Guyana News

The Guyana Police Force yesterday stated that it is investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy who reportedly drowned on Wednesday at Arau Mountain, Cuyuni River, in Region Seven.

Marketers and agents of alleged Ponzi scheme, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) have been asked to visit the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Head-quarters, Eve Leary with all documents of transactions they carried out with the principals of the firm, as part of an ongoing investigation.

A Sophia resident who allegedly stole a woman’s jewellery was on Tuesday remanded to prison.

A man was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with an armed robbery, in which it is alleged that he stole $350,000 from a woman while holding her at gunpoint at her work place.

The two persons who were injured on Sunday night after a driver lost control of his car and plowed into them and others while they were sitting on the curbside of the road at Kairuni, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, are still in critical condition while post mortem examinations (PME) will be conducted today on the three persons who were killed.

A clothes vendor’s car was lit on fire on Tuesday and surveillance footage later showed a man pouring what appeared to be a liquid on the vehicle before starting the fire.

A 59-year-old Sans Souci woman has suffered serious injuries after being hit down by a motorcycle on Tuesday evening.

The Ministry of Health  last night refuted claims made by a Member of Parliament on social media that Nursing Students at the New Amsterdam Nursing School are being forced to take the COVID-19 vaccines.

The Ministry of Health this afternoon said that no second doses are currently available for Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a delay in supplies.

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

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC has ordered that the Statements of Poll (SoPs) and Statements of Recount (SoRs) from last year’s general and regional elections, be released within the next 10 days to the prosecution, for trial of the charges laid against persons accused of fraud connected with those elections.

Exams for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) are now scheduled to be administered from June 28th, 2021 following a further two-week delay.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll jumped again yesterday after six more fatalities were reported.

With the main focus on draining rain-fuelled flooding from Black Bush Polder, Corentyne  immediately, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has promised that excavators will remain in each polder until the situation improves.

(Reuters) – A tiny hedge fund dealt a major blow to Exxon Mobil Corp yesterday, unseating at least two board members in a bid to force the company’s leadership to reckon with the risk of failing to adjust its business strategy to match global efforts to combat climate change.

Hundreds of residents of St Cuthbert’s Mission situated off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway are stranded after sections of the trail leading to their village were washed away following heavy rainfall in the area.

The Chinese-owned Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI), which had to be shut down after the sudden death of two of its workers and the air dashing of 10 others to China in 2019, has had its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Region One project approved by the EPA. 

A University of Guyana scientist and a conservationist have filed an action against the State in which they argue that the greenhouse gases emitted from petroleum operations in the Liza Phase 1 are  hazardous not only to the environment, but the health and wellbeing of citizens and must be stopped.

Hundreds of residents of Bartica, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) were severely affected by flooding yesterday afternoon caused by heavy rainfall.

Guyanese in New York (NY), USA are elated that Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill, Queens will officially be co-named ‘Little Guyana Avenue,’ as a recognition for their contributions to the community over the years.