Guyana News

Seven new COVID cases were recorded yesterday according to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) dashboard which takes the total confirmed cases to 6,358.

A Waller’s Delight resident is currently hospitalized at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after he was struck down on Saturday night by a car driven by a teenager who is currently in police custody.

A fire of unknown origin on Saturday morning gutted a Haslington, East Coast Demerara residence leaving two persons homeless.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr.

Two men lost their lives in a head on collision along the Line Path Public Road, Corentyne last evening.

Police have intensified their efforts to find a 30-year-old man, who they believe is responsible for the murder of Answar Stoll, a Kuru Kururu resident who has not been seen since mid-November, last year.

Over 70 households in Little Diamond, on the East Bank Demerara, were affected by flooding on New Year’s Eve due to a breach of a river defense close to the area.

During the year 2019, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) spent significantly more than it earned, ending the year with a deficit of $1.503 billion.

Despite a reduction in sales due to a loss of public trust, the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) was able to record profits that were more than double that of 2018.

A 32-year-old clothes vendor was fatally shot on New Year’s night during a confrontation at Commerce Street, Georgetown and the police have since arrested the suspect.

A Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice man succumbed during his third visit to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital last Thursday, after he suffered a suspected chop wound to the head.

A hire car driver died on Friday after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a fence along Number 42 Village Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Former President David Granger has declared that the processes that took place in the five-month period between elections day and the final declaration of results last year were “necessary to ensure the functioning of the Constitution.”

Kelsea Peters, who was recently named the best graduating teacher of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), hopes to become a role model as her teachers have been to her.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed three new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of known positive cases in Guyana to 6, 351.

Junior Public Works Minister Deodat Indar yesterday urged businesses to trust the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government, which he said would return the economy back to a position of strength.

John Fernandes Limited (JFL) has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a permit to construct a hazardous materials storage facility at Plantation Fairfield, Mahaicony.

Fifteen babies were born on New Year’s Day at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The New Year is looking brighter for Sunita Persaud, the woman who was pinned by a fallen tree at Success squatting area, as her condition begins to slowly improve.

Officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) have not yet set a date for the resumption of elective surgeries, which were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.