Guyana News

With over 145,000 persons receiving their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and concerns being raised about the access to second shots, Health Minister Dr.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud yesterday met workers displaced by the recent Sharon’s Mall fire and assured that the Ministry wants to help however it can to aid them in getting back on their feet.

When new bicycle rental and tour company Ride Along GY launched last Saturday, it was the realisation of an idea that had been birthed almost five years ago by its founder, Cherry-Ann Greene, who has had to navigate some bumpy roads along the way.

While the Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the life sentence imposed against Dhupaul Singh who back in 2016 had been convicted for murder, it reduced the 25 years he had been given before being eligible for parole, to 20 years instead.

Police in Bartica carried out an enforcement exercise on Monday, May 3rd between 7 pm and midnight and 15 persons were arrested and charged for not wearing face masks in contravention of COVID-19 regulations.

Three more COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded even as some 92 new cases were reported.

The government has appointed a Digital Infrastructure and Online Engagement Director to create a national platform for open access to government content.

Negotiations with Norway on the continuation of a forest agreement with this country are in advanced stages, President Irfaan Ali has revealed.

The Guyana Police Force is currently investigating the death of a 13-year-old of Dazzell Housing Scheme resident who drowned while swimming with relatives at Belfield E.C.D.

A Forestry Officer from Orealla is presently hospitalised at the Skeldon Hospital after he sustained injuries during a fight with two men known to him.

Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Saturday signed three contracts totalling $94 million, for water supply improvement projects in three villages in Region Eight. 

Kishan Bayo called Penton, a 26-year-old fisherman of No. 76 Village, Corentyne, Berbice allegedly drowned sometime between the hours of 12:30-16:45 on Monday, the police said.

The U.S. Department of State is supporting an 18-month project to bolster the capacity of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the Attorney General’s Chambers regarding electoral processes, and to encourage civil society organizations (CSOs) to advocate for electoral reform in accordance with regional and international standards.

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

Complaints about refunds were among the issues that dominated a consultation held by the Ministry of Public Works yesterday with travel agents to resolve the travelling public’s concerns.

As of Sunday, a total of over 140,000 persons here had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has announced.

Linden resident, Colwyn Arthur was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 15 years in jail for the 2018 killing of Claude `Sonno’ DeJonge, who at the time shared a relationship with a woman Arthur was also once involved with.

Twenty-year-old Shonnette Dover died after being shot in her head, an autopsy performed on the body yesterday revealed.

Vickram Persaud now awaits sentence after a jury yesterday afternoon found him guilty of raping a young woman back in 2009.

The Demerara Distillers Group has announced the appointment of  Ramesh Persaud, as Managing Director with effect from yesterday.