Guyana News

Days after he was reported missing, the lifeless body of a 20-year-old miner was yesterday discovered floating in the Arakaka River, North West District (NWD), Region One.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that two more persons who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

The body of man who was reported missing on Wednesday was found floating by his daughter at Dredge Creek, along the Pomeroon River.

Some recent COVID-19 deaths could’ve been prevented if the infected persons had been immunised against the virus, according to Health Minister Dr.

President Irfaan Ali  yesterday offered support and solidarity to St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as experts warned that an eruption of the La Soufrière Volcano on the island was imminent.

Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday stated that the decision to lease a section of the Merriman Mall to be used as a parking lot was first discussed at  committee level on December 9th, 2020.

The attorney for Rondell Bacchus, the suspect who is being questioned by the police in relation to the gunning down of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes more than two weeks ago outside Palm Court says that the police have no evidence linking his client to the crime.

Atlantic Fuels Inc (AFI) has filed contempt proceedings against the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) which had both been ordered by the High Court last month to pay in excess of $12 million in storage cost for 635,353 liters of diesel fuel they had seized from the fuel company.

The US Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) has conducted training related to first aid and trauma care for staff attached to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital as well as the regional health department.

Twins Manufacturing Chemists, one of Guyana’s leading pharmaceutical and household names, is celebrating 50 years in the drug manufacturing business.

A Wisroc mother and her two children are under observation at the Linden Hospital Complex after allegedly ingesting a poisonous substance.

The Guyana Court of Appeal has set Monday—April 12th—to conduct a case management conference (CMC) for the hearing of the appeal filed by the main opposition APNU+AFC to the dismissal of one of its two petitions challenging the March 2nd, 2020 General Elections.

The relatives of Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo, the Corentyne mother who died after an unsuccessful delivery at the New Amsterdam Hospital in late February, on Wednesday picketed the New Amsterdam office of Regional Health Officer (RHO), Dr Vishalya Sharma.

Giftland has donated more masks and sanitisers to the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

A water vendor was placed on $40,000 bail after he denied maliciously wounding another vendor by pelting him with a brick.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) says it has received reports of flooding as a result of heavy rainfall in Aranka, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7).

At about midday today, Guyana surpassed 50,000 vaccinations, according to Dr Leslie Ramsammy, advisor to the Minister of Health.

The Ministry of Health says that two men who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

With Suriname’s  Assuria investing in an $800 million headquarters just after nine years of establishing a presence here, Senior Minister with responsibility for finance, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday urged local businesses to take a page out of the insurance company’s book and seek opportunities outside of the domestic market.

April 26th has been tentatively set by Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC, to rule on the petition filed by the main opposition APNU+AFC which is challenging the results of last year’s general and regional elections.