Guyana News

With the country’s major airports due to be reopened to commercial traffic from next week, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has said travellers will not face any restrictions once they have returned a negative PCR test for COVID-19 within 72 hours before their arrival in the country.

The Supreme Court of Judicature is moving ahead with the planned restart of criminal trials, which have been on hold since the local COVID-19 outbreak in March of this year and it is assuring that all necessary arrangements have been made to ensure the safety of court users.

Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, the Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), yesterday submitted a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan to Prime Minister Mark Phillips.

Dr Narine Singh has been appointed acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Guyana as Dr Shamdeo Persaud has proceeded on pre-retirement leave.

Over 195 Nappi (Region Nine) residents were able to benefit today from the $25,000 per household COVID-19 relief cash grant announced by President Irfaan Ali earlier last month.

The PNCR today responded to remarks made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday over a vehicle being used by former President David Granger.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that as of  2 pm today, one other person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Prime Minister, Brigadier Mark Phillips this morning received an initial copy of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan. 

While saying that the government would not negotiate under duress, Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday warned the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) that frontline health workers could face sanctions, including criminal charges and the termination of their work contracts, if they continue to engage in what he maintained were illegal ongoing protests.

Persons who have been squatting at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, have been given up to Monday to remove from the area.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that the PPP/C government is hopeful of ending the three-decade monopoly of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) on international voice and data transmissions by next week, thereby delivering on the long promised liberalisation of the telecommunications sector.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday announced that following complaints by the schools that students did not receive a grade for the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has amended the results for 11 schools.

The driver of a Bakewell truck, who was critically injured just over a week ago after he was involved in a three-vehicle accident along the Trafalgar, West Coast Berbice (WCB) Public Road, has succumbed.

Saying that the decision to reduce the national COVID-19 curfew hours would facilitate greater economic activity, Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Thursday assured that stricter enforcement of safety measures will take place.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday called the reduction of the national curfew hours as part of the latest COVID-19 emergency measures “reckless” as cases continue to rise daily.

Thirty-nine more cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) General Secretary Joseph Harmon yesterday suggested that a “miscommunication” caused an agreement with coalition partner Alliance For Change (AFC) to fall apart during the election of the Vice Chair of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC).

A Rasville resident was yesterday charged with the rape of a woman, who reportedly stabbed him in his scrotum after the attack.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has announced new hours of operation for water taxis that ply the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop, Parika to Bartica and Parika to Wakenaam and Supenaam routes and which take effect from Monday.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) has issued a revised schedule for the Parika/Bartica ferry service to take effect from Monday, October 5th.