Guyana News

The Ministry of Health yesterday revealed that an 82-year-old woman from Region Ten who was infected with COVID-19 has died.

A twenty-one-year-old housewife was yesterday found dead in her yard with a black telephone cable in her hand.

The NGO Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc., on Saturday handed over a Community Resource Centre building to the people of Baramita Village, North West District, Region One.

A real estate businessman was yesterday charged with forging a now-deceased man’s signature.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce says it is monitoring a reported sharp increase in prices for some vegetables.

Guyana’s legislative agenda was the topic of discussion when the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mikiko Tanaka met with Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Anil Nandlall, SC on Tuesday.

Curtis Vasconsellos, an attempted murder suspect, was yesterday charged with armed robbery.

March 2nd, has been tentatively set by the Guyana Court of Appeal to commence hearing the appeal filed by convicted Regis-trar of Deeds Azeena Baksh who was found guilty last year of paying herself just over $4.5M.

A Linden businessman was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

President Irfaan Ali today announced that Barbados is sharing some of its COVID vaccines with Guyana.

The body of a second person who was dropped off at the No.63 beach on Monday was discovered today.

While finally moving to explain the government’s rationale for the selection of Wales, West Bank Demerara as the site of an ambitious gas-to-shore project, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced plans for the associated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and other critical studies to be undertaken this year and promised that all details will be made public.

Two women and a man are now missing after they were dropped off on a “sand bank” located at Number 63 Beach late Monday evening.

Three persons were yesterday charged with the murder of Belle West youth, Emanuel Solomon.

As part of government’s efforts to ensure access to education at all levels across Guyana, a new $89 million nursery school is to be constructed at Martyrs’ Ville on the East Coast of Demerara.

A man was yesterday charged with the murder of taxi driver Osafo Pollard, who was shot in the head while attending a party at East La Penitence just over a week ago.

With flaring offshore estimated to reach 14 billion cubic feet (cu ft) of gas by the time ExxonMobil expects the problem with its compressor is likely to be resolved – hopefully in April of this year –  government yesterday said that it is “hamstrung” in instituting penalties since the company has argued that it is within the limit allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Les Charles Critchlow now faces sentencing after being convicted yesterday afternoon for the 2016 murder of his brother-in-law Terrence Adams.

Citing low bookings for travel and a high number of cancellations by passengers on the Guyana to United States route, rebranded Eastern Airlines yesterday announced that it was temporarily suspending flights on the route, leaving the jobs of close to 150 in limbo.

A man was on Monday night stabbed to death during an attack at his Sophia residence.