Guyana News

Production at Exxon-Mobil’s Liza-1 project in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana, has plummeted from 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) to now between 25,000 and 30,000 bpd as compressor problems continue and the company would not increase flaring above about 15 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Dr Vincent Adams has said.

The first group of Guyanese repatriated amidst COVID-19 protocols landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, yesterday afternoon.

A Sister’s Village, West Bank Demerara youth is now dead after an argument with his brother in the wee hours of yesterday morning ended with his throat being slit.

A Corentyne man yesterday died yesterday after he was pinned under a tractor, which toppled while he was operating it in the Number 72 Village, Upper Corentyne backdam.

A new positive case of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was confirmed by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) yesterday, resulting in the total number of confirmed cases rising to 154.

Students are beginning to express anxieties about a Ministry of Education plan to have classes begin on June 15 for CSEC and CAPE exams in July.

The Amerindian Peoples’ Association (APA) says that the Ministry of Education’s (MoE) decision to hold key examinations in July is further depriving hinterland students of opportunities to have access to quality education and putting indigenous communities at greater risk.

With the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) nearing the end of the recount of votes cast at the March 2nd polls, President David Granger yesterday said irregularities reported by the APNU+AFC pointed to a deliberate manipulation of the electoral process even as he reiterated that he would abide by the final declarations of the elections body.

Former Foreign Affairs Minister and government consultant Sir Shridath Ramphal has issued an appeal for the rule of law to prevail as Guyana nears “the tipping point of its ‘elections crisis.’”

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday called on the Commissioner of Police Leslie James to withdraw a list of voters that he purports were out of the country on polling day due to inaccuracies that have been uncovered.

Almost a year after being diagnosed with a rare brain tumour, a mother of eight of Kato Village, in Region Eight, is now slated to undergo the first phase of her treatment tomorrow.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is celebrating the 17th anniversary of its founding today.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has promised to take “strict” action against a local water company, which it said was caught filling one of its trucks from a fire hydrant in order to sell to its customers.

The Miss Earth Guyana Organisation has selected former contestant Cintiana Harry as Miss Earth Guyana 2020 after taking the decision to postpone the holding of a new pageant until next year.

The Regional Health and Emergency Committee (RHEC) of Region Ten is currently at odds with the Mayor and Town Council (M&TC) over its decision to keep Linden’s markets open despite the dangers presented for the spread of novel coronavirus disease.

Tullow Guyana and Caribbean Surgery Incorporated (CSI) have partnered to acquire and distribute 10,000 reusable cloth masks for free at central hubs of Georgetown as part of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ninety-three ballot boxes from the March 2nd general elections were recounted today, according to GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj.

While reiterating that he will abide  by the declarations of GECOM, President David Granger adverted to numerous reports of “irregularities” at the March 2nd general elections and said these appeared to have been committed deliberately.

With the tabulation of the recounted ballots from the March 2nd general elections drawing to an end, by the end of yesterday the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) had a lead of 16,371 votes over the incumbent APNU+AFC coalition.

With the Education Minis-try preparing to move ahead with the holding of examinations for thousands of students across the country next month, the leadership of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) yesterday said it would not be supporting the decision as it maintained that the school environment poses a “threat” to learners, teachers, and families due to inadequate coronavirus safety protocols.