Guyana News

Noting the production of 87,875 tonnes of sugar for the year up to December 13, 2020, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says it underlines the enormity of the task facing state-run sugar corporation GuySuCo in its bid to turn around the industry.

Minister of Education Priya Manikchand has announced that dorm students at public schools must be re-tested before returning for the second term.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a 6.8% decrease in serious crimes for the year 2020.

While promotion of senior members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been put on a hold, 296 junior ranks have been promoted.

The dead body of a man was found in his Goed Fortuin home by police yesterday.

Zorie De Mattos, who made headlines last June when she became the oldest person in Guyana to survive COVID-19, celebrated another milestone on New Year’s Day when she turned 106.

All National Insurance Scheme (NIS) offices will be fully reopened with effect from tomorrow, January 4, 2021.

The Police say they are investigating a “fatal accident” which occurred on 2021/01/02 about 18:10 hrs on Line Path Public Road, Corentyne Berbice, involving Motor Car PYY 7581, driven by Sheik Mahmood, age 38 years, a Businessman of 76 village, Corentyne Berbice and Motor Car PLL 4090 driven by Thurman Megnat, age 26 years, Line Path E, Corentyne Berbice, along with occupant Nimrod Persaud, age 36 years, of Line Path D, Corentyne Berbice, both deceased.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Gopaul Bissoon called “Dona”, age 49 years, of Barclay Street, Goed Fortuin, (W.B.D)

Noting the 87,875 tonnes of sugar produced for the year up to December 13, 2020, the union GAWU says it underlines the enormity of the task facing GuySuCo in its bid to turn around the industry.

It’s been more than four months since former Director of Sports Christopher Jones was subjected to a police investigation into the alleged larceny of state assets and the probe is still to be concluded.

Sixteen new COVID-19 cases were reported yesterday by the Ministry of Health.

Police are still investigating the disappearance of Police Constable Quincy Lewis went missing six months ago.

The Guyana Police Force today said it is investigating the murder of Paul Anthony Smith c/d Blacka, age 32 years, a clothes vendor of Lot 31 Bent Street Werk-en-Rust Georgetown, which  occurred at Commerce Street, Georgetown yesterday at about 6.30 pm.

Months have passed and with patience beginning to run thin for the families of West Coast Berbice (WCB) teenagers Joel and Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh, who were brutally murdered in September, they are hoping that the New Year will bring long-awaited justice.

Principals of alleged Ponzi scheme, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) Yuri Garcia-Dominguez and Ateeka Ishmael have since embarked on a process of putting their trading account back into profitability and once this is completed, repayment is expected to commence early this year.

Police are continuing to investigate the killing of Soesdyke businessman, Terrence Dickie, during a home invasion in November.

In a review of the year that was, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC today severely criticised GECOM over its part in the five-month crisis before the declaration of a final result.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) says it has commenced legal action against three individuals who it said had separately committed offences capable of resulting in racial or ethnic violence or hatred among the Guyanese people.

She made headlines in June 2020 for being the oldest person in Guyana to survive COVID-19, and now seven months later Zorie De Mattos is celebrating another milestone – she is 106 today.