Guyana News

Five short films from the Caribbean and the Caribbean-US diaspora are due to be screened this evening as the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) continues to host the virtual edition of its annual LGBTQ+ film festival.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has gifted phones with SIM cards and special mobile plans to the Region Four Health Department to ensure it remains in contact with COVID-19 patients.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today said that parts of the Essequibo River island of Leguan will experience a six-hour blackout on Sunday, October 25th.

The Ministry of Public Works, Special Projects Units will be conducting maintenance works (patching of pot holes, overlaying of deteriorated and depressed sections) and road surface marking from Saturday, October 24, 2020 to Sunday, October 25, 2020 from 9:00 hrs.

A woman was seriously injured when a tree fell on her and other squatters this afternoon at the first flooded field at Success, East Coast Demerara.

Three private criminal charges previously filed against Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield were today withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The PPP/C will not accept the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Act in its current form and will either repeal or amend it sometime early next year, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharat has said.

On November 24th acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC will commence hearing arguments on preliminary issues raised in the two election petitions filed by the main Opposition and she asserted that the petitions should be heard together though a final decision has not yet been taken.

The Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the execution-style killing of Kitty resident Seon London and one of them has since confessed to his involvement in the crime.

Patients needing diagnostic treatment aided by Computerized Tomography (CT) scans in Region Six (East Berbice/ Corentyne) can now access this at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital (NAPH).

Hospital workers are expected to follow standard precautions while ensuring that patients receive immediate treatment for their illnesses regardless of whether they were tested for COVID-19 or not, according to Guyana’s newly-appointed Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr.

The National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat (NCTFS) is still to grant permission to the management of MovieTowne Guyana to launch its drive-in film screenings, which was due to begin today.

Unscrupulous persons who profit from child beggars may soon find themselves facing prosecution.

Twenty-seven new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday and there were 16 patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

The suspect who was arrested on Wednesday night, hours after he allegedly confronted ranks on duty at Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire residence with a toy gun remains in police custody.

Despite plans by regional airline LIAT to return to the skies from November 1, it is still to give notice to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authorities (GCAA) or the Eugene F Correia International Airport (EFCIA).

To support online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to zero rate several educational websites on behalf of students and children in Guyana.  

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony says 20,000  rapid antigen tests ordered for selective hinterland regions will increase the testing capacity in those areas.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Eteringbang Airstrip in Region Seven which is estimated to cost just over $63 million.

Both residents and farmers in Belladrum, West Berbice, have received a respite from seasonal flooding after close to $2 million worth of works was carried out on a main drainage canal in the community.