Guyana News

Citizens from across the country will today have an opportunity to tell government their views and expectations of  a Local Content Policy (LCP) for the petroleum sector, as President Irfaan Ali is scheduled to lead a stakeholder consultation on the draft which is expected to be transformed into law.

A UNDP-implemented project has allocated funds to help women and others who might have been trapped at home with abusers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

With the opposition having boycotted the session, the government side of the House on Friday night passed the Small Business (Amendment) Act 2020.

A Corentyne man was on Saturday evening admitted to the Port Mourant Hospital following a fight between him and two friends at a Superbet location in Tain, Corentyne.

A Corentyne man was on Saturday evening admitted to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was struck by a vehicle which fled the scene at the Number 19 Public Road.

After starting out with only a tent and a grill for what he described as a “Friday gig,” Rondae Hawker recently launched his mobile Hawker’s Burger Shack and Grill near the former Waterchris Hotel and Bar on Waterloo Street where he started.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today said that five of its ranks stationed in the North West District are the subjects of a police investigation into an allegation of rape.

Two persons died today after the car they were in smashed into a utility pole on Homestretch Avenue just after midnight.

As had been expected, Guyana will be celebrating its 51st Republic Anniversary on February 23 differently due to COVID-19.

Western Scientific, a Trinidadian company debarred by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for fraudulent practices, and the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) received the lion’s share of contracts for over $5 billion in pharmaceuticals and medical supplies sales over the past four months, documents have revealed.

The partnership between Guyana and the United States to combat illegal fishing has seen a positive start and Washington says it will continue to pursue regional cooperation as seen in the recent Operation Southern Cross.

Amidst concerns over potential side-effects, a recent survey has found “moderate support” among the general population for COVID-19 vaccination and the need for accurate information to be shared on the subject in order to build trust.

City Engineer Colvern Venture has approached the High Court for protection from the Mayor and Councillors who have publicly declared their intention to dismiss him from his post despite not actually having the power to do so.

Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has said the government’s proposed 2021 national budget lacks a comprehensive plan to chart Guyana’s economic recovery from COVID-19.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced an initiative to foster cohesion among communities along the East Coast of Demerara as part of his administration’s drive to unify citizens.

A total of 24 persons lost their homes yesterday morning after two apartment buildings at Castello Housing Scheme, in Georgetown, were destroyed by an electrical fire.

Government has allocated a total of $25.6 billion for the construction and upgrading of roads and bridges this year.

While trumpeting plans for hydropower and natural gas, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Friday announced that government will put $2 billion into the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) to clear inherited arrears even as it works to position the company to meet expanding demand on the national grid.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday praised the government’s proposed 2021 national budget, saying it contains sufficient fiscal measures and public investment programmes to encourage the growth of the private sector while lowering the cost of living for the ordinary Guyanese.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has welcomed the measures announced for the manufacturing and services sector in the government’s proposed $383.1 billion national budget, while saying that they are in line with many of its own recommendations.