Guyana News

Aaliyah Norton, the young woman who was left hospitalized after the car she was travelling in toppled at Hill Foot Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, has succumbed to her injuries.

The man accused of murdering Dwane Williams, the Linden vendor who was recently found dead behind a shack in the mining town, was yesterday charged with the crime.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) is currently finalising arrangements to repair its Demerara River submarine power cable, which was recently severed by a ship’s anchor.

The police have been advised to institute an attempted murder charge against Otina Scott who allegedly stabbed her drinking partner during an argument on Friday night at Baramita Village, North West District (NWD).

A request by outgoing Canadian High Commis-sioner Lilian Chatterjee to pay a courtesy call on Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has been refused.

The dead body of a Cane-field Settlement, East Canje, Berbice man, who went missing after leaving home to go fishing, was found yesterday morning in a trench at Number 5 Bramfield Public Road, Corentyne.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 154 as one new fatality was recorded yesterday.

The Director of Public Pro-secutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack yesterday served a notice of appeal to challenge the decision to free former Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff Gary Best of the charge of causing the death of cyclist Jude Bentley by dangerous driving.

Representatives from CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited – which has a stake in the offshore Stabroek Block – yesterday called on Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Hugh Todd.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Hugh Todd yesterday convened a meeting with Cuban Ambassador  to Guyana,  Narciso Reinaldo Armador Socorro to discuss the pressing issue of a number of Cuban nationals currently camping at South Drain, Suriname who are desirous of travelling through Guyana to get to the United States to seek asylum there.

ExxonMobil Guyana yesterday donated $32M to the Ministry of Health for the acquisition of 20,000 COVID-19 antigen testing kits.

The Caribbean Examinat-ions Council (CXC) has still not finalized the grades for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) examinations this year.  In a statement issued yesterday the council asked for patience while stating that it “continues to work assiduously to complete Queries and Requests for Reviews, in order to finalise grades.”

The High Court yesterday ordered the release of a 14-year-old teenager, who was taken into police custody last week following the discovery of a quantity of suspected cannabis at her West Ruimveldt home.

Guyana and Suriname yesterday signed an Open Skies pact allowing for easier travel between the neighbouring states.

COVID-19 cases in the town of Bartica, in Region Seven are continually rising as there are now about 17 more when compared to last week.

Three prison officers have been charged departmentally as an investigation continues into the discovery of a quantity of prohibited items at the Lusignan Prison last month.

Tenders were last week opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for a number of projects to be undertaken at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Several persons yesterday morning staged a protest outside of the Crabwood Creek/Molsen Creek Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Corentyne, Berbice, office to press for the removal of the Chairman, Teerbhawandat Arjun, and Overseer Fizul Ally.

Several farmers in Region Five on Saturday complained of being robbed of their produce in the backdams of several villages by armed persons.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has said public schools will continue using the blended approach to teaching students when they reopen in January.