Guyana News

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon today said that there will be “serious resistance” by the APNU+AFC coalition if Local Government Elections (LGE) are not held next year as mandated by law.

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

While China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) is maintaining that it has completed 97% of works on the US$138 million Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said the government’s records show a vast difference with less than half of the agreed 17,000 square metres covered under the original agreement completed.

At the request of Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond has submitted all documentation related to the renunciation of her US Citizenship.

Announcing the start of work by the recently appointed Gas to Shore Project Advisory Committee, President Irfaan Ali has said he anticipates the project to materialize by 2023 to deliver affordable energy to Guyanese.

Zaheer Hussein, who was accused of killing his former father-in-law, Alexie Gomes, was yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court.

Investigators probing the murder of a La Grange, West Bank Demerara granny, who was found lifeless in her ransacked home on Sunday, have arrested a 16-year-old.

A security guard was struck down and killed on Monday morning at Sheriff and Dadanawa streets, Campbellville, while returning home from work.

Plans for a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the five-month period after the March 2, 2020 polls remain on the table, according to President Irfaan Ali, who says he is in constant dialogue with the international community on the issue.

None of the 11 political parties which contested the March General and Regional Elections (GRE) has submitted their declaration of expenses to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as required by law, sources familiar with the matter have revealed.

When the trial of Curt Thomas continued yesterday, Police Inspector Andre Grant admitted that there were deficiencies in the conduct of an identification (ID) parade at which the accused was pointed out, but said it was nonetheless fair since Thomas had been positively identified.

A man was fatally chopped on Monday at Kwebanna Village, in the North West District and police have since arrested the family member he identified as his assailant before he took his last breath.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised police to institute charges against one of the accused in the killing of Seon London, who was recently gunned down in Sophia.

A miner was killed on Sunday at Quartz Stone Backdam, Cuyuni River.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday committed to providing assistance to Buxton farmers with regard to ongoing drainage and irrigation issues. 

Some 9,000 students 3,000 of whom are new registrants, are scheduled to begin online classes at the University of Guyana’s Tain and Turkeyen campuses for the 2020-21 academic year.

Guyana has been recording COVID-19 cases through community spread and in clusters, according to Chief Medical Officer, Dr.

Former Region Five Councillor Abel Seetaram has resigned from the Alliance For Change (AFC), while claiming that the party’s leadership has lost its way.

Some $14 million has been assigned for rehabilitation of the East Ruimveldt and Albouystown (La Penitence) markets, with works expected to be completed by year end. 

Three weeks after the Government and the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU)  announced a two-week negotiation on the working conditions and remuneration within the public health sector there is “no update” on the process.