Guyana News

The Guyana Civil Aviation Training School (CATS) on October 14 held a virtual graduation ceremony for thirteen trainees who have successfully completed the Aeronautical Information Manage-ment and Air Traffic Control Assistant training course AIMO-0120.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of  Sanjay Hanoman aka Drill, age 19, a construction worker of Lot 28 Fourth Street, Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara which occurred yesterday at about 11.30 pm.

Only two new COVID-19 cases were reported today by the Ministry of Health, a sharp decline from recent days when new infections have been reported in the dozens.

Chinese contractor, CHEC says its is co-operating fully with the government for the delivery of the expansion project for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation today noted with concern the circulation of a post on social media purporting that today, two persons who came to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to be tested for COVID-19 collapsed and died.

Police are probing the death of a La Grange, West Bank Demerara granny who was found lifeless yesterday afternoon in her ransacked home and with her mouth tied.

While the PPP/C promises to give the Guyana Elections Commission all the resources it needs to prepare for Local Government Elections (LGE) next year, Attorney General Anil Nandlall says that it seems unlikely to be held given the current elections petitions, a call by the opposition for a new voters list and police probes of officers of the electoral body.

Six persons are homeless following a fire on Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown yesterday afternoon which gutted a building.

Surinam Airways is to resume flying from Guyana to Miami on October 31st.

An occupation survey of Sarah Johanna on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) will be undertaken as the government tries to quell a dispute that has arisen between squatters  and the person who is claiming ownership of the lands.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has not replied to an October 12, 2020  letter from commentator Christopher Ram requesting copies of the declaration of expenses by political parties which contested the March 2nd general elections.

During a recent meeting with several senior managers from the Albion, Rose Hall and Skeldon Estates, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said  that the ‘top heavy’ attitudes of managers when dealing with lower level staff must be corrected.

Chairman of the National Commission on the Elderly, Clyde deHaas says that the Board will conduct an inventory of the urgent needs and challenges that the aged and institutions dealing with them  are confronted with on a daily basis.

Water will be supplied to the community of Five Miles, Region Seven in time for the Christmas holidays.

The 21st Biennial Delegates’ Congress of the People’s National Conference Reform (PNCR) has become another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic according to General Secretary Amna Ally.

A fisherman of Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast died on Saturday  when the bicycle he was riding got into an accident with a car.

Twenty-nine more persons were yesterday  confirmed positive for COVID-19 after the testing of 274 persons which now brings the total number of confirmed cases to more than 4,000.

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips recently  congratulated the staff of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) for their dedication to service in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and assured that the corporation would have the continued support of the government.

Following the August 2nd declaration of results of the March 2nd elections, Guyana has been removed from the Commonwealth’s watch list after fears had arisen that a rigged result was in the making.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond yesterday said that she renounc-ed her US citizenship before she was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on September 1st, although she did not state whether the certificate of renunciation was received before that date.