Guyana News

Several persons were on Saturday night arrested and are currently in the Vigilance Police Station lockups after a gun was found near where they were gathered, according to a release yesterday from the police.

A young mother is distressed after losing her one-day-old baby boy on October 31 at the George-town Public Hospital (GPHC) and felt he could have been saved had a caesarean-section (CS) been performed. 

The tranquil atmosphere and picturesque scenery in Upper Bonasika Creek, Essequibo River is so captivating that you can easily adapt to the simple life, away from basic utilities. 

A cyclist was fatally struck down on Saturday on the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD) as a motor lorry was turning out of a cross street.

Banks DIH Limited, Morning Glory Inc. (MGI) and the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) yesterday announced the signing of a distribution agreement which appoints Banks as the exclusive distributor of MGI’s locally produced rice cereals. 

The majority of the persons who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Orealla and Siparuta are asymptomatic, Toshao Carl Peneux revealed yesterday.

As part of discussions during a four-day state visit to Suriname last week, Presidents Irfaan Ali and Chan Santokhi acknowledged the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world and took note of the recent development of vaccines to prevent the contraction of the novel coronavirus.

More options for the sitting and administering of the 2021 National Grade Six Assessment were announced last week by Education Minister, Priya Manickchand.

The Ministry of Health today reported the 150th COVID-19 death. The latest fatality is a male infant, 6 days old from Region Three.

Guyana and Suriname today advertised for expressions of interest (EoI) in consultancy services for a feasibility study and for the design of a bridge over the Corentyne River.

Abruptly dismissed on Monday after serving two years as Head of the EPA, Dr Vincent Adams has warned that the country faces a serious challenge in keeping its rivers free of pollutants as it becomes an oil economy and he called on Guyanese to hold their leaders accountable.

Although willing to accept the two-week bonus announced for them by President Irfaan Ali as welcomed assistance, some health care worker do not see it as enough to significantly mitigate the struggles they have already faced or equivalent to the sustained improvement in their working conditions that they have asked for.

ExxonMobil is seeking to secure ground transportation services, which is seen as a major opportunity for local providers in this area to step up their game and secure the contract.

Millions of dollars are unaccounted for from the Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) Initiative, which was rolled out under the previous government, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton announced on Friday.

The police have arrested three men who reportedly beat a gold miner and then slit his throat in an attack at White Water Backdam, North West District, in Region One.

Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene of an accident on Friday night after hitting and killing a pedestrian on the Hydronie Public Road, on the East Bank of Essequibo.

A 35-year-old carpenter is now dead after he collided with a car while riding his motorcycle on the Number 5 Public Road, West Coast Berbice (WCB).

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday disclosed that an additional 28 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have been confirmed.

The COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal is fully operational, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has announced.

Since the establishment of the specialised courts, sexual offence cases are being addressed more speedily by the judiciary and it has been found that complainants are also more likely to follow through with their complaints.