Guyana News

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says it is “highly probable” that the boat containing bodies which was found in Nicaraguan waters on Monday is the same which local authorities lost sight of after it was discovered floating offshore Guyana more than two weeks ago.

Vanessa Lewis Sahadeo died as a result of serious complications that developed during surgery while delivering her baby  at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Friday, an autopsy revealed yesterday.

A sixty-year-old punter was yesterday afternoon shot in his upper right thigh by a gunman who also robbed him of four million dollars while at the All Seasons Horse Racing and Sports Betting on Robb Street, Georgetown.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says that efforts are being made for a Commission of Inquiry into what occurred during the March 2020 electoral process which sparked a five-month delay in the declaration of the final result.

Six men were yesterday charged with breaching the COVID-19 Emergency Measures by hosting or attending parties.

Quacy Decunha, the driver who was recently sentenced for causing the death of a motorcyclist, along the Craig Public Road, East Bank Demerara was yesterday fined on five traffic charges.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is still investigating the disappearance of Claude Pollard, the boat captain who is believed to have drowned after his vessel collided with the Bartica Hospital marine ambulance just over four weeks ago.

The body of an unidentified man was yesterday discovered floating in the canal which separates Croal Street and South Road, Georgetown.

Murder accused Lennox Wayne called ‘Two Colours,’ who is currently on remand for the 2014 murder of Lusignan beautician Ashmini Harriram, is pleading with the High Court to grant him bail while it considers his application for the capital charge against him to be stayed, arguing that his right to a fair and timely hearing has been violated.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) last night said that it intercepted 25 parcels of marijuana with a total weight of 44.974 kilogrammes in New Amsterdam yesterday.

Today’s sitting of Parliament was prematurely suspended after opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones alleged that an opposition MP, who he did not name had been assaulted by Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said that two Venezuelan fighter jets overflew Eteringbang in Region Seven, the latest act of aggression aimed at Guyana.

Scotiabank announced today that it has reached an agreement for the sale of its banking operations in Guyana to First Citizens Bank Limited (“First Citizens”).

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp today unveiled plans to grow dividends and curb spending with projections that were muted from previous years after the top U.S.

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

One day after removing Rudolph Small from the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC), the Ministry of Health has rescinded its decision and reinstated him with the caution that he should conduct himself properly and take actions to “mend the tensions in relationships that presently exists”.

With projections for the production of 220,000 barrels of oil per day from 2023 and 500,000 by 2025, ExxonMobil yesterday said that the Houston, East Bank Demerara shore base alone will not suffice and has advertised for firms to show their onshore support services capabilities.

With more COVID-19 vaccines slated for Guyana and the government hoping to move to the second tier of persons for vaccination, a minimum age to qualify has been announced.

A suspect was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Keith Andrew Willis, a Bachelor’s Adventure man who was found murdered a short distance away from his home last December.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) in an effort to address the large number of issues faced by the public related to compliance has launched Compliance Month with effect from March 1st to the  31st.