owned Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) has found that there was “inappropriate communication” by officials of Guyoil and a dealer who alleged he was assured a contract and has recommended that the police determine if any laws were broken.

More than four months after deciding to go back to tendering to find a marketer for Guyana’s oil, the government is silent on if a firm has been selected.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Saturday once again defended its former partnership with the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), saying that it was in keeping with Walter Rodney’s national reconciliation agenda.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has announced the expansion of its membership to include two new political parties formed by former ministers Jaipaul Sharma and Tabitha Sarabo-Halley.

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

Asked to show cause why proceedings for their removal should not be set in motion, the members of the Police Service Commission (PSC) have defended their decision to join a lawsuit mounted by opposition parliamentarian Ganesh Mahipaul over the budgets of constitutional bodies, saying that they were left with no choice as they were denied funds to access legal representation of their own.

Seeking to reduce the use of deadly force, the government is moving to legally allow members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to use “less-lethal weapons,” including pepper spray and tasers.

Aubrey Norton and Martina Seepersaud, two agents working for Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), which is alleged to have been operating a Ponzi scheme, were charged on Thursday with laundering millions of dollars that they collected by purchasing properties.

America’s National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a United States-based Guyanese researcher a five-year grant to study how various factors, including the demand for natural resources, influence the landscapes of the Indigenous Peoples in Guyana.

Although attending university once seemed impossible for 19-year-old Moriah Hamilton, her hopes to pursue a tertiary education were renewed after being granted a partial scholarship to attend Howard University in the United States.

The Ministry of Housing and Water has employed six employees on contract since the PPP/C assumed government on August 2, 2020, according to Senior Minister Collin Croal.

A young porter died last Thursday after he reportedly drowned while attempting to swim across the Barima River, in Region One.

Police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old housewife, who was found dead at Minad Village, Matthews Ridge, in Region One.

The driver who was involved in the fatal accident which claimed the life of 12-year-old Varshanie Ramroop was on Friday fined after pleading guilty to charges of driving an unlicensed and uncertified pick-up.

An Associated Brands Industries Limited driver/ salesman and two accomplices are now in police custody after staging a robbery on Friday afternoon to pilfer money from the company.

Follow a tip about a planned robbery, police on Thursday intercepted a car that it is believed was to be used in the crime.

Four men are now in police custody after a home invasion at St.