Guyana News

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

Police Constable Simion Alder was yesterday charged with causing the deaths of three of his friends by dangerous driving after crashing his car in an accident in August along the Whim, Corentyne, Berbice public road.

As part of its defence in the case of the Haitian nationals currently before the High Court the state has presented evidence that some of the migrants might be involved in the smuggling of children.

Woman Detective Sergeant 20846 Melanie Hale, who helped solve several high-profile murders over the past year was yesterday named 2020’s overall ‘Best Cop’ of the Guyana Police Force at the annual awards ceremony.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is concerned about what it sees as a pattern of unprovoked police violence against ordinary citizens since the PPP/C took office in August.

Yet another company is making a foray into the Guyana market in the wake of the nation’s significant oil discoveries.

The Regional Literacy Coordinator for Region One, James France, who had served in this capacity for a number of years died earlier this week.

Fitz Randolph Josiah was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 ½ years in jail after pleading guilty to the killing of his 14-year-old stepdaughter in 2013.

Former Mayor of Linden and entrepreneur Stan Smith died at his residence shortly after midday on Wednesday.

A fisherman who police say stabbed his wife three times was yesterday charged with attempted murder at a Berbice Court.

In keeping with the government’s focus to provide housing solutions for all Guyanese, the Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal along with Minister within the Ministry, Susan Rodrigues on Wednesday distributed 91 land titles to residents of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

Regions Seven and Ten remain areas of interest with the continuing rise of COVID-19 cases in those areas.

Leonard Singh, a pedestrian who was struck down along the Annandale Public Road last month, succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Monday.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) recently concluded its Garment and Accessories Cottage Industry five-week training programme with 12 women successfully completing the course.

President Irfaan Ali today elevated three attorneys to the status of Senior Counsel.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) today extended condolences on the passing of Stan Smith, former Mayor of Linden and businessman within the Linden community.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) in a joint statement today said that they look forward to local businesses being given opportunities to participate in the oil and gas value chain considering that the sector is poised for significant growth in the coming years.  

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday strongly condemned what it said was the “unprovoked brutality” suffered by the family of slain cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry at the hands of elements of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) at the Sparendaam Police Station on Tuesday night. 

APNU+AFC MP Cathy Hughes is now the subject of an investigation by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) in relation to an incendiary social media post In a statement yesterday, the ERC said that it has immediately commenced an investigation, having been made aware of a social media post “calling for an undesirable and dangerous action which can potentially impact negatively on ethnic relations”.

The family of the woman who died in an accident on the East Bank Demerara Public Road on Tuesday night, says she had left had their business place and hadn’t made contact with them for eight hours before her demise.