Guyana News

Four Orealla residents were forced to swim to shore on Friday evening after a barge crashed into their boat, causing them to capsize.

The police are on the hunt for two bandits who allegedly attacked the proprietor of an East Coast Demerara (ECD) supermarket and robbed him of $500,000 cash.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Tikaram Sukhdas, a handyman who collapsed and died shortly after he was punched, revealed his cause of death as brain haemorrhage and blunt trauma to the head.

Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has welcomed the recent decision by Heads of Government to urgently establish a small expert group to inquire into the situation on the ground in Haiti and to report on its findings, saying it would enable the regional body to help craft a solution to the ongoing crisis there.

Raoul Melville, the Bagotstown taxi-driver whose body was discovered in his home last Thursday, suffered multiple blunt trauma to the head, which led to his death, an autopsy has found.

The Ministry of Health today said that another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

President Irfaan Ali today took part in the sod turning at Robb and Oronoque streets where a new Boutique Hotel under the name – Aiden Hotel – will be built.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today urged Nurses and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) to end the industrial action at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) which was sparked by remarks  by  its Chief Executive Officer, Rudy Small.

The Iwokrama rainforest centre says it continues to be affected by illegal mining.

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon yesterday once again dismissed attempts by President Irfaan Ali to blame him for a lack of consultation between government and the main parliamentary opposition, saying the president’s call for him to recognise the legitimacy of the current administration is absurd.

After taking statements on assault allegations levelled against Minister within the Office of the Prime Minis-ter Kwame McCoy, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday confirmed that it is seeking legal advice on the way forward.

Government has admitted that its claimed 14 billion cubic feet (cu ft) flaring quota for ExxonMobil’s Liza-1 project is in fact not in its environmental permit, while the company maintained that it never used the figure to justify its flaring here.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday revealed that the rollout of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine is expected to begin this weekend as the immunisation of healthcare workers across the country continues.

Taxi driver Sahadeo Pooran, called “Omesh,” now awaits sentencing after being found guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl back in 2019.

Thurston Semple, a taxi-driver who is awaiting trial for rape, was yesterday faced with a new rape charge.

Ninety per cent of works on the $500 million alternative road link between Eccles and Diamond has been completed to date and the Ministry of Housing and Water has declaring that the project is on schedule.

The project summary for the planned US$40 million Hilton-branded hotel at Houston that will see over 150 local construction workers hired to build the facility and an additional 70 persons hired full time once it is up and running.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a 46.6% decrease in serious crimes for the year thus far, Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has announced.

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana Fernando Ponz Cantó is hoping for a peaceful resolution to the latest tensions between Guyana and Venezuela.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 30 more cases of COVID-19 in Guyana.