Guyana News

Days after reporting that they were free of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Region One (Barima-Waini) yesterday confirmed three new cases of the virus.

The Golden Jaguars’s path to the prestigious 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be confirmed on August 19th, when regional confederation, Concacaf, stages its official draw for the qualifiers at 1:00pm.

The driver of the motor vehicle which drove into a median at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD), on Monday morning has been charged with causing the death of Quami Dalton.

The twelve Brazilian nationals who were intercepted while en route to Linden have been remanded to prison after being charged with illegal entry.

After working a 12-hour shift, minibus operator Tekchine Surijpersaud said he took home $880 in earnings on Monday.

Three persons died this evening in an accident on the Le Ressouvenir Public Road, East Coast Demerara involving a motor lorry and a motor car, the police said.

Cinemas at Giftland are reopening on Friday after  being closed for months over COVID-19.

Samples have been collected from President Irfaan Ali and other Cabinet members for COVID-19 testing, following the confirmation that Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd has contracted the virus.

President Irfaan Ali this afternoon announced that Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Hugh Todd is COVID-19 positive after coming into contact with someone who was infected.

Richardo Mitchell Aka “Cardo”, 31,  is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Winston Robertson on August 10, 2020 at Cotton Tree Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Consumers who have complaints against the bankrupt LIAT airline are being urged to submit their claims by August 15.

In a key oil sector decision, President Irfaan Ali last evening said that his government is lobbying for technical and financial support to have an international expert review Exxon’s Payara project and advise on the way forward.

Citing alleged lack of professionalism and heavy political involvement, newly sworn-in Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall, last night confirmed that the services of seven of the ten Regional Executive Officers (REO) have been terminated.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) requires an additional $1.6 billion up to the end of this year for capital and operational investments to stay afloat as revenue generated from its sale of sugar and molasses will be insufficient to meet the corporation’s financial needs.

A West Bank Berbice man succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital yesterday morning, nearly half a day after he was shot by a man who believed he was having an affair with his wife.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) and other authorities here have begun an investigation in relation to a huge cocaine find in Germany in a container of rice from Guyana.

With monies for infrastructural and other projects stalled since the December 2018 No Confidence Motion against the APNU+AFC government was upheld, the United Kingdom (UK) is swiftly pursuing measures to have those disbursed to the Irfaan Ali government to recommence the process, even as it looks at other areas to lend its continued support.

Deputy Mayor of New Amsterdam Wainwright McIntosh, former magistrate Charlyn Artiga and attorneys Chandra Sohan and Ramesh Rajkumar were among six persons who were charged yesterday with breaching the COVID-19 restrictions on social activity in Berbice.

The investigation into the disappearance of Police Constable Quincy Lewis, who was reported missing close to two months ago, has led to the discovery of his phone.

Guyana yesterday passed 600 COVID-19 cases. This was revealed through the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard  which showed that Guyana recorded 34 new COVID-19 cases which increased the number of positive confirmed cases recorded since March to 602.