Guyana News

A household survey across seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (including Guyana) revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, about 40% of refugees and migrants from Venezuela were evicted and an additional 38% were at risk of losing their homes. 

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is now fully equipped to deliver online learning, says the Ministry of Education.

The government has  handed over $161.1 million to over a dozen North Pakaraima villages, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The search continues for the four prisoners who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison on Tuesday, Director of Prisons (ag) Nicklon Elliott says.

The riverbank at Micobie in Region Eight, which was excavated for gold mining activities, is still to be refilled by dredge operators despite orders from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to do so.

A collapsed Guyana Water Incorporated well at Lusignan has affected water supply on the East Coast but alternative arrangements are being put in place.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Anil Nandlall S.C.,  today engaged East Coast Demerara residents on matters relating to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), according to the Department of Public Information.

The Ministry of Housing and Water yesterday released the route and artist’s impression for the proposed road link between Eccles to the Mandela Avenue which is expected to be completed by November of this year.

The Floor It Guyana Company is banking on its “made in Guyana” brand to put the country on the map, according to CEO, Andre Cummings yesterday during the company’s showroom opening.

Director of Procurement at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Karen Cumberbatch, has been asked by the hospital’s management to proceed on leave as a part of an ongoing rapid assessment at the hospital.

Residents of Canje Street, Section ‘K’ Campbellville, Georgetown, are concerned about a new property which is being constructed on their street that appears to be a commercial one within the residential zone.

A team of ranks from the Joint Services on Thursday travelled to Region One (Barima-Waini) to conduct a security assessment in light of the recent allegation of sexual assault where members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) are alleged to be the perpetrators.

Hewburn Boston, called ‘Boy,’ 24, who was accused of raping a four-year-old girl, was yesterday afternoon acquitted of the offence by a jury.

The Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has terminated the contract valued at over $413 million for the rehabilitation of the Leguan Ferry Stelling in Region Three.

The police are on the hunt for two bandits who shot and robbed a West Coast Demerara (WCD) businessman of $500,000 cash and personal documents at the Eccles Public Road stoplight on Thursday.

The Giftland Group believes that its cinema operations are being unfairly dealt with as similar businesses are being allowed to reopen.

A brand new punt dumper will be constructed to the tune of $400m at the Albion Estate, GuySuCo’s Chief Executive Officer, Sasenarine Singh announced yesterday.

The Ministry of Health yesterday informed that 19 more COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number in the country to 8,357.

Sattie Jagmohan, the West Coast Berbice woman who earlier this month accused her husband of forced her to drink a poisonous substance, has succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital. 

While maintaining his criticism of the issuance of two controversial trawler licences, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Khemraj Ramjattan on Wednesday said stakeholders must always be consulted before the issuance of licences in their respective industries.