An East Canje Berbice woman was yesterday charged with attempted murder after allegedly beating a six-year-old child with a piece of wood then abandoning her in a swampy area after she lost consciousness in early December last year.
Family members of Dulmattie Boodlall, the woman who was struck down at Nandy Park, on the East Bank of Demerara on Tuesday by a Guyana Police Force minibus, are calling for justice and transparency from the police.
The Ministry of Health has named the members of a broad-based National COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force in preparation for the arrival and roll out of the inoculation campaign against COVID-19 in Guyana.
Active COVID-19 cases in Region Ten have significantly decreased, dropping from over 150 to 11, and this is a result of a collaborative effort by residents and officials to curtail the spread of the virus, Regional Chairman Deron Adams has said.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday disclosed that 41 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, bringing the total number of known cases in Guyana to 6,510.
Although a number of persons have been questioned, no arrest has yet been made as the police continue to investigate Wednesday’s shooting at the Coldingen, East Coast Demerara residence of alleged Ponzi scammer Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his family.
According to the United Nations Development Programme’s latest Human Development Index (HDI), Guyana made minimal progress in development in the year 2019.
Despite an order from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to refill a riverbank at Micobie, in Region Eight, which was excavated for gold mining activities, dredge operators have left the area without doing any of the work.
Although final compaction of the approaches to the Tiger Creek Bridge, in Region Eight, is being delayed by rainy weather, they have started to deteriorate due to vehicular traffic already using the bridge.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an official notice on the plans Oilfield Waste Management Services (OWMS) to construct a thermal desorption waste treatment plant at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara to support oil exploration activities and has invited public feedback.
Five months after negotiations on a possible restart of operations at its Kurubuka mines in Region 10, Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI), a subsidiary of Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) is still in discussions with the government.
More students, teachers and auxiliary staff have tested positive for the coronavirus upon their return to public schools around the country, the Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony disclosed yesterday.
More than 2,000 parents and guardians of students scheduled to write the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) were yesterday engaged by the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand to express their views and concerns regarding the sitting of this examination.
The Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the country’s investment opportunities for both local and foreign investors.
Region Six Chairman David Armogan who on Thursday confirmed the resignation of the Skeldon Estate General Manager, Vishnu Panday, yesterday said that after seeking clarification it has been determined that Panday has not resigned.
Two houses on Duncan Street were flooded yesterday after ongoing construction works on Sheriff Street led to the rupture of a Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) water main.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has distributed relief supplies to around 400 persons in several areas of the Pomeroon that were affected by flooding due to seasonal rains and high tides, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.
The Ministry of Health today named the members of a broad-based National COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force in preparation for the arrival and roll out of the immunization campaign against the coronavirus disease in Guyana.