Guyana News

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.

A Tucberg Park, New Amsterdam man is now in police custody after police carried out a search for arms, ammunition, narcotics and stolen articles at his home on Friday evening and discovered a quantity of cannabis.

The body of a 25-year-old minibus driver, who allegedly drowned during a midday outing on Thursday at the Blue Lake, Kara Kara, Linden, has been recovered.

President Irfaan Ali today announced that several communities along the East Coast of Demerara will benefit from a pilot project to enhance unity in Guyana in keeping with his “oneness” theme.

Unveiling a record $383.1 billion budget for 2021, Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh said yesterday that the economy is projected to grow by 20.9% if it reopens via a gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.

With his presentation of the government’s proposed $383.1 billion national budget, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced several measures aimed at bringing relief to the many households and businesses that have been experienced financial distress over the past year and beyond.

Declaring that he was “not a ghost,” the holder of two controversial trawler licences yesterday said he has been in the fisheries business for 20 years and deserves an equal opportunity as a Guyanese to operate in the sector.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday, kick started a delayed Mass Drug Administration (MDA) across Guyana to eradicate Lymphatic Filariasis.

A New Amsterdam, Berbice woman is now in police custody after she fatally stabbed her partner during the wee hours of yesterday morning at Main and Pitt streets, New Amsterdam during a fight.

Former Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited, (NICIL), Winston Brassington has won a lawsuit against the Kaieteur News newspaper for defamatory statements it had published about him back in 2014 and he has been awarded $10 million in damages.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the total number of deaths from the virus in Guyana to 186.

An additional sum of $2.5 billion has been proposed for the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA) Expansion Project, Minister of Finance Ashni Singh yesterday announced.

A total of $60.7 billion has been earmarked for the education sector in this year’s national budget to develop a world class system that ensures equal access to world class education in all levels, according to Minister with the responsibility for finance Dr Ashni Singh. 

As government forges ahead with its plan to revive the sugar estates across the country, $2 billion has is to be allocated to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) this year to undertake critical capital works, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh announced yesterday when he presented the proposed 2021 budget to the National Assembly.

Government is proposing to spend a total of $22.2 billion this year on public safety and security, Finance Minister Dr.

The government has budgeted approximately 13 per cent of its proposed $383.1 billion budget to the health sector, with special allocations for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and to add resources to address mental health issues.