Guyana News

Dialogue on the removal of the US ban on catfish from Guyana continues between the Ministry of Agriculture and the US Embassy, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said when contacted on Saturday.

By Readawne Henery Kalesh Puran, General Manager of Puran Brothers Inc, is presently awaiting official word from the Mayor and City Council regarding the company being excluded from the new listing of garbage collectors in the city.

A man was on Friday given community service after he admitted to having of 37 grammes of cannabis on his person when he was searched by the police.

Guyanese-born regional journalist, George Alleyne, passed away suddenly at his home in Barbados on Friday.

The fire that claimed the life of Krystle Chung, whose charred remains were found in her bedroom on January 14 was caused by a defective electrical fan in her room.

A driver of Hyde Park, Parika, East Bank Essequibo has been hospitalized at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after he lost control of his car and crashed into two parked vehicles during the wee hours of Saturday.

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The police are investigating an accident yesterday at 4.30 pm  on Sir David Rose Avenue Public Road, Mackenzie which the claimed the life  of 29-year-old Adrile Drakes of Blue Berry Hill, Wismar.

Guyana yesterday called for the release of two fishing boats intercepted by the Venezuelan Navy in this country’s waters on Thursday.

Constant attacks by the notorious Syndicato gang have forced hundreds of Venezuelans to flee  and seek refuge in Region One communities, putting the Region under severe financial pressure as authorities struggle to provide food and shelter.

Even as government remains silent on the details that led to its selection of Wales on the West Bank of Demerara as the location for the gas-to-shore project, it has announced that bidding for the contract to lay the pipelines, and the construction of the site are to begin this year.

The Banks DIH Group has reported a 15.7% rise in after tax profit for 2020 even amid challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The joinder parties that were birthed in the run up to the 2020 general elections have expressed their displeasure at the fact that they are not represented on any of the Parliamentary committees.

Days after announcing the construction of an alternative road link to ease the traffic congestion on the East Bank of Demerara, President Irfaan Ali yesterday morning visited the proposed site for a new road link between East Bank Demerara and Georgetown.

The National Emergency Medical Services in Guyana responded to 15,630 medical emergencies between 2016 and 2020.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday commissioned the $12 million COVID-19 isolation facility at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two.

With its first meeting scheduled for this week, the new Chairman of Parlia-ment’s Standing Com-mittee for Constitu-tional Reform, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC, says that this country’s citizenry can expect changes they need and proposed by the end of this PPP/C Government’s  term in office.

Fishermen who anchor their boats at a channel near Ogle are thankful for the expansive mangroves growing along the East Coast of Demerara saying that it contributes immensely to their lives on a daily basis.

Eight persons were taken into custody yesterday after the police in Region 4A (Georgetown to Agricola) conducted several cordon and search exercises throughout the division.

The National Toshaos Council (NTC) and the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) are still waiting on an official word from the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (MoAA) regarding a meeting to discuss the revision of the 2006 Amerindian Act.