Guyana News

A woman remained critical in the Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday after a vehicle toppled at Hill Foot Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Sunday.

President Irfaan Ali is on an official three-day visit to the Republic of Suriname.

Three men were yesterday charged with robbing a Corentyne boat owner of cash when they appeared at  the Whim Magistrate’s Court.

After being remanded to prison for just over a week on charges of unlicensed gun and ammunition possession, national cyclist Hamzah Eastman was on Thursday granted High Court bail in the sum of $150,000.

The trial of Alvin Jones who is accused of the 2017 murder of amateur footballer, Paul Daniels, will commence on Thursday morning before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the High Court in George-town.

The University of Guyana (UG) has started mailing certificates to graduates.

The man who was shot in an attack in Albouystown on November 1st has been discharged from the hospital but the shooter is still on the run.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo is to procure peanut shellers to boost the industry’s prospects.

A Cuban doctor attached to the Skeldon Public Hospital was yesterday robbed of cash, jewellery and a television after two persons broke into his quarters. 

The services of the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams were today officially terminated.

Caribbean Airlines is now offering a weekly service between the Cheddi Jagan International Airport,  Guyana and the Jose Marti International, Havana, Cuba, which started on November 21.

Soesdyke businessman Terrence Dickie, 53,  was this morning fatally shot during a home invasion by four armed men.

The police today said that they are probing the murder of Alex Morgow, 20.

Government’s discussion with The University of the West Indies (UWI) to train at least 20,000 persons here is by no means bypassing UG but is aimed at providing online tertiary education for the many who lobbied for it, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday said.

NICIL yesterday said that a document in circulation aimed at exculpating its former executive Colvin Heath-London who is currently under police questioning appears to be a forgery and it will report this to the authorities.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips believes there is still a role for state media in the effective communication of the PPP/C government’s developmental plans.

Guyana has recorded three new COVID-19 deaths taking the toll to 146, the Ministry of Health yesterday reported.

Chinese-owned Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) yesterday refuted reports of COVID-19 cases at its Region Seven site and its General Manager Victor Wu said Zijin Mining strives to observe and adhere to all the protocols in place.

While not going into details of the meetings between President Irfaan Ali and Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Juma Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), government yesterday said that the visit was “extremely successful” and the two sides anticipate cooperation on many fronts.

Following the arrests of 116 persons, the Police Commander of Region Six, Jairam Ramlakhan yesterday stated that it is now time for action against those who transgress COVID-19 regulations.