Guyana News

Relatives of 66-year-old Janis Pritchard, who died after spending approximately 10 days in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), believe that families should be provided with daily updates on patients’ condition.

A bid to avoid riding into a puddle has landed a 67-year-old fisherman in a hospital bed, and resulted in the destruction of a car and two trucks.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has said the government is hoping to operationalise the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Ocean View by next week.

Alex Mathias and Arnold Bruce Kennedy, two of the three prisoners who fled from the Lusignan Prison more than two weeks ago were earlier this week sentenced to three years imprisonment each after they admitted to escaping from lawful custody.

A licensed customs brokerage service and A.M.S Investment, a procurement company have partnered and donated 50,000 disposable face masks to the Ministry of Education (MoE).

Submissions were on Wednesday made by the prosecution in the case against former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who is on trial for causing the death of cyclist, Jude Bentley, through dangerous driving.

A 14-year-old boy, who was struck in a hit and run accident along the Annandale Public Road, East Coast Demerara last Saturday, is said to be in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

A Brazilian national was killed by a toppling tractor on Thursday afternoon at Central Baramita Village, North West District (NWD), in Region One.

A Baramita man is currently nursing several chop wounds about his body after he assaulted his female drinking partner.

A father of one who was shot twice in the wee hours of Sunday morning is in stable condition while awaiting surgery to have the bullets removed.

Twenty-five Grade Six students are the recipients of this year’s GBTI Bursary Awards given as a reward for their successful completion of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

Dr Ashni Singh was this afternoon appointed as senior minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance.

The Ministry of Health says that as of today  one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir yesterday said that Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond’s  renunciation of  her American citizenship is “acceptable” while noting that the issue of the publicizing of the renunciation certificate is one between her and the Opposition.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said that its $3M reward offer for information that may lead to the murderers of teenaged cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh is not an admission of the force’s failure in solving the crimes but rather a “further effort”.

Investigators probing the discovery of the burnt remains of Cindy Moses and Leeroy King at their Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home on Tuesday night believe that it may be a case of murder/suicide.

As a result of severe flooding along the coast yesterday triggered by heavy rain, Prime Minister Mark Phillips has directed the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to partially activate the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).

With over 30 Expressions of Interest received on Monday by the Ministry of Tourism for the establishment of hotels here, at least two are for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said.

Guyana yesterday recorded 79 new COVID cases after 408 persons were tested,  bringing the number of  confirmed cases in Guyana to 4,324.

By Readawne Henery A large number of residents in the city and on the East Coast were affected by yesterday’s heavy rain which left deep flooding in its aftermath.