Guyana News

After more than three years of construction, the $245 million Dr Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre was yesterday officially handed over to the government with emphasis being placed on the role it is expected to play in improving the country’s current level of primary health care in the coming year.

For the second time for the month, police yesterday afternoon cleared blockages off the West Coast Berbice Public Road, where fires were also lit after residents protested one again over the murders of cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday revealed that two more persons have died after contracting COVID-19, while 34 additional cases were confirmed yesterday.

Following a setback due to the global pandemic, the $4 billion Tropical Orchard Products Company (TOPCO) being spearheaded by the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is set to take off early next year, giving farmers a market for large quantities of cherries, guava and other fruit produce.

In a major statement on the political situation here, United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka has said that given the slim margin in the legislature between the government and opposition, parliamentary decision-making should entail consensus building and compromise so as to be inclusive of all sides.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday promised drainage and irrigation (D&I) services to private cane farmers in the Upper Corentyne area, as he sought to encourage them to return to cane cultivation.

The opposition APNU+AFC has taken issue with a Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) decision to hire a lawyer to represent the Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield for the elections petitions cases instead of allowing him to select his own representation.

Faced with a petition for her removal due to the disruption of mining activities, the toshao of Campbelltown, in Region Eight, has said the village council has acted on the guidance of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), which found the operations unsafe.

Audreyanna Thomas, whose services as Communications Officer were recently terminated with immediate effect by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), has launched a programme to assist persons like her who have been let go from public sector agencies in recent months.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday recognised the achievements of Guyanese businessman Andrew Mendes, who was officially presented with the 2020 Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence in Entrepreneurship.

Following the recommendation of the independent review team, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has created an online portal to expedite the handling of reviews and queries from students who wrote the 2020 July/August Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advance Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).

A Police Constable attached to the Fort Wellington Police Station died yesterday after he crashed into a parked trailer on the Fellowship Public Road, at Mahaicony.

Now that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing capacity in Guyana has been boosted, Minister of Health Dr.

The Rotary Club of Georgetown Central has donated outdoor workout equipment to the National Park in George-town. 

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony and Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Lilian Chatterjee recently discussed the possibility of developing an application (App) that will track COVID-19 patients or persons who have been tested here for the disease.

Works Minister Juan Edghill, who has been performing the duties of Finance Minister, yesterday said the ministry and budget agencies are working to address the delay in the payment of salaries to workers at some government agencies.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has promoted Orson Ferguson, its Vice President of Customer Experience, to the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). 

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has raised the minimum age of eligibility for house lot applicants to 21. 

The $245m Dr Yesu Persaud Clinical Education Centre was today inaugurated at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Police are working to clear blockages along the West Coast Berbice public road, between Number 3 and Number 5 villages.