Guyana News

The Toshao of Warapoka in Region One, Alan Henry yesterday said that the COVID-19 infection rate in the community of 500 may be much higher as not much testing is being done.

An ex police officer has been rearrested in connection with the robbery committed on Marcus Brian Bisram on November, 29, Commander of Region Six, Jairam Ramlakhan said yesterday. 

During an outreach today, President Irfaan Ali said that over $5B will be spent in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) before the end of the year.

Trawler operators have upped the pressure on the PPP/C government to explain the issuing of two new trawling licences which they say could decimate their businesses.

The police were yesterday yet to apprehend the suspects in the fatal shooting of contractor Peter Gonsalves, who was attacked in front of a Newtown, Kitty bar on Monday night.

The COVID-19 vaccine will be administered free of cost to the public,  according to Ministry of Health officials.

The plant shop erected on the government reserve just outside of Pigeon Island on the East Coast of Demerara, has now been ordered by the Ministry of Local Government and the Better Hope NDC to be dismantled by the end of this week.

Alvin Jones was yesterday convicted of the murder of amateur footballer Paul Daniels, who was killed during a robbery in 2017.

Two teens appeared at the Bartica Court yesterday where they were charged and remanded for the rape of a 7-year-old girl.

A woman from San Martin, Venezuela died on Saturday following a collision in the Cuyuni River opposite Linette Shop, Eteringbang Landing in Region Seven.

Ninety-one more persons have recovered from COVID-19 and  just three new cases of the virus were recorded yesterday.

A Huntley man is now dead after being struck along the Huntley Public Road, Mahaicony in a hit-and-run accident.

The Guyana National Broadcasting  Authority (GNBA) has a new Board of Directors which will be chaired by Attorney at Law Glen Hanoman.

The Guyana Court of Appeal on Monday upheld the convictions of Rafael Morrison and Joshua Persaud for the 2013 murder of Marlon Andrew Ramcharran, who was fatally chopped at Tain, in Berbice.

Otina Scott was yesterday granted her release on $300,000 bail after she was charged with attempted murder after wounding a drinking partner during an argument.

 The number COVID-19 cases in Region Nine is slowly increasing but the Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock has stated that the regional authorities are remaining optimistic about the situation.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has said that it is possible that the baby who recently died while infected with COVID-19 may have contracted the virus at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH).

Private sector employees are deserving of a long overdue wage increase despite the COVID-19 slowdown according to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) which said that the mooted $60,000 per month minimum should be met. 

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) on Monday says it expects this year’s sugar production to close at 89,000 metric tonnes (MT).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a new permanent secretary in the person of former Director General (DG) Ambassador Elisabeth Harper.