Guyana News

Five persons who are accused of forging several cheques to the value of $19.4 million in the name of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) were yesterday brought before the court and charged.

Approximately 7,000 persons were inoculated against COVID-19 on Monday, increasing the total number of persons receiving first and second doses in the country.

Three seamen who were arrested for the murder of Marcus Julius Thomas who was killed at his Kuru Kururu Sandpit, Soesdyke-Linden Highway home were on Monday charged with the capital offence.

Three men who were on trial before Justice Jo Ann Barlow and a jury at the High Court in Berbice for a murder committed on a Crabwood Creek man in 2015 were yesterday found guilty.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has written to international agencies complaining of government’s approval of the destruction of mangroves by Tristar Inc at Versailles/Malgre Tout, West Bank Demerara.

Another one of Republic Bank’s customers is calling for the bank’s swift intervention to retrieve money that has gone missing from his account due to unauthorised online transactions and the bank in a public notice has since announced that transactions proven to be fraudulent will see reimbursement.

With gold ore plummeting in two key pits, Troy Resources Limited on Monday announced that processing activities could cease in August or Septem-ber at its Region Seven site until a delayed underground mine project gets underway.

Guyana’s COVID-19 deaths now stand at 345 and 102 new cases were reported.

Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said that local authorities have received no reports of a COVID-19 variant in Guyana.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorpo-rated (GPL) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employee (NAACIE) yesterday signed an agreement for a five percent increase in wages and salaries for the year 2020. 

It has only been three weeks since the arrival of the wet season in the Rupununi but there are already reports of extensive damage to existing road infrastructure.

Kevin Adams who was being sought by the police over the killing of Samuel DeSouza, a labourer who was found dead in front of his house less than two months ago, yesterday turned himself over to the police.

The Human Services Ministry has announced that it would be seeking to help to ensure the safety of members of the Guyana Society for the Blind at their headquarters. 

The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) hosted a Medical Outreach for the General Public at the No.55 Village Masjid on the 16th of May, 2021.

Keevin D’Oliveira was on Monday granted bail in the sum of $80,000 on a possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking charge.

The police are working to apprehend a mechanic who allegedly shot a carpenter in his abdomen, during an argument over a game of pools.

With more than 96 households affected by flooding in Region Nine, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday said that a truck filled with relief supplies has departed for the region and is expected to arrive today.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) says that another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The opposition will have an input on electoral reform both in and out of Parliament, according to the ruling PPP.

The Product Compliance Department of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) ordered the destruction of 290 cases (290,000 packs) of imported cigarettes in Lethem, Region Nine for not being in compliance with tobacco regulations.