Guyana News

According to its General Secretary, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is investigating why an agreement between it and the Alliance for Change (AFC) fell apart during the Election of Chair and Vice Chair of two Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs).

Camex Restaurants Inc, operator of the Church’s Chicken and Dairy Queen franchises among others has announced a partnership with a regional private equity fund to expand the company’s operations here in Guyana and across the Caribbean.

The maritime pact signed this month for joint patrols between Guyana and the US will see personnel from the two countries being placed on each other’s vessels.

While the High Court has announced its intention to physically resume criminal trials on October 6th, the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) has expressed the view that given the COVID-19 pandemic, trials should not recommence at this time.

A new board has been appointed for the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).

In an effort to reduce the financial burden faced by many of its customers due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) has announced a reduction in its fuel prices starting October 1.

A taxi driver and his family lost their Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara home on Monday, after it was completely gutted by a fire of unknown origin.

A businessman was beaten and robbed of over $2 million at his Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara residence on Monday.

The Prison Service has launched a manhunt for a robbery convict who escaped from the Lusignan Prison after being assigned kitchen duty.

Guyana’s COVID-19 deaths now stand at 80 as two more were recorded yesterday.

A labourer was yesterday charged with two counts of armed robbery and remanded to prison.

A Suriname resident who was attempting to enter Guyana via one of the backtrack routes located on the Corentyne was on Monday busted with a machine gun,  ammunition and a quantity of currency.

As it seeks to improve its COVID-19 contact tracing and monitoring, the Ministry of Health is exploring the possible use of electronic applications, according to Minister of Health Dr.

The Bar Association of Guyana held its Annual General Meeting yesterday via the Zoom online platform at which elections to the Bar Council were held for the fiscal year ending 2021 and Teni Housty was re-elected President.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday condemned the  attempted theft of Copper Conductors on the East Coast and is calling upon residents to protect State assets.

By mid-morning yesterday, dozens of stall owners and shoppers were going about their respective business at Bourda Market in Georgetown.

Nurses employed by the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have been threatened with disciplinary action if they continue to engage in protest action while the Ministry of Public Service (MPS) has accused the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) of being deceptive.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – A court in El Salvador has ordered $227 million of assets of the Italian company Astaldi be frozen amid judicial proceedings against the construction company, the attorney general’s office said yesterday.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of 5pm today, two other persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Ministry of Public Service today criticised a letter issued by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on September 25th.