Guyana News

An electrical network has been completed for the hinterland community of Kokerite Hill (Kokerital), Mabaruma, Region One.

What started as an effort by two longtime overseas-based Guyanese friends to entertain and comfort during the current COVID-19 pandemic has blossomed into a social movement aimed at helping those in need in their homeland.

By John Seeram As is customary each year, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)–Global has set the month of May as International Internal Audit Awareness Month.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has strongly criticized the decision by a magistrate yesterday to grant bail to four men charged with the possession of guns and ammunition without licence.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of May 28, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Favouring the model used by Norway, Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has recommended that all of Guyana’s revenue generated from its oil sector should be deposited in a Sovereign Wealth Fund for future generations, which it says is the only way to guarantee “intergenerational justice.”

GWI was in a deplorable state when the new Government took office in August 2020, the utility said in a press release this week addressing questions that have arisen over layoffs.

The police are currently investigating a suspected double murder at Coomacka Mines, Region 10.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday said government would be working around the clock to ensure that Guyanese across the country affected by the flooding caused by continuing and heavy rainfall are kept safe and provided with essential supplies.

With water levels reaching as high as 8 feet at Kwakwani on the Berbice River and many other flooded communities in Region 10, regional authorities are seeking to secure assistance for affected residents, including food and cleaning supplies.

Even as some Black Bush Polder residents once again burning tyres in anger and frustration over continued flooding, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced on Friday that two brand new pumps will be added to boost efforts to drain the area.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Friday said that the government is hoping to receive supplies needed to resume the administering of Sputnik V second doses by next week following a shipment delay.

Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Brutus, who is acting as Assistant Com-missioner (Administration), is maintaining that the recent election he held for the Guyana Police Association  (GPA) was legitimate and that another staged by the then incumbent was not in compliance with the rules.

Abishai Caesar has been convicted for the 2012 murders of Anna Catherina businesswoman Jennifer Persaud and her two sons, Afridi Bacchus and 18-month-old Jadon Persaud.

Citing the sensitivity of the issue as well as a confidentiality clause that governs executive meetings, Bank of Guyana Governor and current Chair-man of the Guyana Gold Board Dr Gobin Ganga has declined to comment on allegations made by former Chair-man GHK Lall that he [Ganga] had in 2019 said that there was evidence of gold smuggling from Venezuela that could have led to blacklisting of this country.

The Ministry of Health on Friday announced four new COVID-19 deaths and 70 new cases from the latest test results.

As it prepares for the crafting of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its fourth oil well here, ExxonMobil’s local affiliate has begun public consultations and scoping sessions with the public and is urging persons to share their concerns before the June 5th closure for receipt of feedback.

Kevin Bizzeth, the fireman who was driving a car that plowed into a group of persons at Kairuni, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, leaving three dead and two in critical condition, was on Friday charged with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

With more rainfall expected over the coming days, the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday reported that a large majority of the region’s drainage infrastructure is in operation.

Rejecting claims made by an opposition parliamentarian, the Ministry of Health on Friday stated that no nursing students have been forced to take COVID-19 vaccines.