Guyana News

A UN/EU project to combat domestic violence was launched last evening on NCN Channel 11 and Minister of  Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud said that an emergency number will be set up for the reporting of the crime.

The contract for the construction of the Ministry of Health’s Brickdam, Georgetown head office has been terminated by the government, which has cited several breaches in its agreement with the contractor, Chung’s Global Enterprise, as being among the reasons for the decision.

By a majority vote, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has selected Dominican Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan for its legal representation in the elections petitions filed by the opposition APNU+AFC.

Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) yesterday inaugurated its new service between the Eugene F.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday announced that public schools will be reopening their doors from November 9th to hold classes for students of grades 10, 11 and 12 and she assured that COVID-19 best practices would be in place to ensure the safety of both teachers and their charges.

The US State Department has given approval for a foreign military sale of four Bell helicopters and equipment to Guyana following negotiations which began last year under the then David Granger-led administration.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for COVID-19, taking the country’s death toll to 126.

Though he acknowledged that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has a lot of work to do, opposition-nominated commissioner Vincent Alexander is sure it can be ready to hold local government elections (LGE) between November and December of 2021.

While the effects of COVID-19 have hampered expansion plans for the over $1 billion Santa Fe mega farm in Region Nine, including a venture into Agri-Tourism, the company is currently focusing on food production and growing its cattle herd as it awaits changes that will come in light of the pandemic.

After more than two decades in existence and an increased emphasis on the local market, timber products manufacturer Bulkan Timber Works (BTW) yesterday opened the doors to its new showroom in Georgetown.

At the time of his death nearly three weeks ago, Jumal Park, 16, was an unlikely breadwinner for his family, which he had been supporting with his earnings from his work at a city wash bay.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has voiced its condemnation of illegal mining in the protected Iwokrama forest and its environs.

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The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) will begin receiving a maximum 5 megawatts (MW) of power from the Giftland Mall on Sunday, according to the utility company’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Operations Samaroo Ramtahal.

From today, UNICEF Guyana has announced that it will officially begin operations at UN House, at Duke Street, Kingston, Georgetown, joining several sister United Nations agencies present in Guyana at the location.

A 35-year-old miner is currently hospitalised in a serious condition after he was attacked at 14 Miles Access Road, Arakaka, in the North West District (NWD), Region One, while making his way to work on Friday afternoon.

A police constable attached to the Cove and John Police Station was critically injured early yesterday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle while trying to avoid hitting a horse along the Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Railway Embankment.

Two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Schools will open from November 9th for face-to-face engagement for students of Grades 10, 11 and 12.

The opposition APNU+AFC today again accused the government of bungling the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic citing the 103 deaths since the PPP/C took over on August 3rd and the rapidly rising number of cases.