Guyana News

A couple was arrested at an East La Penitence Georgetown home on Monday after an unlicensed .32 Taurus pistol with three matching rounds were found hidden in their oven.

The Ministry of Health  today said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Westmount Energy, the energy investing company focussed on the Guyana-Suriname Basin today said  that further to the announcement by Ratio Petroleum Energy, that the Tanager-1 well, offshore Guyana, has been reported as an oil discovery which is currently considered to be non-commercial as a stand-alone development.

Local efforts made to retrieve the scanned images of the container found with 11.5 tonnes of cocaine by Belgian authorities have so far proven futile, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) head James Singh says.

The main parliamentary opposition, APNU+AFC is asking the National Assembly to direct the Government to procure and finance the assistance of expert and competent professionals who can close the investigation into the deaths of Joel Henry, Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh.

With the announcement that a second vaccine has been found to be effective in preventing COVID-19, Health Minister Dr.

Mahaica, East Coast Demerara businessman Harrylall Motilall, known as ‘Jinga Harry,’ was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly opened fire on law enforcement officers, who were responding to a report of him allegedly having in his possession a quantity of smuggled items.

A 34-year-old prison officer was yesterday released on $150,000 bail after he denied having in his possession a quantity of cannabis which was found at the Lusignan Prison last Wednesday night.

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the Ministry of Health yesterday seized and disposed of close to 500 pounds of expired duck meat that was illegally imported from the United States.

The Rupununi Village of Wowetta is now benefiting from 24-hour water supply due to a new system pegged at $27M which is expected to provide some 400 residents with private service connections.

Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, Geeta Chandan-Edmond has submitted a motion calling on the National Assembly to compel the government to fully disclose everything that happened at the Lusignan Prison during the unrest of September 19 which led to the death of two inmates.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public to identify a pedestrian who was struck down by a garbage truck on Sunday morning at Stewartville Public Road.

Approximately 239 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded in St.

Amrita Rahim, the Rosignol woman who was allegedly murdered by her husband last Friday evening, died as result of a perforation of the heart due to a stab wound, an autopsy confirmed yesterday. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  Director Dr. Vincent Adams says he is in communication with the Office of the President regarding his current work status.

Investigators probing the murder of 85-year-old Bibi Nasmonisha Ramjit, who was found dead at her La Grange, West Bank Demerara home last month, are collaborating with their counterparts in Suriname in a bid to apprehend persons of interest.

Fifty-one new cases of the novel coronavirus were yesterday recorded in seven of Guyana’s ten administrative regions as cases continue to rise.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) says it is now fully capable of testing the compressive strength of locally manufactured concrete hollow blocks while announcing that plans are being made to provide certification.

A US company is contemplating the conversion of plastic waste here to fuel.

Two dormitory students from Region One have tested positive for COVID-19 The students are from schools in Mabaruma and Port Kaituma, Ministry of Health spokesperson Daniel Singh disclosed yesterday.