Guyana News

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said he believes there is currently no need to have a lockdown in Bartica despite the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the town.

The Hoskinson Group, a US company involved in the conversion of waste to energy held talks last week with the Guyana Government and private sector officials about developing a project here.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir is aiming to distribute toys to 7,000 children across Guyana in his Christmas outreach.

Some farmers across the country have reported poor germination of the GRDB 10 rice variety and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has signalled that they will be compensated.

Dr. Madan Rambarran, who is Director of the Dr. Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre, University of Guyana (UG), has been named the Chairman of the new Board of Directors appointed for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Caribbean Cinemas and Movietowne say they are “extremely disappointed” with the latest government order to extend the closure of movie theatres in the country until December 31, 2020.

A 60-year-old man was fatally shot and relieved of his XR motorcycle during an attack last night in front of a popular Garnett Street, Kitty bar.

Several days after President Irfaan Ali disclosed that he had invited all former presidents to a meeting on December 15th, Stabroek News still cannot confirm whether President David Granger will be present.

Milaimi Alli, who was on trial for the 2009 murder of her husband, fuel dealer Ramzan Alli, was yesterday freed of the murder charge.

By Readawne Henery Ubraj Narine and Alfred Mentore were yesterday re-elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively, by the Georgetown City Council.

Aaliyah Norton, the young woman who was left hospitalized after the car she was travelling in toppled at Hill Foot Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, has succumbed to her injuries.

The man accused of murdering Dwane Williams, the Linden vendor who was recently found dead behind a shack in the mining town, was yesterday charged with the crime.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is currently finalising arrangements to repair its Demerara River submarine power cable, which was recently severed by a ship’s anchor.

The police have been advised to institute an attempted murder charge against Otina Scott who allegedly stabbed her drinking partner during an argument on Friday night at Baramita Village, North West District (NWD).

A request by outgoing Canadian High Commis-sioner Lilian Chatterjee to pay a courtesy call on Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has been refused.

The dead body of a Cane-field Settlement, East Canje, Berbice man, who went missing after leaving home to go fishing, was found yesterday morning in a trench at Number 5 Bramfield Public Road, Corentyne.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 154 as one new fatality was recorded yesterday.

The Director of Public Pro-secutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack yesterday served a notice of appeal to challenge the decision to free former Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff Gary Best of the charge of causing the death of cyclist Jude Bentley by dangerous driving.

Representatives from CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited – which has a stake in the offshore Stabroek Block – yesterday called on Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Hugh Todd.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Hugh Todd yesterday convened a meeting with Cuban Ambassador  to Guyana,  Narciso Reinaldo Armador Socorro to discuss the pressing issue of a number of Cuban nationals currently camping at South Drain, Suriname who are desirous of travelling through Guyana to get to the United States to seek asylum there.