Guyana News

The families who were displaced after an electrical fire destroyed their properties on Saturday have estimated that over $12 million was lost due to the destruction caused.

The PPP/C government has proposed a budget of over $5 billion to strengthen the sea and river defence infrastructure in regions Three, Five and Six, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh announced.

Royalty Air Service, a new charter company, yesterday launched its first flight between Ogle and Port Kaituma with the aim of delivering a high quality air service locally.

Following recent work place fatalities, the Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton has said there are plans to widen monitoring by increasing the current cadre of Occupational Health and Safety Officers across the country.

Guyana yesterday declared its support for the launch of an initiative by Canada which is aimed at stopping countries from detaining foreign citizens for use as diplomatic leverage.

A 62-year-old woman was yesterday robbed by three men during a home invasion at Festival City.

Disclosure of the evidence used to lay a fraud charge against former Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson and the former General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) Rawlston Adams is expected to continue at the start of next month.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) says that during February 8-10, 2021, it conducted training on COVID-19-related hygiene and sanitation for 90 persons in Region 9 communities .

The trial of the three persons accused of the 2017 murder of Ruby fisherman Shereffudeen Nazamudeen is scheduled to commence this morning before Justice Navindra Singh at the Georgetown High Court.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has extended its provision of a complimentary mobile plan to support the Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Health Department as  essential workers there continue their efforts to remain connected to Covid-19 patients.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the governing PPP/C’s 2021 $383.1 billion budget.

With no explanation offered, the Ministry of Public Works last Friday terminated the services of its Chief Works Officer Geoffrey Vaughn, who has been working at the Ministry for the past 15 years.

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

The Attorney General (AG) has filed an action against BK Marine Inc.

Former EPA Head Vincent Adams is insisting that ExxonMobil’s flaring of gas amid a compressor problem on its oil platform is in breach of its production permit and he said that the government has to be better informed so that it could enforce the law.

A 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old mother of one died yesterday after the vehicle they were in crashed into a utility pole on Homestretch Avenue shortly after midnight. 

The Government of Guyana has sued Courtney Benn Contracting Services Ltd and CARICOM General Insurance Company Inc for a total of just over $359m pertaining to the incomplete Linden Technical Institute (LTI) dormitories.

Businessman and former Guyana Lands and Surveys (GL&SC ) Board member  Wilfred Brandford says that the $13.5M he paid for lands at the entrance to South Ruimveldt that the government wants returned was too high a figure since he has spent tens of millions developing it over a 17-year period.

An application seeking to liquidate assets to fulfill the debts owed by joint stockholding company, Jacob Investments Limited (JIL)—owners of real estate, is currently before the High Court.

Twenty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been detected as the pandemic continues expanding here daily.