Guyana News

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said that a new well in the compound of the Sophia Water Treatment Plant was pump tested, signaling its readiness to be put into operation in a week.

Forty-eight employees at the Ministry of Natural Resources and associated agencies have been employed on contract since August 2, 2020, Minister Vickram Bharrat informed the National Assembly yesterday when he responded to questions from opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson.

Over thirty prisoners along with several prison officers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at three different prisons in Guyana.

The police are currently investigating a robbery under arms committed on Xin Bang Yu at People’s Supermarket located at Wales, West Bank Demerara.

A Good Intent two-storey house went up in flames in the early hours of yesterday morning, while its occupants, a family of four, were still asleep.

A woman and her mother were on Wednesday night held at gunpoint and robbed at Concrete Strip, West Coast Demerara, shortly after leaving church.

The Tiger Creek Bridge in Region Eight has been completed, however, as a result of heavy rains works on the approaches are still ongoing.

The Guyana Police Force is expected to receive advice shortly from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to an accident that claimed the life of Randy Samuels, who was hit down by a Puran Brothers garbage truck in November of last year.

Minister of Health  Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday refuted claims in some sections of the media of breaching the COVID-19 protocols yesterday at Parliament.  

A Lindener who was charged with breach of restriction on social activities was found guilty of the offence and jailed for two weeks.

Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday told reporters that his office is working to have the 2021 Budget presented before the end of February.

Guyana has recently submitted documents to be able to access a first wave of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility by next month.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) last night said it has handed over its report to the Police Cyber-Crimes Unit for action on a dangerous social media post, allegedly made by former Minister and current Member of Parliament, Cathy Hughes on the Facebook page of Nigel Hughes.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, today urged the public to adhere to COVID-19 measures disclosing that his second experience with the virus was so severe that he feared that he might not be able to have a normal life again.

Ninety new COVID cases were reported today raising further questions about whether containment measures have to be stepped up.

Canada today called for the immediate release of two Guyanese fishing vessels seized by Venezuela last week in Guyana’s waters.

Guyana went up by one point with a score of 41 and ranking of 83 out of 180 countries in the latest Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Report 2020 released yesterday.

With a production target already surpassing the 120,000 barrels per day forecast, Guyana will this year see heightened oil and gas activity as Stabroek Block partner, Hess, yesterday remained bullish on operations here and announced a number of developmental plans this year for its “growth and cash engine”.

The PPP/C government is proposing to remove custodial sentences for possession of up to 30 grammes of cannabis.

A vagrant was beaten to death early yesterday morning while sleeping on the pavement at the corner of Camp and Robb streets, Georgetown and his attacker has since confessed to the crime.