Guyana News

An Upper Corentyne man died last night  after he  slammed into a parked lorry along the Number 47 Village, Corentyne Public Road just after 10 pm. 

Yesterday marked 100 days since Irfaan Ali was sworn in as the ninth Executive President of Guyana and he acknowledged the milestone with a public statement that chronicled his government’s actions during that time.

Guyana’s efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 have been boosted by a US$22 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the purchase of medical equipment and personal protective equipment for frontline workers among other things.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hailed the extradition to the US of ex cop Shaun Nebblett, 40, who faces a minimum sentence of five years jail if found guilty of conspiracy to import cocaine and other narcotics offences.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has launched a fund-raising drive to cover the cost of bringing a team of forensic specialists from Argentina to investigate the murders of three young men on the West Berbice in September 2020 and pledges of $1.2m have already been received. 

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has secured an extension to further detain two of the four persons who were arrested as the agency continues to probe the recent discovery of a huge quantity of cocaine concealed in a shipment of scrap metal that was intercepted in Belgium after being shipped from Guyana.

The Indigenous community of St. Cuthbert’s Mission has recorded 97 COVID-19 cases, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.

A suspect in the murder of Neville Moonsammy, who was stabbed on December 24th, 2019, at Four Miles Port Kaituma, North West District, has been arrested and charged.

During a State Department briefing yesterday, United States (US) Secretary of State Michael Pompeo told reporters that “there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” and dismissed as ridiculous a claim that President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede would undermine US efforts to promote democratic transitions in foreign states.

At the murder trial yesterday of Eustace Griffith, police investigators told the court that he had confessed to stabbing Stabroek Market handyman Steven Arthur, stating that during a fight Arthur first pierced him with an icepick and he in turn stabbed him.

A lockdown that was instituted at Kwebanna, in Region One, has been extended by another week to ensure that the COVID-19 outbreak in the community is under control, resulting in a call by the Village Council for assistance to help residents who did not prepare for additional time at home.

A four-day-old infant died at the New Amsterdam Hospital on Monday and her parents have since been arrested after doctors discovered signs of assault. 

UNICEF yesterday handed over 98 copies of the Sexual Offences Act in braille to the National Commission on Disability (NCD).

A Guyana Fire Service investigation has revealed that the fire which gutted the Singh’s Electronic World building on Sunday was electrical in origin.

The capacity at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s regular Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was not affected by the establishment of a specialised COVID-19 ICU at the facility, according to the hospital’s Communications Manager Chelauna Providence.

In an effort to rebuild public confidence and address an increase in crime and road fatalities, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn is reconstituting  community policing groups across the country.

Six new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday. Meanwhile, nine persons are currently in the country’s COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.

A Covent Garden resident is now hospitalised after he lost control of a car he was driving and collided with the concrete median along the Prospect Public Road, East Bank Demerara early on Sunday morning.

The family that was diagnosed with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Moblissa is currently recovering and are expected to be discharged later this week.

A Golden Grove man is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was struck off of his bicycle by vehicle in a hit and run accident at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, last Saturday.