Guyana News

A police station in Region One was set on fire yesterday morning with several police officers locked inside.

Guyana has a prison population of close to 1800 inmates and an imprisonment rate which is “extremely” alarming and this problem can be addressed urgently via alternative forms of imprisonment, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels said yesterday.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the United Kingdom government and the Guyana government have partnered to fund a US$190 million project for upgrading of 121 kilometres of road from Linden to Mabura Hill.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule next Friday on whether it has jurisdiction to take up Guyana’s quest for a juridical ruling on the 1899 arbitral award which settled this country’s boundary with Venezuela.

Kacey Heyliger, the suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of contractor Peter Gonsalves, who was fatally shot and robbed of his motorcycle in front a Newtown, Kitty bar on Monday night, was positively identified during an identification parade and will be charged with murder, the police said yesterday.

Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond should be fined for sitting in the National Assembly while knowing she was a dual citizen.

Three Corentyne men were yesterday sentenced to prison terms after they pleaded guilty to all the respective charges filed against them, which included robbery, robbery with violence and possession of firearms and ammunition. 

Twenty-eight new COVID-19 cases were reported by the Health Ministry on Friday, with Region Four accounting for half of the new cases.

At approximately 10.03 pm  yesterday, JetBlue officially commenced nonstop service between New York’s John F.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday disclosed that medical teams along with Joint Services personnel have been dispatched to the three regions where screening points have been established to monitor persons who are travelling to the coastland and to conduct screening and testing if necessary. 

P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited on Friday donated a total of $1.5 million to 12 homes and charitable organisations.

(Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters rallied last evening in downtown Columbus, Ohio, demanding justice and transparency from investigations into the killing last week of a young Black man shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside his home.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) today announced that four more tourism businesses have been inspected and granted conditional approval to reopen.

Former President David Granger has declined an invitation to attend a meeting on Tuesday with President Irfaan Ali and three former PPP/C Presidents.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)  today announced the approval of funding for the upgrading of 121 kilometres of road from Linden to Mabura Hill which is being financed in conjunction with the UK and Guyana.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on December 18 whether it has jurisdiction to take up Guyana’s quest for a juridical ruling on the 1899 arbitral award which settled this country’s boundary with Venezuela.

An audit of the operations at the $1.6B Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal has uncovered that approximately $75M was overpaid to contractors during the construction of the facility.

Guyana has received $19.8 Billion from the European Union (EU) as part of ongoing budgetary support for the country’s Integrated Coastal Management Programme.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George yesterday found that Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond was not lawfully appointed due to her dual citizenship and Attorney General Anil Nandlall said the government has already moved to correct what he called an “error of law,” including her secret reappointment as minister.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MHSSS) in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Guyana yesterday launched its toll-free 914 emergency hotline number which persons can call to report domestic and sexual violence and also ask for assistance.