Guyana News

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 24, 2020, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond today said she renounced her US citizenship before she was sworn in as a M.P.

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

Questions were yesterday raised about whether Minister Oneidge Walrond had renounced her American citizenship before becoming a Member of Parliament (MP) and the Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs said he had not been supplied with any such document.

By Readawne Henery The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn the private criminal charges filed against Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and issued fiats for six attorneys to prosecute the charges still pending against him.

Eight of the persons squatting at canefields at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, were injured yesterday after a section of a large tree fell on a shed under which they were sitting.

The police are on the hunt for three suspects who fatally stabbed an 18-year-old during an argument on Wednesday night at D’Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown.

With novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continuing to rapidly increase in Kwebanna, the Region One community’s Village Council has decided to impose a two-week lockdown in an attempt to curb infections.

Despite minor deficiencies uncovered during an inspection, the National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat (NCTFS) has granted approval for MovieTowne’s hosting of drive-in film screenings, which begin last evening.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Narine Singh has acknowledged that the home isolation system for COVID-19 patients is “not a fool proof system,” but says Guyana does not yet have the capacity to institutionalise all persons who test positive for the virus.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed 83 additional cases of COVID-19 from the results of 216 recent tests.

In a bid to assist local farmers access regional export markets, the Guy-ana government is in discussions with the Carib-bean Community (CARICOM) in hopes of securing the relaxation or removal altogether of what it sees as some rigid non-tariff measures on local food produce, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has said.

Devon Alleyne and Rodrick Thomas, the two men accused of fatally shooting taxi driver Kelvin Walters more than a year ago, were freed on Thursday after a city magistrate upheld no-case submissions made by their lawyers.

A mechanical problem with the road milling machine has delayed the trial application of asphalt on the Sheriff Street/Mandela Avenue Project.

From next year, the Ministry of Public Works will grant certification to providers of raw construction materials—quarry, loam and sand pit owners—as a means of ensuring compliance with established standards.

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) yesterday warned the public against purchasing “misleading” brands of sweetened condensed milk, which are currently being sold on the local market.

The new Commander of Region Six, Police Superintendent Jairam Ramlakhan, yesterday announced that New Amsterdam would soon have “24 hours police presence” as part of plans for the region.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday donated 2,000 medical masks to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to aid in the protection of ranks as they perform their duties during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Wednesday met with minibus operators, vendors, and other stakeholders on plans to address current traffic congestion and road safety issues at the Stabroek Market Square.

Discussions on increasing the minimum wage in the private sector to $60,000 are underway, according to Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton.