Guyana News

President David Granger sees Guyana as one of many small states needing robust systems and structures both domestically and regionally, to preserve lives and livelihoods as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic.

With close to 50% of the 200 residents of the state-run Palms Geriatric Home tested for the novel coronavirus disease, efforts are continuing to ensure all of them are tested.

The protest actions by workers of the Uitvlugt sugar estate factory continued yesterday morning  but they were dispersed by the police.

Albertha Hicks, née Burrows, is celebrating her 100th birthday today among close family members who gathered to celebrate this notable milestone.

Although many in the beauty business have been forced to close their doors due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, some are still working to support themselves and their families while adopting measures to keep themselves and their clients safe.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said it was mourning the loss of Clarence Chue, “another reputable career individual who made an indelible mark in Guyana’s tax administration”.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers.

De facto Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton yesterday expressed condolences on the passing on Wednesday of architect Lennox Hernandez.

A resident of Charity, Essequibo Coast, is calling on the relevant authorities to implement stricter measures for owners of animals who allow them to wander along the roadways, following an accident on Saturday afternoon that could have caused her and the other occupant of her car PSS 8374 to be injured.

Ninety ballot boxes from the March 2nd general elections were recounted today at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, according to GECOM Commissioner, Sase Gunraj.

Eleven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded taking the total up to 150.

An accident on the Rupert Craig Highway this morning around 10 involving a Route 44 minibus and a Rav-4 has left a 20-year-old woman dead and two others injured.

June 16th has been proposed as the deadline for concluding the March 2nd elections process including the declaration of results even as the 25 days for the national recount nears an end with  no decision yet by GECOM on an extension.

As ExxonMobil yesterday continued to play up its Guyana investments at its virtual Annual Meeting of shareholders, global environmental and human rights organisation, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) called on the company to heed environmental pollution warnings and immediately stop flaring gas here.

Up to yesterday, no new case of COVID-19 was recorded in Guyana, with only one new test conducted between May 26 and 27 and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Shamdeo Persaud has warned of an “almost runaway” situation here.

Former Comptroller of the then Customs and Excise Department, Clarence Chue died yesterday at a city hospital where he had been rushed.

The National Trust of Guyana yesterday announced the passing of architect Lennox J Hernandez.

The Full Court in a ruling earlier this month overturned a decision by Justice Sandil Kissoon after finding that he erred in striking out an affidavit-in-defence in a case which he declared as having no triable issue.

Works to rectify faults at the Mabaruma Solar Farm in Region One (Barima/Waini) are currently being undertaken as the Ministry of Public Infrastructure aims to have it up and running by the end of this month, de facto Minister David Patterson says.

A man was yesterday remanded for the murder of a security guard whose body was found in Le Repentir Cemetery nearly two weeks ago.