Guyana News

Former APNU+AFC Member of Parliament and Regional Development Officer for Region Six, Barbara Pilgrim on Friday requested President Irfaan Ali’s assistance in ensuring that her benefits are paid to her. 

Grand Coastal has joined the list of hotels providing accommodation for oil and gas workers who have to be under quarantine.

India is hoping to roll out COVID-19 vaccines by the first quarter of 2021 and consideration is being given for developing countries such as Guyana to be on the priority list for receiving same once they are available, High Commissioner of India, Dr K J Srinivasa disclosed.

On Friday, November 13, an operation conducted by members of the Guyana Police Force with support from the Human Services Ministry rescued 19 adult females suspected to be victims of human trafficking from an establishment in Region Three.

The Ministry of Health today said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Promising a “truly modern” Guyana fueled by oil revenues, newly-appointed Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh has also assured investors that cutting red tape will be one of the first areas addressed.

A Rosignol Village, West Bank Berbice housewife was fatally stabbed by her husband on Friday evening.

Approaching a year since oil production began offshore, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is honing its preparedness to tackle spills and it has over 100 trained persons on standby along with containment equipment, according to its Director-General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig.

A scheduled training session for the newly installed councillors of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) has become mired in controversy after Chairperson Daniel Seeram signed and stamped an invoice to secure the services of an event planner.

After being assaulted and robbed while conducting mass at the Brickdam Cathedral, Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Alleyne has said he suspects his assailant was under the influence of something and not fully in control of his actions at the time.

The disruption of gold mining operations in Campbelltown, in Region Eight, is beginning to affect the livelihoods of residents who depend on mining as their main source of income, according to Toshao Marbel Thomas.

Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) has recorded a net profit of $2.263 billion for the year ending September 30, 2020, representing a 4% increase over the same period last year.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday revealed that 70 additional cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4, 794 since the first was recorded in March.

The results of the tests for 15 of 31 teachers and students who have been tested for COVID-19 are negative, Ministry of Health spokesman Daniel Singh yesterday confirmed, while adding that results from the remainder were being awaited.

A West Coast Berbice youth is now dead after he was struck by a hire car while he was riding a bicycle along the West Coast Berbice Public Road on Friday evening.   

Following the recent murder of security guard Barrat Dass, who succumbed in hospital days after his bloodied body was discovered lying behind a city pharmacy, the police have arrested the prime suspect and he has reportedly admitted to hitting the man to his head during a robbery.

With a focus on kick-starting production, the new owner of Aurora Gold Mine Inc (AGM), Zijin Mining Group Ltd, has contracted fellow Chinese company, Sinohydro, to expedite “stripping works” (the removal of overburden to access the ore) in a bid to accelerate their work programme at the mines.

Funds are available and rehabilitation works are expected to start soon at the Bartica, Suddie, and West Demerara regional hospitals, High Commissioner of India, Dr K J Srinivasa says.

In the midst of the adversity posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left many without job security and scrambling to find alternative means of income, some have tried to find opportunity. 

In an attempt to raise awareness about the importance of agriculture, the Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges Foundation has partnered with the Regional Democratic Council of Region 10 to help 15 children start kitchen gardens.