Guyana News

Seven officers of the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department recently completed a one-day Fall Protection for Competent Persons training course, a Ministry release stated on Tuesday.

Two Police ranks were on mobile patrol in the vicinity of Cracrana, Karasabai Village, South Pakaraimas on Sunday where they observed Vibert Thomas, a 29-year-old mason who was at the time riding a bicycle with a long metal object on his right shoulder.

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday received a donation of IT equipment from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the Maternal and Child Health Department.

This morning, a post-mortem examination with dissection was done by Government Pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh on the body of Kyrie Anthony Nelson, the three-month-old infant who died last week at an unlicensed daycare in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara and the cause of death was given as suffocation.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips conducted a site visit at the Friendship Wharf Facility on the East Bank of Demerara, today, to inspect two vessels and a bond.

The Chief Fire Officer, Gregory Wickham  today condemned any act of delinquency or unprofessional behaviour by ranks of the Guyana Fire Service.

HOUSTON, Reuters) – The final member has been chosen for a three-person arbitration panel meant to settle Exxon Mobil’s  claim against Chevron’s  $53 billion purchase of Hess Corp, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

-say buildings could have been saved Bush Lot business owners who are reeling from a massive blaze on Monday which left one man dead and completely destroyed three buildings housing a total of six businesses, believe that had the GFS had better equipment the fire would have been quickly contained and their businesses saved.

Construction of the Kopi-nang Secondary School in Region Eight was launched yesterday with Minister of Education Priya Manick-chand turning the sod.

KINGSTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm yesterday, threatening to dump rain on parts of Hispaniola after leaving at least three people dead on smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean.

Former Secretary of the Rice Producers Association of Guyana and PPP/C Parliamentarian, Dharamkumar Seeraj, has been tipped for the position of High Commissioner to India, sources close to the process say.

-after several years on the run Jason Isaacs who was wanted in connection with the murder of an overseas-based Guyanese businessman back in 2021 at Reli-ance, East Canje Berbice, was held yesterday.

Guyana will be providing assistance to its sister CARICOM states recently hit by Hurricane Beryl and relief supplies went by plane to Grenada yesterday.

Amid jitters over dengue fever and other vector-borne viruses, the Mayor and City Council’s Public Health Department says it has implemented several measures to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds within the city.

-accomplice fled Police are investigating an armed robbery committed on a 32-year-old contractor, which occurred at about 19:45 hrs on Sunday at the corner of Irving and Forshaw streets in Queens-town, Georgetown.

A 28-year-old suspect is in custody for the murder of 21-year-old labourer, Joao King, of Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi, which occurred on Sunday about 17.00 hours at Aranaputa Valley.

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is still grappling with an alleged case of sabotage involving a significant number of duck eggs at its hatchery, according to CEO (ag) Dwight Walrond.

The construction of the new St George’s Secondary School in Company Path, Georgetown, initially slated for completion in January of this year, is now expected to be finished in time for the reopening of schools in September.

Omali Medas, a 19-year-old labourer from Sophia was arrested at about 12.30 am on Monday after Police acted on information received and intercepted a white Honda XR motorcycle (without Registration number or documents) between Regent and Wellington streets, Georgetown, the police said yesterday.

No foul play is suspected in the death of a man found several days ago in his Lot 17 First Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara apartment.