Guyana News

The Guyana Government yesterday terminated with immediate effect the services of Colvin Heath-London, head of NICIL’s Special Purpose Unit (SPU) which had controversially presided over the disposal of assets of the sugar industry.  

Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) yesterday joined the Trade Finance Facilitation Programme (TFFP) of the Inter-American Develop-ment Bank (IDB) and will now have access to a US$7 million line of credit with which it can provide financing to a host of sectors, including the oil and gas industry and small businesses.

Saying that a monitoring team recently came under gunfire from miners, the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development yesterday announced a reward for information that leads to the arrest and successful prosecution of persons engaged in illegal activities in the protected forest, while warning that perpetrators will face the full force of the law.

The government’s roll back of COVID-19 restrictions will continue next month with the reopening of schools and the restart of sporting events, according to the new COVID-19 Emergency Measures, which are due to take effect from tomorrow.

The main opposition APNU+AFC yesterday pressed for an independent, international investigation into the killings of West Coast Berbice (WCB) youths Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh, while saying that state is duty-bound to deliver.

Guyana’s COVID-19 fatalities now stand at 124 after another death was on Friday recorded even as cases continue to rise.

Lawyers for Bibi Sharima-Gopaul and her former partner Jarvis Small, the two persons found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Neesa Gopaul, yesterday argued that several irregularities may have led to their conviction.

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon has once again called for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be allocated the funds that will allow it to begin preparing for local government polls next year.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony is warning members of the public to be wary of private institutions claiming to offer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for COVID-19 as only one lab has been granted permission to conduct those tests.

A policeman was yesterday arrested during a sting operation after he was allegedly caught soliciting money from a member of the public who wished to avoid prosecution.

Twenty-seven years after migrating to Canada, a Guyanese-born woman is slated to take up her new post as vice-president of finance and operations at the University of Guelph in the province of Ontario, where thousands of her countrymen and women live, the Guelph Mercury Tribune reported this week.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday engaged the parents of CAPE and CSEC-level students from regions 1, 8, 9 and 10 on its plans to prepare for the sitting of exams next year.

With many schools still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education is continuing to distribute print packages to students to ensure continued learning.

Three firefighters who were accused of stealing items from the site where a Fly Jamaica plane crash landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, almost two years ago, have been freed of the charge after a court upheld no-case submissions made by their attorneys earlier this week.

Canada has announced that its envoy here, Lilian Chatterjee, has been appointed as the new High Commissioner for Barbados.

A lone gunman yesterday robbed a Skeldon money changer and a vendor of a total of $525,000 in cash at the Skeldon Market. 

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday warned all vendors that with effect from Monday, November 2nd, 2020, it will not allow unauthorised vending in and around Georgetown.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is continuing to provide temporary shelter for squatters from Success at the Graham’s Hall Primary School.

Chinese engineering company Sinohydro, which is contracted to execute upgrading works along Sheriff Street and Mandela Avenue, has moved ahead with the trial application of asphalt between the Rupert Craig Highway and David Street, Kitty.

The Government of Guyana today terminated the employment of  Colvin Health-London with immediate effect.