Guyana News

Guyana yesterday received another shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines to boost the ongoing inoculation programme against COVID-19.

Yuri Garcia Dominguez and Ateeka Ishmael, the principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), are continuing to reimburse persons who were allegedly defrauded by the firm, their attorney Dexter Todd yesterday told a City Magistrate.

A 48-year-old pedal cyclist died last night after he was struck down along the Loo Creek Public Road, Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh last week told a UN forum that the Guyana Government has restarted the bolstering of institutions vital for public accountability, transparency and good governance.

Southern Canton International Trading Inc has applied for a quarry licence to operate within the Mazaruni mining district and is one of two quarrying companies that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has exempted from Environmental Impact Assessments.

A South Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident is wanted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) in relation to the recent discovery of a quantity of cocaine in a gold miner’s hand luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.

Martin Lindey, 67, of  Trinity Street, New Amster-dam, Berbice was on Sunday night found dead in his fire-damaged home, the police said yesterday.

The main opposition APNU+AFC has approached the National Assembly to have a land use policy developed to manage the location of shore bases in the Oil and Gas Sector.

Brothers Phillip and Fidel Williams were yesterday afternoon acquitted of the 2016 murder of Brazilian gold miner, Naldinho De Costa Souza.

The first in-person, public scoping consultations on Friday to guide the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s planned Yellowtail Development saw a poor turnout.

Shortly after he was remanded on an armed robbery charge, an amputee was on Monday tackled by police officers at the city courthouse after he resisted an escort while insisting that he could not go to jail.

Of the 329 cases listed for hearing in the April 2021 session of the Demerara criminal assizes, only 18 matters were disposed of, one of which the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) declared nolle prosequi.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of June 06, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Minibus driver Mark Ault died on Sunday night in an accident involving three vehicles at Dora on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

A motorcyclist and his pillion rider have both been hospitalised following a collision with a car at Riverstown Public Road, Essequibo, on Sunday.

Devanand Persaud was on Sunday evening injured in a hit-and-run accident at Mon Repos Public Road.

The Department of Public Information says that another shipment of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines from Russia arrived today at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 06, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Martin Lindey, 67, of  Trinity Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice was last night found dead in his fire-damaged home, the police said today.

Minibus driver Mark Ault died last night in an accident at Dora on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway involving three vehicles.