Guyana News

A meeting between the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) to discuss a US-funded electoral reform project was aborted after Opposition-nominated commissioners objected to the manner in which the project was introduced to the Commission.

Two of Guyana’s largest local businesses appear to be at loggerheads over a piece of waterfront land at Providence with one business, Pritipaul Singh Investments being accused of intimidation.

The Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit (CANU) has issued a warrant for the arrest of Omesh Lakeram following the siezure of 207 lbs of suspected marijuana.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday re-opened Hunter Street, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown, a roadway considered to be one of the main arteries into and out of the city.

As some 32.4% of the adult population in Guyana has received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Minister of Health Dr.

Government has announced that approximately 3,500 applications have been received and are currently being processed by the Guyana Online Academy for Learning (GOAL) – the institution tasked with managing the overall operational and functional components of the 20,000 free online scholarship initiative over the next five years.

Guyana yesterday recorded four new COVID-19 deaths along with 89 new cases.

A visitor to the United States (US) embassy in Georgetown was yesterday morning robbed by motorcycle bandits and the embassy is warning Americans here to be cautious in light of the country’s crime situation.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, has promised residents of Belle West, West Bank Demerara that two of their streets—some 394 meters of the road will be rehabilitated within a month’s time.

A taxi driver was on Monday robbed of his motorcar and other valuables by three identifiable men, two of whom were armed with weapons.

Nineteen-year-old Joseph Fiffee was yesterday brought before the court and charged with two counts of Robbery under Arms.

Legal advice is still being sought by traffic ranks probing the accident that claimed the life of businessman Colin Ming.

A man charged with stealing two motorcycles got a reprieve on Monday when one of the victims decided not to proceed with the charge.

The police in Region Six yesterday arrested three men who they said were wanted for robberies committed under arms.

Proprietors of an illegal industrial facility adjacent to South Ruimveldt Gardens, have been ordered to immediately cease all operations.

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting virtually in Special Session today unanimously agreed to appoint Dr.

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

Saying that measures are being put in place to protect residents against flooding, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday defended the removal of mangroves at Versailles-Malgre Tout, West Bank Demerara, for the development of an oil and gas shore base as necessary while emphasising that “with development comes changes”.

After managing to avoid a single case of COVID-19 for over a year, the remote community of Masakenari, in Region Nine is now grappling with an outbreak, which is believed to be linked to residents travelling outside of the community to source needed food and cleaning supplies.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday lobbied American businesses for investment here in mega farms and aquaculture.