Guyana News

Not many people remember to count their blessings but Varsha Singh does.

After evicting the Dutch, it was the British in 1781 who chose the site of what was later to become this country’s capital, although they did little to translate their vision into reality. 

Having completed the online portal for the posting of all government contracts, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) will officially launch it at a seminar for Permanent Secretaries and their procurement support staff in the next two weeks.

Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh on Friday stressed to Berbicians that a strong non-oil economy, with agriculture among its pillars, is extremely important to his government.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed 65 additional cases of COVID-19 in Guyana.

Residents of Jawalla, in Region Seven, are concerned that the community might have a potential COVID-19 outbreak after persons began experiencing symptoms of the virus a few days after a major three-day gathering was held in the community.

St Ignatius and satellite villages in the North Rupu-nuni, Region Nine, are expected to benefit from the planned construction of a $14 million agro-processing facility to assist farmers with adding value and extending the shelf life of their produce.

With the recent certification of its fiberglass bathtubs and shower units, Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics (FTIP) will now be able to confidently export fibre glass products to countries in the CARICOM region and beyond, its Managing Director Somat Ali has said.

A housewife from Region two is now hospitalised in a serious condition after she was reportedly chopped several times about her body by her common-law husband.

From Tuesday, March 30, 2021, persons with disabilities will be allowed to submit and uplift applications for import and/or export licences in a more convenient manner as an extended service offered by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce.

The Minister of Public Works,  Juan Edghill, on the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC), has appointed Wayne Watson as the new General Manager effective immediately.

The Santa Fe farm in Region Nine – owned by Barbadian investor, Sir Kyffin Simpson – scaled back on production last year over the COVID pandemic but is now increasing output in a phased manner.

Retired Assistant Police Commissioner and former ‘F’ Division Commander Kevin Adonis and three serving ranks were on Friday charged with conspiring to steal over $19 million from the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Government is spending approximately US$4 million to acquire the expected 200,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, according to President Irfaan Ali, who on Friday reiterated that his administration is not sparing any effort or resource in ensuring that the entire population is immunised against COVID-19.

A huge Chinese processing plant that was commissioned here recently can utilise up to 40 tonnes of shrimp and 30 tonnes of fish daily.

The body of a pensioner was found at his North Sophia home on Thursday in a state of decomposition.

Guyana has now surpassed 10,000 cases of the novel coronavirus after some 109 new infections were confirmed yesterday.

Seventeen new land surveyors were sworn in yesterday and President Irfaan Ali urged them to let the law direct their actions.

Several letters from Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair Keith Rowley have gone unacknowledged, including a letter sent last week asking that the regional body mediate the current stalemate between the Irfaan Ali government and Guyana’s main parliamentary opposition APNU+AFC.

The Guyana Court of Appeal on Thursday commenced hearing the almost 40-year-old appeal filed by Donald Rodney to his 1982 conviction for unlawful possession of explosives, which his attorney says cannot be substantiated by evidence.