Guyana News

Wildlife authorities were yesterday seeking to identify a group of men who captured a Harpy Eagle – a protected species – somewhere in the interior and videoed it while it was tied up and in a state of distress.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is currently seeking a new Chief Executive Officer as Jamaican Albert Gordon had indicated that he did not wish to renew his contract, Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar says.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament could soon begin meeting with MP David Patterson as Chairman.

Two students who attend schools with dormitories in Region Seven have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

A post-mortem examination conducted on Kevin Smith, the sanitation worker who died on Sunday following an accident at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal, revealed his cause of death as multiple injuries.

Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, non-resident President’s College students have been given until tomorrow to decide whether they will become temporary resident students or transfer to secondary schools in the catchment area for face-to-face interaction.

As government buckles down to working on a number of pieces of draft legislation, the date of the next sitting of Parliament is uncertain as there is not “enough material” as yet, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira says.

The Government is focusing on restoring proper management and account-ability for resources at the level of the Amerindian Village Council.

Police have arrested a man and a woman who were yesterday morning found in possession of narcotics at a Mahdia hotel.

Eustace Griffith who had been accused of killing Stabroek Market handyman Steven Arthur was yesterday freed after Justice Navindra Singh upheld a no-case submission made by his attorney.

Finding that the project would be too costly, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) had to cancel requested Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from businesses to supply up to 30 MW of power and has instead decide to purchase from MACORP and Giftland.

A team of Indian engineers has started installation of 12 pumps that are to be placed across the coast, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said on Monday.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Sanesha Lall, 16, of Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, which occurred on November 11, 2020, at Richmond Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, allegedly at the hands of a 34-year-old self employed male of Bounty Hall, Essequibo Coast.

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

An Upper Corentyne man died last night  after he  slammed into a parked lorry along the Number 47 Village, Corentyne Public Road just after 10 pm. 

Yesterday marked 100 days since Irfaan Ali was sworn in as the ninth Executive President of Guyana and he acknowledged the milestone with a public statement that chronicled his government’s actions during that time.

Guyana’s efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 have been boosted by a US$22 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the purchase of medical equipment and personal protective equipment for frontline workers among other things.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hailed the extradition to the US of ex cop Shaun Nebblett, 40, who faces a minimum sentence of five years jail if found guilty of conspiracy to import cocaine and other narcotics offences.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has launched a fund-raising drive to cover the cost of bringing a team of forensic specialists from Argentina to investigate the murders of three young men on the West Berbice in September 2020 and pledges of $1.2m have already been received. 

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has secured an extension to further detain two of the four persons who were arrested as the agency continues to probe the recent discovery of a huge quantity of cocaine concealed in a shipment of scrap metal that was intercepted in Belgium after being shipped from Guyana.