Guyana News

Lucius Welcome, the biker who was injured in a collision along the Stanleytown Public Road, West Bank Demerara, almost three weeks ago, is still hospitalised.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar (left) presents the cheque to  Nadie Budwah at Vriesland.

A 47-year-old security guard was today remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Cummings Lodge resident, Merlyn Singh who was discovered dead in her bedroom two Fridays ago.

In anticipation of an infrastructural development boom from the oil sector coupled with government’s own expansion plans, Essequibo businessman Tamesh Jagmohan hopes by mid-2021 to begin operations at the 7,000-plus acres Mazaruni, Region 7 quarry he was recently issued a licence for.

Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Professor Edward Greene has called on the government to honour its pledge to see higher education as not only an expenditure but an investment in human capital.

A Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne construction worker died yesterday after he slammed into a cow along the public road around 11 pm on Saturday.

Shonette Francis, a nurse at the Kumaka District Hospital, is one of several assigned to taking care of isolated COVID patients in the Moruca sub district of Region One.

Forging ahead with their plan to make Guyana a regional hub, local airline operator Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) has announced the launch of flights between the Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport and the Eugene F.

A family of four is now contemplating their next move after a fire ravaged their Eccles home yesterday morning.

Appearing before the Guyana Court of Appeal on Friday, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack SC maintained that her order directing that murder accused Marcus Bisram be committed to stand trial was lawfully made.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) are still to meet on the controversial approval of two trawler licences in the Seabob trade which can undermine conservation efforts.

Passengers on a New York-bound Eastern Airlines flight over the weekend suffered a 14-hour  delay due to one of the airline’s aircraft developing mechanical issues and the expiration of the maximum amount of hours for the flight crew.

Guyana has recorded 20 more COVID cases taking the total confirmed number to date to 6,125 while 7 persons are patients of the Intensive Care Unit.

An employee of the Aurora Gold Mines, a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group has been hospitalized after a forklift toppled while he was offloading a truck yesterday.

ExxonMobil Guyana is celebrating the first year of oil production from the Liza field offshore and says it has reached full capacity of 120,000 barrels per day.

First Lady Arya Ali was on Friday handed the key to the town of Lethem where she joined two Ministers for a toy distribution exercise in several communities across the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. 

Two drivers are patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) following an early morning collision on the Montrose Public Road, East Coast Demerara.

A journalist of La Parfait Harmonie was on Saturday night assaulted and robbed by two men who he was involved in an accident with.

ExxonMobil Guyana is celebrating the first year of oil production from the Liza field offshore and says it has reached full capacity of 120,000 barrels per day.

The Audit Office of Guyana has recommended that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) conduct an in-depth investigation into the Health Ministry’s rental of the Sussex Street, Charlestown drug bond under the former government as well as institute charges where necessary.