Guyana News

The Beehive community is in a state of shock following the death of an eight-year-old pupil of Clon-brook Primary School who is believed to have been electrocuted yesterday morning after he was found in an unconscious state with an electric drill in his hand.

(Reuters) – Bermuda and The Bahamas aren’t exactly big players in the oil-and-gas world.

A Chester Village resident who was struck down by a minibus on the Chester Public Road, West Coast Berbice on Monday, yesterday succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Documents have surfaced that show that newly-appointed member of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board, Robert Mohamed had allegedly operated an unlicensed radio station in the United States (US) several years ago.

Traffic on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) has been restricted to minibuses, cars and lorries no heavier than 12 tonnes after a tug and barge transporting bauxite crashed into the high span of the bridge yesterday afternoon shifting it out of alignment.

In an effort to ensure that justice remains accessible, the Supreme Court of Judica-ture has embarked on a Public Education and Engagement Programme which allows the courts to continue functioning in keeping with the safety guidelines triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the expansion and refurbishment of Practical Instruction Centres in the Hopetown, Beterverwagting and Fellowship villages.

With hinterland regions continuing to record COVID-19 cases, Director of the National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat (NCTFS) Nazrul Hussain yesterday disclosed that screening points will be established in three regions to monitor persons returning to the coastland during the Christmas Season.

Azam Ally has earned himself the distinction of being Guyana’s first locally trained and accredited helicopter pilot.

A woman accused of being the host of a curfew-breaking house party held at Back Street, Dem Amstel, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was on Monday released on $10,000 bail after she pleaded not guilty to the offence.

Thirty-two new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday. This increase was seen on the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard which showed that the 32 new cases moved the total number of positive confirmed cases to 5,732.

A man who is accused of robbing a Corentyne vendor yesterday appeared at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court where he was charged and sentenced for  robbery under arms.

The Police are currently trying to recover the body of a 72-year-old Venezuelan labourer who it is feared drowned while attempting to free a boat’s propeller from a seine on Tuesday.

The Toshao of Warapoka in Region One, Alan Henry yesterday said that the COVID-19 infection rate in the community of 500 may be much higher as not much testing is being done.

An ex police officer has been rearrested in connection with the robbery committed on Marcus Brian Bisram on November, 29, Commander of Region Six, Jairam Ramlakhan said yesterday. 

During an outreach today, President Irfaan Ali said that over $5B will be spent in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) before the end of the year.

Trawler operators have upped the pressure on the PPP/C government to explain the issuing of two new trawling licences which they say could decimate their businesses.

The police were yesterday yet to apprehend the suspects in the fatal shooting of contractor Peter Gonsalves, who was attacked in front of a Newtown, Kitty bar on Monday night.

The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered free of cost to the public,  according to Ministry of Health officials.

The plant shop erected on the government reserve just outside of Pigeon Island on the East Coast of Demerara, has now been ordered by the Ministry of Local Government and the Better Hope NDC to be dismantled by the end of this week.