Guyana News

Hundreds of Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) workers took part in a countrywide sit-in on Wednesday after they were informed that they would not be receiving agreed increases in wages and salaries or bonus.

Eight new COVID-19 cases were yesterday recorded after just over 100 new tests were conducted, according to the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard  The Dashboard also indicates that the eight new cases have increased Guyana’s total number of confirmed cases to 6,266.

About a week before the fateful shooting that has changed his life, Winston Fraser and his wife were talking about having children.

Christmas wishes have come through for the Dhuman family of Corentyne, Berbice when their unfinished house was completed so they could move in for the holiday season. 

Christmas socials are probably the most anticipated event for students on the academic calendar but this year the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted that traditional end-of-year celebration, until a teacher of St.

Police have stated that investigations into the armed robbery of a Crane Housing Scheme, W.C.D.,

While the Christmas season is a time of celebration for many families, it won’t be for Annasha Lall and her family.

By Shabna Rahman During the Christmas season, Patricia Baird would display her live flower plants at the Parika market for sale on Thursdays and Sundays.

A single mother of Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara, has been making the season merry for others by taking orders for cakes, but for her, Christmas would never be the same again.

Reflections by ALFEN Something, or numerous glues of values of resilience, tolerance, understandings – and love, kept Harry and Hetty together as legally happily wedded man – and – wife for fifty-four years.

Eureka Medical Laboratories Inc today warned about COVID-19 test results being faked.

Former President and Leader of the People’s National Congress Brigadier David Granger has expressed condolences on the passing of Colonel Ulric Pilgrim, former Commander of the Guyana Defence Force, who died after a long illness in the USA.

The Consolidated Fund showed an overdraft of close to $79 billion when the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government took office in August of this year.

As of August 31, 2020 the total indebtedness of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was $72.5b and its cost of production was above the price of all markets it sold into.

During 2019 the Government of Guyana made nearly $200 million in overpayments on four contracts, including for the Leguan Stelling, an increase over the $166 million overpaid in 2018 on 157 contracts.

The opening of Demerara Bank’s eighth branch at Mahaica is in alignment with the strategic focus and position of the government.

The police last evening recaptured a prisoner following his brief escape from the Lusignan Prison during the wee hours of yesterday morning.

Former APNU+AFC Parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud was yesterday welcomed as an observer at the 14th Sitting of the 12th Parliament hours after members of the Opposition berated him for daring to show his face.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC yesterday forwarded to Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie a special audit done by the Auditor General’s Office on the controversial rental of a Sussex Street bond under the former APNU+AFC government.

The Audit Office is repeating a call for government agencies to move to paperless accounting as the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible for it to complete the verification of projects in outlying Regions and at several ministry departments where staff rotation limited the scope of the audit.