Guyana News

The Opposition’s attempt to have a Commission of Inquiry (COI) established to investigate the September 19th, 2020 unrest at the Lusignan Prison during which two inmates lost their lives and several others were injured, was defeated on Thursday after the Government used its majority to vote against the motion.

The skeletal remains of a person were yesterday discovered at Wisroc, Linden, Region Ten, by a woman while she was weeding.

Three robbery suspects were arrested and a quantity of marijuana along with two abandoned motorcycles were discovered after the police raided several properties in the Georgetown to Agricola district on Friday.

Travis Wickham, 28, a welder, died Friday morning after he was involved in an accident with two other vehicles on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) public road.

The police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating a Nigerian national who is wanted for questioning in relation to obtaining $13 million from a woman by false pretence.

President Irfaan Ali announced this afternoon that some 3,800 COVID-19 vaccines will be available to Guyanese by February and March and will be immediately allocated to frontline health workers, people with comorbidities and the elderly, a release from the Office of the President said.

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

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has offered to play a “good offices” role between Guyana and Venezuela on important issues apart from the border controversy between the two countries.

After announcing only last month that it had rectified problems on the Liza Destiny Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel which saw the company flaring over two billion cubic feet of associated gas in 2020, ExxonMobil yesterday said that it has begun flaring again after experiencing another issue with its compressor seal.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has asked Auditor General Deodat Sharma to conduct a forensic audit into the construction of the overhead pedestrian crossings along the East Bank of Demerara which were built under the former APNU+AFC administration.

Twelve indigenous communities yesterday received millions in COVID-19 relief to help mitigate the negative economic impact the pandemic has had on their respective villages.

A man who allegedly attacked the police during an attempt to arrest him was yesterday shot dead on the Ogle seawall.

Travel to and from Brazil has been halted as the authorities are concerned about the new COVID-19 variants being detected in the neighbouring country.

Beverly Clenkian, Toshao of St. Cuthbert’s Mission told Stabroek News yesterday that the Village Council is anticipating a second COVID-19 wave and plans are currently underway for a second lockdown.

Days after she was arrested for allegedly attempting to traffic over 500 grammes of cocaine hidden in a box of snacks destined for New York, a 30-year-old mother of two was yesterday remanded to prison after she denied the charge.

A fire of unknown origin last night flattened a two-storey house at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, leaving two persons homeless.

A government bill that seeks to remove custodial sentences for the possession of  less than 30 grammes of cannabis was sent to a select committee of Parliament on Thursday while an opposition motion to introduce a separate bill setting the no-jail amount at 500 grammes was defeated.

Fifty-eight new COVID-19 cases were on Friday recorded along with an increase in hospitalisations, according to the health minister.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) yesterday issued a list of the 40 restaurants that are thus far allowed to have indoor dining in accordance with the amended COVID-19 gazetted emergency measures.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) on Thursday night said it has handed over its report to the Police Cyber Crimes Unit for action on a dangerous social media post, allegedly made by former Minister and current Member of Parliament, Cathy Hughes on the Facebook page of Nigel Hughes.