Guyana News

Two weeks after being docked for rehabilitation work, the MV Kimbia yesterday returned to serve the North West District.

Puran Brothers Inc, a major player in the garbage disposal industry, was sidelined from the Mayor and City Council’s tendering process after it submitted bids that were higher than the council’s engineer’s estimate.

As he assured that all persons who qualify for the $25,000 COVID grant will receive their money, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall says that anyone who has a problem or needs guidance should call the hotline numbers or contact responsible government ministries.

Renita Joseph, the Belle West Primary School teacher whose house went up in flames on Thursday morning, on Friday received assistance from the Ministry of Education.

Citing the need for additional storage for pharmaceutical and medical supplies, the Ministry of Health is inviting bids for the rental of a warehouse that will be used for storage, a move Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has stated is necessary as the existing facilities have exceeded capacity.

To help stem the tide of COVID-19 in Guyana, the Giftland Group last week donated $2,000,000 worth of face masks to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force.

A twenty-one-year-old man is currently a patient at the Skeldon Public Hospital after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a car on Friday night at Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice.

Guyana yesterday recorded sixty new COVID-19 cases with thirty-eight coming from Region Four, according to the Ministry of Health’s dashboard.

Two persons are hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Hospital after the motorcycle they were on collided with a car at Liverpool, Corentyne, Berbice on Saturday afternoon.

A police constable is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was allegedly shot by a fellow cop early this  morning following a dispute over missing slippers.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) says it has received reports of an earthquake  of  shallow depth of 10 km with  epicentre near Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil which occurred  today at 3:05 pm local time.

As part of its plan to achieve herd immunity by the end of this year, the Government of Guyana has been exploring several options to obtain COVID-19 vaccines and China recently pledged to donate 20,000 doses of its shots.

While no definitive timeline has been provided by ExxonMobil as to when the defective seal on the gas compressor on the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel will be fixed, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat yesterday said they have asked the oil company to source a replacement seal as soon as possible.

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday disclosed that the 35 teams of health personnel that are being trained to administer COVID-19 vaccines will be able to vaccinate at least 7,000 persons per day when the vaccine rollout process gets underway.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday told the nation that bilateral relations with Venezuela remain on hold until such time as it desists from aggression and immediately releases the fishing vessels and crew members currently detained.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday said it has advised that Magistrate Alisha George proceed with the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder of a moneychanger and his daughter despite the fact that one of the five accused had escaped from prison and is yet to be recaptured.

For any claim to inclusivity in decision-making to be meaningful, a robust challenge to elite capture of the Guyanese State is needed, so said the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) in a press release on Friday. 

The Irfaan Ali government has been in office for nearly six months  during which time there has been no post-cabinet press briefing and inconsistent engagements with media by Ali and his ministers.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday disclosed that another person who was infected with COVID-19 has died.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd,  the 12 men currently detained in Venezuela are not being mistreated.