Guyana News

By Dr Compton Bourne Professor Emeritus in Economics, The University of the West Indies and former President, Caribbean Development Bank Guyana is on the cusp of an economic boom based on the commercial production and marketing of its petroleum energy resources.

The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana continues to prioritize American Citizen Services (ACS) as we follow the Department of State’s “Diplomacy Strong” phased approach to resuming operations. 

Mahaica, East Coast Demerara businessman Harrylall Motilall and another suspect have been  released on bail as the police continue to investigate a shoot-out which occurred last weekend as law enforcement officers were attempting to seize a quantity of smuggled items.

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

Bids were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply and delivery of medical items specifically for COVID-19.

Fuel smuggling remains a threat to legitimate dealers, Guyana Energy Agency Head, Mahender Sharma said yesterday as he  emphasized the need for marking fuel imported into the country.

The principals of  accused Ponzi business, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) are expected to meet with representatives of the various agencies involved in the investigation early next week with the hope of clearing the way for the repayment of clients.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Errol Ramitt, a pork-knocker who died in a mining pit accident on Sunday at Arena Backdam, revealed his cause of death as suffocation and blunt trauma to the head.

Local timber processing company Royal Timbers Inc has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authorization to conduct logging and sawmilling operations in the Puruni-Mazaruni Triangle, Mazaruni Potaro District 7.

Some 40 households in an unregularised area in Lancaster, East Berbice/Corentyne now have access to potable water via two standpipes in the community.

The Department of Education Georgetown led by the Principal Education Officer,  Immanuel Bridgewater distributed worksheets and other learning materials to parents and children of Sophia in Georgetown yesterday.

The Opposition APNU+AFC today filed an action in the High Court against Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond seeking a declaration that she was illegally sworn in as a MP.

The Ministry of Public Works is advising the general public that Conversation Tree Road, between Rupert Craig Highway and the Railway Embankment Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from today  until further notice to conduct emergency rehabilitation works.

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

Following positive COVID-19 tests among some teachers and students, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has called on the Ministry of Education to close schools in Bartica for 14 days to allow for isolation and quarantine where needed.

ExxonMobil yesterday confirmed a hydrocarbon discovery from the Tanager, its first well in the Kaieteur Block, offshore Guyana, but said it does not appear to be economic on a standalone basis even as it pledged to press on with exploration activities in the area.

The Village Council of Warapoka is hoping to impose a two-week lockdown on the indigenous community, which now accounts for the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in Region One.

The Police have taken two persons into custody in connection with the murder of a  16-year-old girl whose body was found behind her home in Baramita, Region One, on Sunday.

A Rosignol man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with fatally stabbing his wife on Friday evening in the house they shared together with their three children. 

Local businessman Eddie Doolal, the recipient of a lease from NICIL for controversial lands at Peters Hall yesterday said that the transactions for his plots can withstand scrutiny and he believes that he is caught in the middle of a political feud.