Guyana News

A man accused of stealing a quantity of clothes was yesterday released on $10,000 bail.

US President Joe Biden today said he looks forward to working with Guyana on addressing security concerns that threaten the “shared interest” of the two countries.

The Hydrometeorological Office of the Ministry of Agriculture today notified  of a large plume of Saharan dust which is affecting the Caribbean region including Guyana and which will continue for the next few days, causing low visibility and poor air quality.

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

A D’ Edward Village fisherman was allegedly murdered by his cousin last evening after he reportedly began to behave disorderly following a celebration with relatives.

Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams on Saturday said ExxonMobil only needs to cut back oil production by 15,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) from its last given figures of 120,000 bpd in order to bring flaring into compliance with the Liza-1 permit.

The police yesterday captured the suspect in the murder of Colin Anthony King whose body was found on Saturday in a latrine at Belle West, West Bank Demerara.

Ferry travel between Guyana and Suriname resumed yesterday after an almost year-long hiatus due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs is seeking the supply of equipment including tractor implements and outboard engines.

Minister of Labour,  Joseph Hamilton yesterday told the Chinese Association that while Guyana is open for business and welcomes foreign investments all businesses must adhere to the nation’s labour laws.

Buxo Guyana Incorporated (BGI) is seeking to prequalify persons from Guyana with relevant experience in offshore drilling activities, maritime service and administration to fill over 70 vacancies at the company.

A water transmission line broke near to the Bank of Guyana yesterday and GWI said that it is this year intensifying efforts to replace the over 100-year-old pipes in Georgetown with the support of Central Government.

At approximately 8:30 yesterday morning, a Trans Guyana Caravan aircraft (8RGAE) was forced to cancel one of its departure flights out of Kamarang when the aircraft encountered a minor mishap while goods and supplies were being offloaded from the aircraft, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said.

A recent lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria has raised the issue of the metering of oil produced.

Within a couple of months, 53 Enterprise, East Coast Demerara families will obtain the Certificate of Title for lands they bought over 20 years ago, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

A staff member of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is under investigation by the Ministry of Health (MoH) after a businessman claimed that he was vaccinated with his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine despite him not being a frontline worker.

The Guyana Forestry Com-mission has completed its examination of the at-risk century-old rubber trees that line the Philbert Pierre Avenue in Mabaruma, Region One, and has handed over its report to the Mayor and Town Council.

Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19 were recorded yesterday and the number of tests that have been done since the pandemic started has topped 60,000.

Farmers in St Anselm in the Mabaruma sub-region will receive a boost as Government has announced plans to start a river revetment project to protect the community’s farming economy.

A health official yesterday confirmed that the 4-month-old baby from Siparuta, Region Six, who died after experiencing breathing difficulties tested negative for COVID-19.