Guyana News

Rajin Allen, the Lindener who assaulted the mother of his children and caused her sister to suffer second degree burns to the right side of her face, was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday.

Banks DIH Limited, has once again, won the prestigious Coca-Cola Excellence Cup Award for performance excellence for small markets within the Coca-Cola Latin Centre Business Unit (LCBU) annual competition.

(Reuters) – New York City is suing three major oil companies and the top industry trade group in state court after a federal appeals court this month rejected its effort to hold the companies liable to help pay the costs of harm caused by global warming.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Lenroy Michael Forde who is wanted in relation to  the murder of Odingo Anthony Haywood on Wednesday night on Drysdale Street, Charlestown.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon today expressed satisfaction over a meeting today with ExxonMobil Guyana officials on problems with the offshore oil platform. 

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

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today expressed strong concern over escalating crime and called on the authorities to take action.

Having cut production last week to 30,000 barrels of oil per day because of gas compression problems, ExxonMobil last evening said that it has begun ramping up output and that a solution is at least three months away during which controversial flaring will occur.

A 25-year-old man was last night shot dead in the vicinity of his Drysdale Street, Charlestown residence and the police have issued a bulletin for the suspected shooter.

Over 100,000 persons have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as the inoculation programme heats up here.

As the company accusing the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) of contract breaches threatened court action over alleged verbal promises of a contract to supply fuel, now-resigned General Manager Trevor Bassoo yesterday broke his silence stating that it was he who alerted the Board of possible procurement irregularities.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) yesterday instituted charges against three members of the Guyana Police Force over the falsifying of a feeding account and the deletion of data.

One hundred and sixty new COVID-19 cases were on Wednesday recorded even as an additional fatality increased the country’s total number of deaths from the pandemic to 274.

Guyana has received approximately US$13.9 million in royalties for the first quarter of this year from the ExxonMobil Liza-1 operations and expects to add over US$60 million to its account from the sale of its recent sixth oil share and lift, sources have revealed.

Former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Trevor Benn, was yesterday hit with another charge of misconduct in public office.

It has been one month since gold dealer, Ricardo Fagundes was gunned down just after he exited the Palm Court bar on Main Street, Georgetown and while no charge has yet been laid, investigators are currently pursuing a second suspect.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday announced the death of its Director of Music and Culture, Senior Superintendent Charmaine Stuart who passed away suddenly last evening.

Following confirmation that another Deep South Rupununi community has recorded COVID-19 cases Aishalton will be proceeding on a total lockdown from tomorrow in an attempt to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday announced that  murders are down 22.9% this year compared to 2020 and it says it has also recorded a 29.8% decrease in serious crime for the year so far.

Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States Secretary of State yesterday agreed on the need to work together on a number of issues of mutual interest and the region raised the need for COVID vaccines.