Guyana News

With US$1.7M already committed in April, the United States on Saturday said that its help to this country to fight the novel coronavirus is not yet over.

The Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in keeping with its mandate to ensure sustainable fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Guyana has acquired a $99m vessel.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) yesterday again urged peace and responsible behaviour by all as the nation awaits the final declaration of the March 02, 2020, General and Regional Elections.

Police have identified the cyclist who died last Thursday afternoon after colliding with a Route 44 minibus on the Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara Public Road.

The COVID-19 three-day testing and screening activity by the Ministry of Public Health, was deemed a success, as feedback indicated that persons were showing concern by coming out to be screened.

The number of persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has risen sharply overnight from three to 10 according to the dashboard released today by the Ministry of Public Health.

The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed Guyana’s 15th COVID-19 related death, according to the Department of Public Information’s (DPI) Facebook page.

ExxonMobil should prove it is using efficient gas flaring technology in oil operations offshore and it is also imperative that both Guyana and the company have stringent measures in place to monitor for leaks from its equipment as such emissions have stronger greenhouse effects, physicist and energy researcher Dr Robert Kleinberg says.

Residents of the Moruca sub-district in Region One say that the special measures, including a lockdown, instituted in the area by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to curb the spread of COVID-19 are long overdue even as they called on government to support vulnerable persons by providing food and other supplies due to the expected impact.

Sixteen more cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded in Guyana yesterday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 272, inclusive of 14 deaths.

Recognising blatant disregard by many Guyanese for restrictions on social gatherings during the current pandemic, the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has moved to establish emergency response and enforcement teams to rectify the situation.

The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) has written the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) urging the immediate dismissal of Keith Lowenfield from the post of Chief Election Officer (CEO).

Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Michael Ten-Pow has served notice of the end of his term and he will not be seeking a renewal of his contract.

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) is currently organising repatriation flights from Cuba for Guyanese who are seeking to return home, Chairman of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority’s (GCAA) Board of Directors, Lt Col.

Almost half of businesses in the manufacturing and services industry that were canvassed for a COVID-19 needs assessment survey have had to dismiss staff or plan to in the future and many of them see financial assistance, such as loans, subsidies, and cash grants, as being vital for their survival.

Residents of Region One are continuing to question the reliability of the Ministry of Public Health’s testing protocols after two persons were revealed to be positive almost two weeks after being tested for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The family of the 10-year-old boy who was told he had to leave the examination room in Santa Rosa, in the Moruca sub-district of Region One, where he was preparing to write the National Grade Six Assessment, was never told that he was not going to be allowed to sit the exams.

With public sector construction now once again allowed, works are to recommence with the implementation of safety measures and policies onsite to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Chief Works Officer at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Geoffrey Vaughn.

As part of efforts to provide support during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has provided vouchers to 22 mothers with children born with microcephaly.

An asthmatic woman is among the country’s COVID-19 survivors after a near-death experience with the deadly virus.