Guyana News

The Government of Guyana on Tuesday hosted a commemorative ceremony in observance of the 44th anniversary of the 1976 Cubana Air Disaster.

A 31-year-old father has been granted his wish to see his twin sons for the first time, after he was released from prison yesterday on time-served, having spent almost eight years on remand awaiting trial.

Residents of Success are now calling for the removal of squatters from the area, alleging that some of them are disturbing the peace and terrorising them with threats among other things.

With the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths rapidly increasing in Guyana, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday asserted that education is the key to curbing the spread of the disease and preventing deaths and should the mass screening of elderly patients and public awareness campaigns in Region One prove successful, this will be implemented in other regions.

Almost three years after he shot and killed a man with mental issues, a city policeman was on Monday committed to stand trial for manslaughter.

The Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has appointed a team to investigate alleged financial misconduct at the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation’s Asphalt Plant.

Three new COVID-19 fatalities along with 104 new cases were recorded yesterday.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Venezuelan national, Dimas Emilia Lezama Fermin, yesterday, revealed the cause of death as asphyxiation due to compression injuries to the neck, compounded by multiple blunt trauma.

Three more persons have died from COVID-19, taking the death toll to 98.

The police today refuted a claim made by Nigel Hughes a lawyer for the Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers who was arrested yesterday.

Following the ending of the telecommunications monopoly, three licensed service providers yesterday signalled expansion plans, including bringing 5G services here, even as Attorney General Anil Nandlall reminded that the new operating regime will ensure “true fees, charges and taxes” are paid to the state.

By Readawne Henery An Albouystown woman is now dead after being fatally chopped by her former partner, who her family say continued to stalk, abuse and threaten her although they had been separated for the past six years.

As investigations into the alleged attempt to manipulate the results of the March 2nd elections continue, Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers has been arrested.

Two murder accused were discharged yesterday morning when they appeared before Justice Navindra Singh following the opening of the October assizes, which also marked the resumption of criminal jury trials at the High Court in Georgetown since Guyana was hit by the Coronavirus pandemic back in March.

Virgil Ferreira, a former administrator of the Amerindian Hostel, has been identified as one of the persons who recently died after contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Region One.

Since Guyana recorded its first case of and death from the Coronavirus back in March, jury trials resumed yesterday morning at the High Court in Georgetown in what acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire said is a safe environment for all.

Three witnesses were yesterday called to testify at the trial of former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who is charged with causing the death of cyclist Jude Bentley.

In the face of recent alarm over the rising COVID-19 cases and deaths, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday defended the government’s decision to proceed with the reopening of the economy, while saying that a lockdown is not a sustainable solution. 

New Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone has promised to embrace and work with all countries during his tenure, including those that rejected his candidacy.

The Ministry of Health is expecting to expedite COVID-19 testing at the National Public Health Reference Laboratory with the use of a recently acquired extraction instrument for its Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine.