Guyana News

President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde yesterday reaffirmed the union’s support for the nurses attached to the Linden Hospital Complex who have been calling for the removal of Chief Executive Officer, Rudy Small.

Former Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Audrey Waddell today dismissed reports that she has been terminated from the ministry for creating a position at Guyana’s Ottawa mission for her daughter-in-law, saying that her contract comes to an end in May.

One week after he was arrested and subsequently charged in relation to the leasing of several acres of land at Ogle, former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Trevor Benn is being questioned in relation to two other matters.

The Lusignan Prison this morning at 7.10  experienced an escape from custody.

Nearly 200 contracts worth a whopping $14b were signed yesterday by the government as its plan to provide 50,000 house lots for citizens over five years moves ahead.

The National Assembly might soon be called on to resolve the stalemate which persists at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in relation to the Chairmanship of APNU+AFC MP David Patterson.

Phillip Jhagroo, the murder accused who was one of three inmates who fled the Lusignan Prison last year, was recaptured yesterday.

The village council of Sand Creek in Region Nine has imposed a two-week lockdown on the community after three cases of COVID-19 were recently confirmed.

First Lady, Arya Ali has embarked on an initiative to fight period poverty and end the stigma associated with menstruation and $6m was raised at a tea this week.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has made no decisions about the certifying of an Official List of Electors for Local Government Elections due by the end of this year even as by-elections in two Local Government Areas (LGA) have become necessary.

Fifty-one new COVID-19 cases were on Tuesday recorded even as another  fatality was also reported.

The  European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM) which was here for the March 2nd 2020 general elections is due shortly for discussions with stakeholders on reform recommendations that it had made in its final report.

A guard was found dead under a shed at what is popularly known as the “Drum Yard” on David Street, Kitty.

In an effort to boost the rice industry in Region Two, Government is mulling a 35 per cent reduction in ferry costs for millers, among other initiatives, on the condition that savings realised must be passed on to the farmers who yesterday complained about paddy grading and prices.

Chairman of the Giftland Group of Companies Roy Beepat has asked that the National COVID-19 Task Force reconsider the requirement that HEPA filters be used for air purification in order for indoor cinemas to be reopened.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC has ordered the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) to pay Atlantic Fuels Inc (AFI) $12.8 million to cover storage cost for the 635,353 liters of diesel fuel it had seized and detained last year.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a reinforced concrete bridge at Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday  that China is willing to strengthen COVID-19 vaccine cooperation with Guyana and will continue to assist the country in its fight against the pandemic.

The Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Prison Service yesterday conducted a search at the Lusignan Prison where a number of prohibited items were seized.

A guard was released on $60,000 bail on Monday after he was charged with unlawful possession of electronics and other items that are suspected to have been stolen.