Guyana News

The fire that claimed the life of Krystle Chung, whose charred remains were found in her bedroom on January 14 was caused by a defective electrical fan in her room.

A driver of Hyde Park, Parika, East Bank Essequibo has been hospitalized at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) after he lost control of his car and crashed into two parked vehicles during the wee hours of Saturday.

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

The police are investigating an accident yesterday at 4.30 pm  on Sir David Rose Avenue Public Road, Mackenzie which the claimed the life  of 29-year-old Adrile Drakes of Blue Berry Hill, Wismar.  According to the police, Drakes was riding a motorbike at the time.

Guyana yesterday called for the release of two fishing boats intercepted by the Venezuelan Navy in this country’s waters on Thursday.

Constant attacks by the notorious Syndicato gang have forced hundreds of Venezuelans to flee  and seek refuge in Region One communities, putting the Region under severe financial pressure as authorities struggle to provide food and shelter.

Even as government remains silent on the details that led to its selection of Wales on the West Bank of Demerara as the location for the gas-to-shore project, it has announced that bidding for the contract to lay the pipelines, and the construction of the site are to begin this year.

The Banks DIH Group has reported a 15.7% rise in after tax profit for 2020 even amid challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The joinder parties that were birthed in the run up to the 2020 general elections have expressed their displeasure at the fact that they are not represented on any of the Parliamentary committees.

Days after announcing the construction of an alternative road link to ease the traffic congestion on the East Bank of Demerara, President Irfaan Ali yesterday morning visited the proposed site for a new road link between East Bank Demerara and Georgetown.

The National Emergency Medical Services in Guyana responded to 15,630 medical emergencies between 2016 and 2020.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday commissioned the $12 million COVID-19 isolation facility at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two.

With its first meeting scheduled for this week, the new Chairman of Parlia-ment’s Standing Com-mittee for Constitu-tional Reform, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC, says that this country’s citizenry can expect changes they need and proposed by the end of this PPP/C Government’s  term in office.

Fishermen who anchor their boats at a channel near Ogle are thankful for the expansive mangroves growing along the East Coast of Demerara saying that it contributes immensely to their lives on a daily basis.

Eight persons were taken into custody yesterday after the police in Region 4A (Georgetown to Agricola) conducted several cordon and search exercises throughout the division.

The National Toshaos Council (NTC) and the Amerindian People’s Association (APA) are still waiting on an official word from the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (MoAA) regarding a meeting to discuss the revision of the 2006 Amerindian Act.

An audit examination of a Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) contract to purchase three motion scales has disclosed that former Permanent Secretary Balraj Balram signed the contract which had no National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) number and was without any witnesses.

In 2017, when she gave birth to her third son, little did Tazmein Coates-Crawford know that the coconut oil she used as a moisturizer for his hair and skin would become the inspiration needed to open her own coconut-based line.

A 28-year-old man was shot whilst attempting to attack a member of a #3 mobile police patrol unit, according to the police.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) have announced that persons seen dumping garbage in drains will face the full force of the law.