Guyana News

The United Republican Party (URP) yesterday said that its Soldiers of Democracy marched into the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown yesterday –  Day 28 of the National Recount of ballots – to continue their work.

Residents of the Chateau Margot Squatting area, East Coast Demerara, are pleading with the relevant authorities to render assistance as some have been heavily affected by flooding following recent heavy rainfall.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is unhappy at the time that has elapsed with no clear declaration of a legitimate outcome while acknowledging the importance of the ongoing recount process.

Two friends were injured on Saturday night following a drive-by shooting at Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

GECOM today recounted 93 ballot boxes, according to Commissioner Sase Gunraj.

The Ministry of Education has announced that the delayed National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will be held on July 1st and 2nd, 2020.

The government today announced that the COVID-19 Emergency Measures (No.3) published in the Gazette 29th April 2020 and effective until June 3rd 2020 have been extended to 17th June 2020.

A 61-year-old woman was murdered in her Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara house yesterday afternoon and police were forced to use teargas to force the suspect out  after he attempted to hide in the ceiling.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is 97 boxes closer to the completion of the National Recount however the body is no closer to a decision on how to respond to the various “irregularities” raised by the incumbent APNU+AFC.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday said that planning for the use of natural gas from the Liza-1 well began in September 2015 and continues to date even though more than nine billion cubic feet has already been controversially flared  by ExxonMobil.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) yesterday released official timetables for the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) assessments. 

Starting with those in Barbados, Guyanese stranded abroad will begin returning during the second week of June, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

While admitting the need for urgent and comprehensive action to address the COVID-19 pandemic, Guyanese jurist Dr.

As of yesterday, a total of 101 persons have been arrested in Region Six for breaching the national curfew and other restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 

Challenging the assertion by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) that mining is an essential service, Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) is calling for the industry to be stripped of that classification, while saying that it does not qualify as a service needed by every citizen, but rather to make a small number of wealthy men even wealthier.

Right now, it is a fact that the fast global spread of COVID-19 means none of us will be safe from this pandemic until we are all safe. 

The police are searching for two masked men who held up the NTech Computers and Electronics store, located on Robb Street, Lacytown, Georgetown yesterday.

Following the testing of 40 more persons, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday that Guyana’s COVID-19 cases remain at 153.

After being accused by Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine of shirking its tax obligations for the past five years, the Giftland Mall has said that it is the city which has delayed an agreed settlement and then attempted to seek interest for the time that has elapsed.

Due to a delay in the implementation of plans to address the outbreak of COVID-19 at the state-run Palms Geriatric Home, Minister of Social Protection Amna Ally has given the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) the go ahead to take control of the situation.