Guyana News

No date has yet been set by the High Court on when the elections petitions filed by the Opposition A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) will be called, nor has a judge been assigned to the matter yet.

Former Alliance for Change (AFC) parliamentarian and APNU+AFC’s former Region 10 representative, Audwin Rutherford yesterday tendered his resignation from the party contending that it has lost its way and has been subsumed by the People’s National Congress Reform.

A forty-year-old woman from Region 4 yesterday afternoon became Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality bringing the death toll to 104.

Even as the number of infections continues to skyrocket in Guyana, persons still continue to function as if the COVID-19 pandemic does not exist.

Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force who were hurt while on duty following the fireworks explosions earlier this year have been reassured that the force will continue to offer every assistance to them and their loved ones as they recuperate.

As part of its annual Pinktober activities, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Thursday distributed care packages to patients of the Oncology Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A Canal Number One man has been taken into police custody following the seizure by the police of a firearm, ammunition and other weapons.

A thirty-six-year-old man is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was shot by police during an arrest yesterday at his residence.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll is now at 104, the Ministry of Health said today.

The Government of Guyana is seeking to raise US$250m ($50b) to support its housing development plans and is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoIs).

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and his Surinamese counterpart Dr Riad Nurmohamed yesterday visited the proposed sites for the landing of a planned bridge across the Corentyne River, where they planted flags to signify their commitment to the project.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has defended the rehiring of Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit Director James Singh but has blocked him from speaking on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) which led to his termination from the position under the former APNU+AFC government.

An attempt by police investigators to meet with People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairperson Volda Lawrence on an allegation stemming from the ongoing probe of an attempt to manipulate the outcome of the March 2nd polls was aborted yesterday at the last minute. 

Harold Smith, a 57-year-old Region Seven resident who is among the latest group of persons confirmed to have died due to COVID-19, was sick for two weeks with a mild fever before he suddenly began experiencing severe symptoms of the disease, according to his family, who were surprised at his sudden passing.

Guyana-born artist Frank Bowling OBE RA has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen of England’s Birthday Honours Sir Frank, 86, who was born in Bartica in then British Guiana, was conferred with the honour of Knight Bachelor in the Birthday 2020 Honours List, which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom.

A US-based Guyanese man is suing Caribbean Airlines after two kilos of cocaine were planted in his suitcase while in the custody of the airline two years ago.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced the death of another person who was infected with COVID-19 as well as an additional 47 more cases.

Of the 103 confirmed COVID-19 deaths reported in Guyana since the start of the local outbreak, 18 are from Region One, according to Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley, who has said that majority of the fatal cases are elderly persons from the Mabaruma and Matarkai sub-districts.

As part of the government’s recently launched “Operation COVI-CURB,” which has been to initiated to ensure compliance with the measures to stem the transmission of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday carried out a mask distribution exercise in the Stabroek Market area.

Saying that his government has redirected $2.9 billion in the capital programme outside of the regional budget to be spent on developmental works in Region Six, President Irfaan Ali yesterday promised to forge ahead with plans at a rapid pace despite the economic challenges in order to ensure that the livelihoods of citizens are improved.