Guyana News

Rice farmers in the Upper Corentyne  have complained bitterly about the deplorable state of several dams in the area which is stopping them from transporting paddy from the backlands.

A Cane Grove, Mahaica labourer was fatally stabbed by his drinking partner after an argument ensued between the two, police yesterday said.

A 22-year-old man ended his life yesterday after he attacked a 17-year-old girl while she was travelling  home on the Essequibo River.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited bids for $1.071b in works on the Lusgnan Prison which has been the scene of multiple escapes, riots and protests over conditions in recent years.

In an effort to increase and sustain rice production in Region Six, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday noted that $20M was budgeted to carry out major rehabilitation works at the seed paddy facility located in Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

Gunmen on Saturday night opened fire at a bar in Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown before executing a robbery at the premises.

One hundred and sixty-nine persons from 33 households are currently under quarantine as Aishalton Village in the Deep South Rupununi continues to battle the spread of COVID-19.

Newly-established media entity—Village Voice GY Inc, has filed a $3M lawsuit against its former Director Nigel Williams, and Lincoln Lewis whom it accuses of using its company logo without permission.

The body of a Crabwood Creek fisherman, who went missing in the Corentyne River on Thursday evening while plying his trade was yesterday morning discovered near to where he disappeared underwater.

A Brighton Village, Corentyne man is now hospitalised after he was shot in his right leg by a thief during the wee hours yesterday.

Businessman Harry Mattai was last night wounded in an attempted robbery just outside his home in Bel Air Park.

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

An oil and gas masterplan for Guyana done by the Government of Japan had concluded in 2019 that a gas to power solution based on the country’s petroleum operations is economically viable but it leaned heavily in favour of an offshore facility rather than an onshore plant.

Despite the severely negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Group registered after-tax profit of $3.89 billion for 2020 compared to $3.48 billion in 2019.

Guyana’s first shipment of emergency relief items arrived on Saturday in St.

With the expansion of the COVID-19 vaccination programme to cover all persons 18 years and older, the Ministry of Health is conducting vaccination outreaches over the weekend at health centres and pop-up sites across regions Two, Four, Seven, Eight and Nine.

As police announced a planned investigation of an incident that occurred during last Thursday’s Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) anti-smuggling operation in Lethem, the Guyana Revenue Authority yesterday maintained that “lawful procedures were properly executed” at all times.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the death of an 81-year-old woman from Region Four who was infected with COVID-19.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) registered a profit of $1.365 billion for last year, which was 7.9% down from the 2019 figure of $1.483 billion.

Police are seeking to identify a partially decomposed body of a man, which reportedly washed up at the Cornelia Ida Seashore, on the West Coast of Demerara, yesterday morning.