Guyana News

The Giftland Mall is shortly to begin supplying the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) grid with five megawatts as part of the utility’s three-pronged programme to boost the supply of electricity to the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).

Still in its transitional phase, Chinese multi-national mining company Zijin Mining has denied sidelining local operators and says it is currently exploring the possibilities of having cost effective and profitable operations for its newly acquired project, Aurora Gold Mines Inc (AGM).

The Prospect Housing Development on the East Bank is to get potable water in two weeks.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday met with members of the Guyana Defence Force Engineering Corps at State House to further discuss their role in national development through the implementation of infrastructural projects across the country, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) since the beginning of the year has investigated 19 cases of trafficking in persons (TIP) with Venezuelan refugees accounting for the highest number of alleged victims.

Four new police stations are to be built and an existing one rehabilitated in an effort to boost the capacity of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and improve the effectiveness of the local justice system.

As part of the government’s efforts to boost the quality of secondary education nationwide, a spanking new $1 billion secondary school currently under construction in Region Three is set to be completed by the end of November.

The Government of Guyana on Tuesday hosted a commemorative ceremony in observance of the 44th anniversary of the 1976 Cubana Air Disaster.

A 31-year-old father has been granted his wish to see his twin sons for the first time, after he was released from prison yesterday on time-served, having spent almost eight years on remand awaiting trial.

Residents of Success are now calling for the removal of squatters from the area, alleging that some of them are disturbing the peace and terrorising them with threats among other things.

With the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths rapidly increasing in Guyana, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday asserted that education is the key to curbing the spread of the disease and preventing deaths and should the mass screening of elderly patients and public awareness campaigns in Region One prove successful, this will be implemented in other regions.

Almost three years after he shot and killed a man with mental issues, a city policeman was on Monday committed to stand trial for manslaughter.

The Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has appointed a team to investigate alleged financial misconduct at the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation’s Asphalt Plant.

Three new COVID-19 fatalities along with 104 new cases were recorded yesterday.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Venezuelan national, Dimas Emilia Lezama Fermin, yesterday, revealed the cause of death as asphyxiation due to compression injuries to the neck, compounded by multiple blunt trauma.

Three more persons have died from COVID-19, taking the death toll to 98.

The police today refuted a claim made by Nigel Hughes a lawyer for the Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers who was arrested yesterday.

Following the ending of the telecommunications monopoly, three licensed service providers yesterday signalled expansion plans, including bringing 5G services here, even as Attorney General Anil Nandlall reminded that the new operating regime will ensure “true fees, charges and taxes” are paid to the state.

By Readawne Henery An Albouystown woman is now dead after being fatally chopped by her former partner, who her family say continued to stalk, abuse and threaten her although they had been separated for the past six years.

As investigations into the alleged attempt to manipulate the results of the March 2nd elections continue, Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers has been arrested.