Guyana News

The Guyana Police Force has launched an investigation into the award of the 2016 contract to Dutch firm LievenseCSO to conduct a feasibility study and design of a new Demerara Harbour Bridge, according to Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill.

A man yesterday pleaded guilty to a dozen charges following his assault on a policeman in Georgetown, which was captured on video.

Cindy Moses and Leeroy King, the couple whose burnt remains were found in their Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home on Tuesday night, died as a result of smoke inhalation and burn injuries, autopsies revealed yesterday.

The police are pursuing two suspects in connection with the shooting of Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Company Secretary Jacques Foster, who was wounded in an attack on Thursday night at Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

With the reopening of our international airports, Roraima Group of Companies has begun rehiring employees who it was forced to lay off when the airports closed back in March.

Care packages have been sent to the ten administrative regions to be distributed to teachers and students as the Ministry of Education (MoE) finalises its preparations for the re-opening of schools next week.

With the launch of its service on the Guyana to Barbados route, Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) is aiming to bridge connections to South America, according to Managing Director Alexandra Correia.

The suspect in the murder of labourer Keron Williams, 20, who was fatally stabbed on November 1st, at Met-en-meerzorg, has been arrested.

A man is now dead while another is critically injured after they were reportedly both stabbed by their drinking buddy during an argument at Balamani Backdam, Cuyuni River, on Tuesday.

As the police await legal advice on possible charges, six men, including four Venezuelans who are suspected to be members of a Syndicato gang, have been released from police custody.

A new diabetic eye centre has been opened at the Enmore Polyclinic to provide free screening for diabetics and persons at risk of diabetes-related eye disease.

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

The police today said that an unidentified man was fatally stabbed on Tuesday and another wounded during a brawl at Balamani Backdam, Cuyuni River.

The Police say they are investigating the shooting of Jacque Foster, age 44, a Company Secretary employed with GGMC  Montrose, ECD which occurred yesterday at about 7 pm  by an identifiable male who was armed with a handgun.

Law enforcement officials in Belgium are probing the discovery of 11.5 tons of cocaine, which was unearthed in a container of scrap metal from Guyana and local authorities have since arrested two persons including the alleged shipper for questioning.

Dr Ashni Singh is once again a minister of government. The former Minister of Finance was yesterday sworn in as a senior minister in the Office of the President (OP) with responsibility for Finance.

Even as they prepare to reopen their doors today after having been closed for seven months, it is uncertain whether the Lake Mainstay Resort on the Essequibo Coast will be able to make a grand comeback after the financial toll inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Less than a day after members of her family were told that they were all infected with COVID-19, a 74-year-old woman succumbed yesterday at the Wismar Hospital in Linden.

Curt Thomas was yesterday afternoon found guilty of the murder of Parika fuel dealer Seeram Singh but his sentencing has been deferred to facilitate the presentation of a probation report which his attorney requested.

Another COVID-19 death was recorded yesterday along with 69 new cases of the virus.