Guyana News

The monstrous murders of cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry over the weekend must be rapidly investigated by the police  and the perpetrators brought swiftly to justice.

Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his wife Ateeka Ishmael, who are accused of defrauding thousands of Guyanese through an alleged Ponzi scheme, were yesterday faced with 14 additional charges.

Guyana has recorded another COVID-19 death as well as 92 more confirmed cases as over 350 test results have been returned from the Carib-bean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), which is assisting the country in clearing its testing backlog.

-but says independent probe needed for justice While calling on police to do a thorough investigation, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon yesterday said that an independent investigation would be needed in order to ensure that justice is served in the murders of West Coast Berbice teenagers Isaiah Henry and Joel Henry.

Some $7 billion in the upcoming 2020 national budget has been earmarked for COVID-19 assistance nationwide, according to President Irfaan Ali, who says that government is moving to improve the country’s response to the pandemic.

The COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) can cater for more than 14 patients, hospital spokesperson Chelauna Providence has said.

A farmer was yesterday charged with the murder of Ovid Chester, a 52-year-old market labourer who was stabbed to death after he allegedly conned the accused out of a net that he promised to sell.

Dwayne Castello, known as ‘Top Cat,’ was on Friday charged and remanded to prison for the murder of marketing agent Navindra Samaroo, who was fatally shot at Middle Road, La Penitence just over a month and a half ago Castello, 27, of East Ruimveldt, made his appearance before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in Georgetown to answer the charge.

The police are investigating the murder of a miner whose body was found wrapped in a hammock beside a tree at Puruni, Region 7.

1. Reversal of VAT on electricity and water 2. Removal of VAT and duties on machinery and equipment to allow for recapitalization.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) yesterday launched a brand new campaign, titled “Together we rise!”

Another supervised retraction of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) will be undertaken today to allow a much needed fuel shipment to pass even as the authorities ponder ways to enable heavy trucks to cross the river.

In an effort to ensure justice for juveniles in detention while preventing the spread of COVID-19 UNICEF has donated to the Ministry of Home Affairs Skype recording units and other equipment to be installed at the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre, New Amsterdam Prison, Camp Street and Lusignan Prisons to allow the remote hearing of cases and connections with the courts, including the Children’s Court, and other facilities deemed necessary for the promotion of telehealth to persons in detention.

The University of Guyana (UG) has announced its acquisition of 14 new phone lines which will take calls from 10: 00 hrs to 22:00 hrs (Sunday to Sunday) and receive WhatsApp messages and chat messages 24 hours a day.

The Ministry of Health has announced the death of another person from COVID-19, while reporting the confirmation of 92 more cases following the processing of results from a majority of tests sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) at the end of last month to help clear some of the local backlog.

President Irfaan Ali this afternoon announced a series of COVID-19 relief measures including $25,000 for each household.

The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC) today strongly condemned the killings of the two teens, Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice over the weekend and called for swift action by the police to apprehend those responsible.

Three persons inclusive of the owner of a coconut estate have been arrested and are assisting police with investigations into the brutal murders of two cousins Joel Henry, 19, and Isaiah Henry, 16, of No.

Protests erupted in Region Five last night after the bodies of two missing cousins were found with wounds in the backdam of Cotton Tree and a coconut farmer has since been taken into custody by the police.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira says supporters of the APNU+AFC Coalition deserve to be represented and included at all levels of society and they will be as the PPP/C government “restores political and economic stability” and rolls out its transformative projects.