Guyana News

A 27-year-old seaman who is accused of fatally stabbing Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident Marlon Peters during a quarrel over a cellular phone last weekend was charged with murder yesterday and remanded to prison.

Nine persons were on Thursday charged after they were allegedly found in breach of the countywide COVID-19 curfew in Region Nine (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo).

A convicted prisoner was recaptured within minutes after he escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison yesterday morning.

Donald Sheriff, of New Amsterdam, Berbice, is wanted for questioning about the murder of Keron Nicholson, who succumbed in March to head injuries he received during a beating.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has expressed concern about reports of a possible full lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its deleterious effects on the poor.

Guyana’s de facto Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Karen Cummings has told the US Ambassador here that it may not be possible for the Carter Center and an advisor of the International Republican Institute (IRI) to oversee the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections.

Donald Sheriff is wanted by the police in relation to the murder of Keron Nicholson between 2020-03-08 and 2020-03-17 at Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, Berbice.

The sugar union, GAWU today said that it and GuySuCo have reached an interim agreement on increased pay for sugar workers.

Prison authorities this morning reported that a convicted prisoner, Rei Joseph, jumped the fence of the New Amsterdam penitentiary at 6.51 am and was recaptured at 7.10 am.

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday called for the Declaration of Results from District Four to be discarded since its contents have been “discredited”.

Sentenced to a total of 37 years back in 2015 for raping a young girl on three occasions, Linton Pompey yesterday had his sentence reduced to 17 years after the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in a majority judgment found it to be severe.

Guyana’s COVID-19 cases have officially increased by one to 114 following a positive confirmation through testing at a private institution.

Day nine of the National Recount ended yesterday with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) having completed the processing of 54 ballot boxes bringing the total number counted to 421 of 2,339.

A COVID-19 test done on one-year-old Mikhel Wong-Singh, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) almost two weeks ago, has found that he was negative despite exhibiting symptoms of the virus.

A family that says it has occupied what the Mayor and City Council has referred to as a city reserve for over 50 years is now facing eviction by the new lessee, former national cricketer now businessman Lennox Cush.

The Covid-19 restrictions have left businesses facing revenue crises, causing them to operate on overdrafts, as they try to stay afloat and John Lewis Styles is one of those.

Given the deadly coronavirus pandemic and measures including stay-at-home orders to stem its spread, the Commercial Registry has announced an extension of its closure, which has prevented the completion of many transactions, including the registration of bills-of-sale.

Clinical trials for treatment of positive COVID-19 cases are currently underway at Guyana’s main COVID-19 treatment facility, the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr.

The former cane cutters of Wales estate are finally being given the remainder of their severance payments.

The CARICOM  Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) has called for the adoption of the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and the Code of Conduct for International Election Observers.