Guyana News

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has called on China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to adhere to its timeline for the completion of outstanding works on the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

The Auditor General has highlighted in his most recent report several regional economic projects which were so poorly managed that in one case it cost the Regional Administration $92 million.

Residents of Georgetown will start receiving their COVID-19 relief cash grant before month-end, according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall will soon be tabling an amendment to the Births and Registration Act which will prevent Magistrates from ordering alterations to birth and death certificates without first allowing the General Registrar to defend the official record.

The Ministry of Health last evening confirmed 31 new COVID-19 cases from its latest batch of test results.

Dennis Francis Corlette, a prominent figure in Customs and Excise Department in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away at the age of 95 on December 30, 2020. 

A Herstelling man is now dead after he rode into a minibus along the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara, on Friday afternoon.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall has signaled that central government would be moving to restore the historic City Hall building.

Following a recent break-in at the government quarters at Port Kaituma, in Region One, where items were stolen from teachers, the Ministry of Education (MoE) has promised improved security arrangements.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has completed its review of the results for 80 per cent of the students who wrote the CXC and CAPE 2020.

Heavy rainfall has damaged the Matthews Ridge Airstrip, which has since been closed for remedial emergency repairs.

Mayor Ubraj Narine has stated that the ongoing works being carried out on the Waterloo Street and Carmichael Street avenues in Georgetown by the Ministry of Public Works is part of the council’s vision for the development of the city.

The Night Shelter, located in East La Penitence, last Friday marked two decades since it opened its doors to provide temporary refuge for the homeless.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lamaha Gardens Community Cooperative Society Limited (LGCCSL) for the development of the area.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) today expressed condolences on the death of Abel Krammer, former Toshao of Kako Village and Vice-Chairman of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, who died today.

President Irfaan Ali today condemned a decree issued by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 7th this year seeking to unilaterally fix land and maritime boundaries adjacent to Guyana’s Essequibo coast.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is mourning the passing of one of its leaders, Majeed Hussain, who died this morning.

Dennis Francis Corlette, a prominent figure in Customs and Excise Department in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away at the age of 95 on December 30, 2020. 

Due to heavy rainfall, the Matthews Ridge Airstrip and associated taxiway was damaged and consequently will be closed for remedial emergency repairs from today, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says.

In the wake of frequent breakdowns at the Uitvlugt Sugar Estate factory, GuySuCo has embarked on a major rehabilitation programme which aims to increase its efficiency and improve production in the first crop of this year.