Guyana News

A Survivor’s Advocacy Programme for domestic violence victims is to be launched before the end of the quarter.

A resident of East Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, was on Tuesday arrested and charged with possession of a quantity of narcotics suspected to be cannabis.

A hunt is underway for remanded prisoner Leroy Graham, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison during the wee hours of yesterday morning.

Nurses attached to the Linden Hospital Complex yesterday staged a demonstration outside of the hospital to demand a COVID-19 risk allowance and more personal protective equipment (PPE).

The St Joseph Mercy Hospital is observing its 75th anniversary. A statement today from the hospital follows: GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 23, 2020: The St.

At approximately 1.30 am today, remanded prisoner Leroy Graham, 23,  escaped from the Lusignan Prison, the Guyana Prison Service said.

As he announced that rehiring of sugar workers at Rose Hall estate began yesterday, President Irfaan Ali said government is now focused on redeveloping farmlands in order to deliver on its campaign promise to reopen shuttered estates since the former administration left the industry in ruins. 

The current criminal proceedings and the elections petitions stemming from the March 2nd polls appear to have led government to shelve its plans to proceed with an independent inquiry into the attempt to manipulate the results.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn yesterday stated that while the loss of lives during last Saturday’s Lusignan Prison riot was regrettable and sad, the actions taken were necessary to prevent a jailbreak.

Three more persons who were infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have died, taking the country’s death toll to 70.

Government’s immediate focus in the oil and gas sector is on the review of ExxonMobil’s Payara project, local content, and a natural gas to shore project, President Irfaan Ali said yesterday.

After all estimates for the Ministry of Agriculture were approved yesterday in the National Assembly, the opposition and government clashed on a sum of $3 billion that was allocated to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) under capital expenses for the remainder of the year.

With the number of COVID-19 deaths rapidly increasing in Region One, Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley yesterday revealed that officials will commence mass screening of all senior citizens in the region.

US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch says that the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week reaffirmed that the US honours its commitments.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has disputed claims made by former Sports Director Christopher Jones that Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum was present during the controversial operation at his home that saw the police remove barbershop equipment and arrest him.

A new Diaspora and Remigration Unit has been established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A 12-year-old student from the Sapodilla School of Excellence secured the top position at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) for Region Five with a total of 513 marks.

A pump attendant at a New Amsterdam gas station was shot in his back yesterday during a robbery that was carried out by two men.

The relatives of slain Corentyne fisherman Alexander Yhap staged a protest along the Albion Main Road yesterday after the man who is accused of fatally stabbing him was granted $250,000 bail on Monday when he was arraigned on a manslaughter charge. 

Although Amerindian Heritage Month celebrations have been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Regional Chairman of Region Nine Bryan Allicock yesterday revealed that persons in communities affected by the disease have still been hosting celebratory activities and this has resulted in the increase of cases within the region.