Guyana News

A Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice housewife was fatally stabbed by her husband on Friday evening.

Approaching a year since oil production began offshore, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is honing its preparedness to tackle spills and it has over 100 trained persons on standby along with containment equipment, according to its Director-General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig.

A scheduled training session for the newly installed councillors of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has become mired in controversy after Chairperson Daniel Seeram signed and stamped an invoice to secure the services of an event planner.

After being assaulted and robbed while conducting mass at the Brickdam Cathedral, Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne has said he suspects his assailant was under the influence of something and not fully in control of his actions at the time.

The disruption of gold mining operations in Campbelltown, in Region Eight, is beginning to affect the livelihoods of residents who depend on mining as their main source of income, according to Toshao Marbel Thomas.

Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) has recorded a net profit of $2.263 billion for the year ending September 30, 2020, representing a 4% increase over the same period last year.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday revealed that 70 additional cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4, 794 since the first was recorded in March.

The results of the tests for 15 of 31 teachers and students who have been tested for COVID-19 are negative, Ministry of Health spokesman Daniel Singh yesterday confirmed, while adding that results from the remainder were being awaited.

A West Coast Berbice youth is now dead after he was struck by a hire car while he was riding a bicycle along the West Coast Berbice Public Road on Friday evening. 

Following the recent murder of security guard Barrat Dass, who succumbed in hospital days after his bloodied body was discovered lying behind a city pharmacy, the police have arrested the prime suspect and he has reportedly admitted to hitting the man to his head during a robbery.

With a focus on kick-starting production, the new owner of Aurora Gold Mine Inc (AGM), Zijin Mining Group Ltd, has contracted fellow Chinese company, Sinohydro, to expedite “stripping works” (the removal of overburden to access the ore) in a bid to accelerate their work programme at the mines.

Funds are available and rehabilitation works are expected to start soon at the Bartica, Suddie, and West Demerara regional hospitals, High Commissioner of India, Dr K J Srinivasa says.

In the midst of the adversity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left many without job security and scrambling to find alternative means of income, some have tried to find opportunity. 

In an attempt to raise awareness about the importance of agriculture, the Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges Foundation has partnered with the Regional Democratic Council of Region 10 to help 15 children start kitchen gardens.

WeLead Caribbean has announced its plans to host its fourth annual Women’s Empowerment Conference, which will be held virtually on December 8th, 2020.

This year’s edition of the Guyana Annual, featuring writing, art and photography from local Guyanese writers, was recently launched and is now on sale.

Months after the boom of a crane collapsed onto the Georgetown Municipal Abattoir, repairs have commenced on the structure, according to acting Town Clerk Sherry Jerrick.

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) on Friday warned that drugs and other medications should not be packaged in Ziploc bags, plastic cups or envelopes for sale.

The driver involved in the accident that claimed the life of Annandale youth Kellon Crawford has been told to report to the Vigilance Police Station daily until the police are further advised by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on possible charges against him.

On the heels of its investigation into the controversial leasing of East Bank Demerara lands, state holding company NICIL has turned its attention to lands belonging to the former Wales sugar estate some of which were sold and other plots leased.