Guyana News

Two persons died today after the car they were in smashed into a utility pole on Homestretch Avenue just after midnight.

As had been expected, Guyana will be celebrating its 51st Republic Anniversary on February 23 differently due to COVID-19.

Western Scientific, a Trinidadian company debarred by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for fraudulent practices, and the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (NGPC) received the lion’s share of contracts for over $5 billion in pharmaceuticals and medical supplies sales over the past four months, documents have revealed.

The partnership between Guyana and the United States to combat illegal fishing has seen a positive start and Washington says it will continue to pursue regional cooperation as seen in the recent Operation Southern Cross.  “Our strategy, I think, is very straightforward, as I outlined, and we hope that countries will join us in that strategy,” Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, Atlantic Area Commander, U.S.

Amidst concerns over potential side-effects, a recent survey has found “moderate support” among the general population for COVID-19 vaccination and the need for accurate information to be shared on the subject in order to build trust.

City Engineer Colvern Venture has approached the High Court for protection from the Mayor and Councillors who have publicly declared their intention to dismiss him from his post despite not actually having the power to do so.

Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has said the government’s proposed 2021 national budget lacks a comprehensive plan to chart Guyana’s economic recovery from COVID-19.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced an initiative to foster cohesion among communities along the East Coast of Demerara as part of his administration’s drive to unify citizens.

A total of 24 persons lost their homes yesterday morning after two apartment buildings at Castello Housing Scheme, in Georgetown, were destroyed by an electrical fire.

Government has allocated a total of $25.6 billion for the construction and upgrading of roads and bridges this year.

While trumpeting plans for hydropower and natural gas, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Friday announced that government will put $2 billion into the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) to clear inherited arrears even as it works to position the company to meet expanding demand on the national grid.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday praised the government’s proposed 2021 national budget, saying it contains sufficient fiscal measures and public investment programmes to encourage the growth of the private sector while lowering the cost of living for the ordinary Guyanese.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has welcomed the measures announced for the manufacturing and services sector in the government’s proposed $383.1 billion national budget, while saying that they are in line with many of its own recommendations.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported 26 more COVID-19 cases.

After being hospitalised in New York for over two weeks with COVID-19, attorney Jerome Khan is warning persons to take the virus seriously.

A family of seven were left counting their losses yesterday morning after a fire, suspected to have been caused by a mosquito coil, destroyed their Dazzell Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara home.

Two houses at Shell Road, Kitty, were gutted by an early morning electrical fire.

While a local probe continues into the discovery of 11.5 tonnes of cocaine, unearthed by authorities in Belgium from a container of scrap metal that originated here last year, Five Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) container scanning specialists were fired earlier this month for misconduct.

A taxi driver was carjacked on Friday night when he was tricked into making a drop to West Ruimveldt by a man who posed as a desperate customer.

An Upper Corentyne taxi driver was on Friday busted with a quantity of smuggled fish and shrimp at Number 77 Village, Corentyne.