Guyana News

President Irfaan Ali has said a planned 5,000 turn-key homes project will create at least 25,000 jobs within just one year as part of the 50,000 new jobs he promised to create within his five-year term.

Government has begun the distribution of the promised $25,000 cash grant for COVID-19 relief, according to President Irfaan Ali.

The use of antiviral medication remdesivir to treat on COVID-19 patients in Guyana has started as part of the World Health Organization’s Solidarity trial and Head of Medical Services at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation Dr Mahendra Carpen has said the results have been promising.

A 62-year-old pedal cyclist, who was struck down in a hit-and-run accident along the Liliendaal Railway Embankment on Friday night, succumbed at a city hospital early yesterday morning.

As the criminal investigation into the attempts to manipulate the results of the March 2nd polls widens, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield was yesterday arrested in connection with allegations of criminal conduct and subsequently released on station bail after invoking his right to remain silent.

Two more deaths and 16 additional novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health.

Finding evidence of poor performance and substandard works on a number of capital projects, President Irfaan Ali on Friday announced that the Attorney General’s Chambers will be tasked with conducting a review of projects that will hold contractors, supervisors and project unit heads accountable for lapses.

From Monday, print material for students to study and continue learning from home will be available at schools and Neighbour-hood Democratic Councils (NDC) nationwide.

Saying that risks to child mental health and well-being due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic are “considerable,” acting United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative Irfan Akhtar has highlighted the need for a full understanding of the extent to which children are affected to ensure their protection.

A Guyanese woman has drowned after a boating mishap near the south eastern coast of Saint Maarten just over a week ago.

A construction worker who was injured in an accident along the Friendship Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara, succumbed to his injuries last Sunday.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has assured that the Sherriff Street/Mandela Avenue road expansion project should be almost completed by the end of the year He gave the assurance to the Commit-tee of Supply during the consideration of the 2020 budget estimates last Wednesday.

The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has made around $73 million available to Guyana in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

A police constable, his fiancé and three minor children were injured on Friday after the car in which they were travelling reportedly suffered a blowout on Friday night along the Adventure Public Road, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

Lawmen on Friday captured a West Coast Berbice murder suspect at Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice. 

President Irfaan Ali and a team today visited Nandy Park on the East Bank which is the proposed site for the new bridge across the Demerara River.

Two men have died taking the total COVID-19 fatalities in the country to 76.

The GPHC today rapped the public service union for the illicit protest action yesterday by nurses and other health care workers.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) today notified the general public that investigations in relation to allegations of criminal conduct by Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield and others during the post-March 2, 2020 elections incidents are continuing.

Saying it was satisfied with the marking of test scripts for this year’s exams, the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) yesterday maintained it would only conduct grade reviews that are requested through its official process or via a Ministry of Education.