Guyana News

A Route 48 minibus driver who was seen in a viral video chasing a traffic rank with a cutlass has been sentenced to 12 months behind bars.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) has established a Virtual Help Desk on Facebook to respond to persons’ queries with pertinent information on various services provided by the Ministry.  

Implicated by Aaron’s Royality Inc. (ARI) as one of two officials at Guyoil from whom it received commitments for a fuel supply contract, Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) Board member Akanni Blair yesterday said he approached the company after a directive and then discovered that now resigned General Manager Trevor Bassoo was already separately negotiating with it.

An Assistant Superintendent was yesterday charged and released on bail as the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) continues to institute charges against members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) over the alleged falsifying of feeding accounts.

Jaikarran Ramnarine, who fatally stabbed his drinking partner during an argument at Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara, was remanded to prison on Wednesday.

A new COVID-19 outbreak in Region Nine has sparked concerns that there might a virus variant circulating in the region.

Chief Education Officer, Dr Marcel Hutson yesterday announced that the National Grades Two, Four and Nine assessments as well as the placement examinations will not be written this year.

Three new COVID-19 deaths have put April 2021 on par with October 2020 as the deadliest month for the novel coronavirus in the country.

On the 15th anniversary of the gruesome murder, President Irfaan Ali hailed the service of the late PPP/C Agriculture Minister, Satyadeow `Sash’ Sawh but he was silent on the call for a comprehensive inquiry which the family called for in a letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News.

Seven juveniles escaped from the Sophia Holding Centre in the wee hours of Thursday morning and all but two are now back in custody.

A Crabwood Creek, Berbice, truck driver died on Wednesday after he was pinned to his truck’s steering wheel by a log he was transporting.

The push back against COVID-19 continues in the tourism sector with several eco-lodges positioning themselves to return to the business of welcoming tourists.

Mark Royden Williams who is accused of the 2007 murders of Rajesh Singh and Fazil Hakim in a rum shop at Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), has professed his innocence.

Guyana has not recorded any cases of blood clots in persons who have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

A deliveryman is nursing a gunshot wound at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was ambushed by two bandits while visiting his family.

Tenders were last week opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of core houses in the Sophia area under the Central Housing & Planning Authority.

Residents on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two were recently allocated house lots as part of the government’s “Dream Realized” housing initiative  The land allocation drive took place at the Anna Regina Town Council building over a two-day period (last Friday and Saturday), where the Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal and Minister within the Ministry, Susan Rodrigues, assured residents of Region Two that as the government continues to work toward its goal of 50,000 house lot allocations across the country, the people of Region Two would also benefit.

Banks DIH Executive, Carlton Joao, is encouraging persons to take their COVID-19 vaccines after a battle with the virus last year.

Frontera Energy Corporation and CGX Energy, joint venture partners in the Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the Corentyne block offshore Guyana on Wednesday announced that that CGX Resources Inc.,

A man who was wanted by the police for a range of offences, including wounding and breaking and entering, was shot during an attempt to resist arrest on Wednesday.