Guyana News

The Ministry of Education has taken control of the Yarrowkabra Secondary School construction site from which BK International was booted by the government.

The woman who was injured by a falling tree at Success squatting area on October 23rd, remains hospitalized at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) in the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Anil Nandlall along with Minister of Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, yesterday met squatters at Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara in another bid to resolve a land controversy there.

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The lawyer for now detained former NICIL official, Colvin Heath-London says he has been questioned by the police for the last two days on a decision which had been taken by a now deceased former Chief Executive Officer.

NICIL is giving holders of divested Wales Estate lands up to November 27 to come forward and establish occupation, failing which it is likely that some of those plots will be reclaimed.

Several workers from Australian-owned Troy Resources and Chinese-owned Zijin Mining-Aurora Gold Mines have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton, who said his ministry will be investigating working conditions at both places.

The police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man, who drowned after he allegedly jumped into the Pomeroon River while he was drunk on Friday evening.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday disclosed that an additional 88 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, with Region Six accounting for almost 40% of them.

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has confirmed that at least 32 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since the reopening of schools.

With 130 COVID-19 cases still active in St. Cuthbert’s Mission, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has extended the government-imposed lockdown that was instituted more than two weeks ago.

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon is urging persons who believe they have been unfairly removed from posts in the public service to approach his office for advice and legal support.

While declining to comment on the main opposition’s concerns about the failure to set a date for the next sitting of the National Assembly, Speaker Manzoor Nadir yesterday said that during his tenure parliamentary business will not be impeded by “maximum administrative delay”.

Members of the Joint Services have launched a manhunt for three prisoners, including two murder accused, who managed to escape from the Lusignan Prison yesterday morning.

With a special focus on promoting the adoption of green initiatives, Guyana Restaurant Week (GRW) began on Friday and organisers have promised that there will be no comprise on either safety or service.

For consumers fearing confrontations with sellers’ agents trying to force their way into their homes to seize goods bought on hire purchase, relief is on the horizon.

The Giftland Mall is recovering well from the impact of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Education yesterday began the distribution of vouchers for school uniforms and supplies in Region Six, where 22,000 students are expected to benefit at a cost of about $90 million.  

President Irfaan Ali on Friday said children’s rights are a priority for his administration as Guyana joined in the observation of World Children’s Day, which is UNICEF’s global day of action for children.

The families of two of the three children who died in 2019 at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), after medication was incorrectly administered to them, have accepted compensation from the hospital, while the other is pressing ahead with legal action.