Guyana News

An early morning Republic Day party has left one man dead with three persons currently in custody as investigations continue into the event that was a clear breach of COVID-19 rules.

Arson is suspected in a fire yesterday morning at La Grange, West Bank Demerara which left three buildings gutted and two others damaged.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) yesterday announced that the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Guyana has approved the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.

-no Bill of Quantities presented A special internal audit into the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has revealed that between 2015 and 2020 Courtney Benn Contracting Services (CBCS) and its subsidiary company, Brenco Shipping were awarded 92% of the contract values for procurement of spares and rehabilitation and maintenance of vessels but major tasks remained incomplete and other irregularities were detected.

Budget 2021 has paved the way for the establishment of a National Broadcasting Academy and provided opportunities to increase capacity building for the state media, Minister of Public Affairs within the Prime Minister;s Office, Kwame McCoy told the National Assembly on Monday during his presentation.

Two men were arrested in the Upper Corentyne area yesterday after it was discovered that an elderly woman of Central Corentyne had been  physically and sexually assaulted.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation’s (GuySuCo) marketing team has recaptured the Antiguan market, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sasenarine Singh.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has suggested that there might be a chance for Cevons Waste Management to retain ownership of property improperly purchased from the Guyana Lands and Surveys.

Twenty-five new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Guyana to 8,452.

Police are still to identify the burnt body that was found near the Huaxin Supermarket at Enmore on the East Coast Demerara.

The Committee of Appointments of Parliament has nominated trade unionist Carvil Duncan to sit as a member of the Local Government Commission (LGC).

The pedal cyclist who was struck down by a Ministry of Health (MoH) mini-bus on Vlissengen Road has been identified as 41-year-old Cuthbert Crandon.

A post mortem done on the four-month-old baby who died suddenly died last week at Siparuta, Region Six, revealed that the infant suffered from a lung infection, which ultimately caused her death.

A Chesney, Corentyne fisherman was on Monday sentenced to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm.

The Government of Guyana has resuscitated the Multi-Agency Coordinating Committee for Addressing the Influx of Venezuelan Migrants into Guyana.

Approximately 250 residents of Establishment Road, Koberimo within the Northwest District, Region One will soon benefit from improved access to their community when a nearly $13 million road construction project is completed.

Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Ganesh Mahipaul and a number of other persons have filed an application against the Attorney General (AG), the Minister of Finance, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and other constitutional agencies; seeking a declaration from the court that the agencies be allowed to function independently, impartially and free of the exercise of any control by the Executive or any other entity. 

Caribbean rum producers are joining forces with French group CIRT-DOM, to garner the best deal for their exports into major markets, particularly the European Union.

A total of ninety persons, representing fifty-seven procuring entities, participated in three virtual training workshops on the topic of procurement planning organized by the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), the regulatory body for public procurement in Guyana.

The police say they are investigating the murder of Dale Christopher aka Sun Skull MMR,  27,  of Lot 1A Rosemary Lane, Cummingsburg, which occurred around 6 am today at Hill Street Lodge, Georgetown allegedly by a 40-year-old unemployed male of Freeman Street, East La Penitence.