Guyana News

Although the Health Department in Region One (Barima-Waini) established several screening sites at various ports of entry into Mabaruma, this has not been successful, hence the recent increase of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the sub-district, the Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley has said.

De facto Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence says that healthcare workers suffer “excruciating torments” whenever they came up short in providing critical services for their patients especially those needing medical care for COVID-19.

Guyana has recorded two new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while six persons are now in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Canadian-based WestJet Airlines yesterday afternoon brought home the first set of Guyanese who were stuck in Canada subsequent to the closure of borders due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has reported widespread damage to its Transmission and Distribution (T&D) structures in Demerara, Berbice and Essequibo after the recent unusually high winds and heavy rainfall.

Anthony Lowe, the demolition worker who was pinned on Wednesday after a Banks DIH building that was being demolished collapsed, remained in “critical” condition up to last evening.

New CARICOM Chair Ralph Gonsalves yesterday urged respect of Wednesday’s Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling by all stakeholders and he said he expected an early declaration by GECOM of the result of the March 2nd general elections.

After a video of a Schenectady police officer kneeling on the head of a Guyanese man went viral, a review is currently underway while policing reforms, including a ban on the use of a knee to a person’s head or neck as a control hold, have been announced. 

The post-mortem of Louis Armstrong, a miner who died as a result of a mining pit cave-in on Monday at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region 7, has revealed his cause of death as suffocation.

Following the devastating fire which claimed the lives of a small family of three and left at least 28 others homeless, the surviving families yesterday told Stabroek News that they are still adjusting to their losses while laying their loved ones to rest.

Students sitting their oral exams will have a timetable which will ensure that they are not all congregated in the school compound in keeping with the coronavirus safety measures.

Rehanna Rahaman, the teenager who died last month hours after she was allegedly beaten by her boyfriend died as a result of a spontaneous abortion.

Q: Is the Consular Section open? A: The Consular Section is open on a limited basis for American Citizen Services (ACS) and emergency cases. 

On Wednesday the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered its judgment invalidating the ruling of the Guyana Court of Appeal on valid votes, which essentially paved the way for GECOM to finally declare a result for the March 2nd general elections using the figures from the recount. 

Police are conducting an extensive investigation into the Cummings Lodge apartment complex fire that left three persons dead, Region Four (A) Commander, Senior Superintendent Phillip Azore has confirmed.

By way of letter, GECOM Chair Claudette Singh today instructed Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield to prepare a report for the declaration of the result from the March 2 general elections using the figures from the recount of the votes which show a victory for the PPP/C.

New CARICOM Chair Ralph Gonsalves today urged respect of yesterday’s Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling by all stakeholders and he said he expected an early declaration by GECOM of the result of the March 2nd general elections.

A proposed meeting today of GECOM on the way forward following yesterday’s Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) decision has been postponed to tomorrow as government-appointed commissioners have requested time to study the ruling.

In a unanimous decision giving itself jurisdiction, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday set aside the ruling of the Guyana Court of Appeal on valid votes and paved the way for GECOM to finally declare a result for the March 2nd general elections using the figures from the recount.

Caretaker President David Granger yesterday maintained that there was “massive” fraud in the March 2nd elections while stating that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling on the elections case is not what his party wants to hear.