Guyana News

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon yesterday congratulated United States President-elect Joseph Biden on his victory at the November 3rd general elections.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon today congratulated President-elect Joseph Biden on his victory at the November 3rd general elections.

APNU+AFC MP  David Patterson has filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General and Minister of Finance seeking a declaration that the consideration and approval of budget proposals of constitutional agencies by the National Assembly on September 1st was in breach of Section 80 B(2) of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA).

Records released by Parliament Office yesterday showed that Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond was still a dual citizen at time she took the oath of office as a Member of Parliament (MP) on September 1st, prompting a renewed call from the main opposition for her resignation.

An 11-year-old child who tested positive for COVID-19 died yesterday. Stabroek News was reliably informed that the child died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) where she was being treated for another illness.

Guyana’s COVID-19 fatalities officially rose to 134 on Friday as three new deaths were confirmed on Friday.

Toshao Learmond Emmanuel is worried that the indigenous community of Waramuri will become the next COVID-19 hotspot in Region One after three persons who were infected with the virus died days apart from each other.

The Health Ministry expects to have antigen tests for COVID-19 in Guyana within the next three weeks and later have them deployed to hinterland communities.

GPL yesterday took possession of five generators from Finland which will boost its capacity by 46.5 Megawatt (MW) but the generation plant at Garden of Eden will not be commissioned until April next year.

With this week marking the first 100 days of the new PPP/C government, Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said the new administration was hamstrung from hitting the ground running due to the absence of a budget.

Former policeman Shawn Neblett, who is accused of conspiring to export cocaine to the United States, has been extradited.

The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the award of the 2016 contract to Dutch firm LievenseCSO to conduct a feasibility study and design of a new Demerara Harbour Bridge, according to Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill.

A man yesterday pleaded guilty to a dozen charges following his assault on a policeman in Georgetown, which was captured on video.

Cindy Moses and Leeroy King, the couple whose burnt remains were found in their Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home on Tuesday night, died as a result of smoke inhalation and burn injuries, autopsies revealed yesterday.

The police are pursuing two suspects in connection with the shooting of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Company Secretary Jacques Foster, who was wounded in an attack on Thursday night at Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

With the reopening of our international airports, Roraima Group of Companies has begun rehiring employees who it was forced to lay off when the airports closed back in March.

Care packages have been sent to the ten administrative regions to be distributed to teachers and students as the Ministry of Education (MoE) finalises its preparations for the re-opening of schools next week.

With the launch of its service on the Guyana to Barbados route, Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) is aiming to bridge connections to South America, according to Managing Director Alexandra Correia.

The suspect in the murder of labourer Keron Williams, 20, who was fatally stabbed on November 1st, at Met-en-meerzorg, has been arrested.

A man is now dead while another is critically injured after they were reportedly both stabbed by their drinking buddy during an argument at Balamani Backdam, Cuyuni River, on Tuesday.