Guyana News

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The police force today announced a $3m reward for information on the murder of cousins Joel and Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh in September.

After crossing the halfway point of a planned two-week lockdown, the indigenous community of Kwebanna, in Region One, is still seeing new cases of COVID-19 but its Toshao Paul Pierre believes it has nonetheless been effective in stemming transmission.

The Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) yesterday announced the appointment of Trevor Bassoo as its new General Manager, effective from October 19th, 2020.

With only 5% of the work done so far, the government has terminated the $826.7 million contract that was awarded to BK International on December 31, 2019, for the construction of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School.

The Ministry of Education is due to make a decision on sanctioning teachers over the failure to submit students’ School Based Assessments (SBAs) scores to the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) for this year’s regional exams after the regional body has completed requested reviews.

The government yesterday announced it has terminated the contract with Courtney Benn Contracting Services for the re-construction of the St.

A biker died yesterday morning after he apparently lost control of his speeding motorcycle along the Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) Public Road.

The Hydrometeorological Department of the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday announced the start of the  rainy season, while saying that chances of flooding between now and January have increased due to a “moderate” La Nina weather pattern. 

Curt Thomas is likely to know his fate tomorrow after a jury deliberates on the case against him for the alleged murder of Parika fuel dealer Seeram Singh.

Two new COVID-19 deaths were yesterday recorded as 30 more cases of the virus were also reported.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore is expected to rule next Friday in the Preliminary Inquiry into the charge against two of the three men accused of the 2017 murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio.

Guyana was one of nine countries which abstained when the Organization of American States (OAS) passed a resolution condemning upcoming elections in Venezuela as unlikely to meet the “minimum conditions for…democratic electoral processes in keeping with international standards.”

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said that properly trained staff and the right equipment are among requirements that need to be met by private labs in Guyana in order to be licensed to conduct Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19.

The Government and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) continue to “engage” on working conditions and remuneration within the public health sector but the public and the workers remain uninformed about the process.

A Meten-Meer-Zorg labourer has succumbed after being stabbed by a drinking companion on Sunday, just two days before he was due to celebrate his 21st birthday.

The case against  cricketer Christopher Barnwell of assaulting a policeman during a match was on Friday dismissed by Magistrate Rhondell Weaver.

Mayor Ubraj Narine has defended his decision last week to allow a motion for the City Council to proceed to fill several vacancies without the needed approval of the Local Government Commission (LGC).  

ANSA McAL Trading Limited yesterday presented electronic tablets to the top 60 students at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment in recognition of their  performance.

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat today announced that he has already met with investors who are looking to develop the Tarakuli (pronounced Tarakuri) bauxite deposit located just over 10 miles away from Orealla (East Berbice/Corentyne).