Guyana News

The Ministry of Health yesterday disclosed that a 32nd person has died as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

A 41-year-old man succumbed at a city hospital yesterday morning, two weeks after he was brutally beaten at his Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home.

An Eastern Airlines flight from Guyana was forced to make an emergency landing at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York last Tuesday evening after it developed difficulties.

Guyana’s COVID-19 cases continue to mount.  Yesterday the country recorded 47 new cases of the novel coronavirus which increased the total number of positive cases here to 1,140.

The Guyana Elections Commission  (GECOM) now has a new commissioner while the Public Service Commission (PSC) also has a new member.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday managed to contain a small fire of unknown origin at Banks DIH Limited, Thirst Park, Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has officially announced the resignation from the party of its chair Tabitha Sarabo-Halley.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance,  Gail Teixeira, today, announced that President Irfaan Ali, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by Article 69 (1) of the Constitution of Guyana, has issued Proclamation Number 1 of 2020 declaring Tuesday, September 1, 2020 as the date for the sitting of the Twelfth Parliament.

Environmental Protection Agency Director Dr.Vincent Adams was today sent on immediate leave.

Yuri Garcia Dominguez and Ateeka Ishmael, the principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), the company which has been at the centre of a huge suspected Ponzi scheme investigation over the last week, today appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court and virtually before the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court to answer a series of charges.

The APNU+AFC coalition appears to be organizing another mass gathering in contravention of the ongoing protocols to mitigate the spread of the COVID19 disease.

Underscoring the importance of contract sanctity to investors, ExxonMobil yesterday hinted that it was willing to discuss with government the local content areas it can give more to but drew the line at any renegotiation of the controversial 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).

Yuri Garcia Dominguez and Ateeka Ishmael, the principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), the company which has been at the centre of a huge suspected Ponzi scheme investigation over the last week are scheduled to appear in court today.

As the police continue to probe the alleged fraud surrounding the March 2 General and Regional elections, Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo and three of his assistants, one of whom was arrested yesterday, remain in police custody.

A team of doctors on Saturday successfully performed Guyana’s first skull transplant giving a 23-year-old single parent a new lease on life.

“It started off with mild flu-like symptoms. A little itchy throat, sore throat, and then I had headache, all which started off as mild but as the days went by, the symptoms became more severe and the fever got hotter and then I started suffering from shortness of breath,” were the words of 29-year-old Luwana Allicock, who spent two weeks in a special care unit at the Lethem Regional Hospital due to the severity of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms that she experienced.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack SC has filed an application seeking to have struck out, the more than $50M suit for damages for defamation brought against her by Magistrate Alex Moore. 

In addition to indicating their interest for Guyana to participate in the COVAX initiative, which currently has the world’s largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has also held talks with India and Russia regarding the vaccines that they are developing.

A Texila American University lecturer and former University of Guyana valedictorian drowned while at a pre-birthday celebration at Parika Backdam on Sunday, two days before he would have celebrated his 32nd birth anniversary.

Faced with claims that it was derelict in its duty relating to regulatory oversight which allowed for alleged Ponzi scheme company, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) to bilk locals of over US$20M, Governor of the Bank of Guyana (BoG), Gobin Ganga, yesterday said the company’s activities are outside of its remit.