Guyana News

Approximately six to eight requests for flights to transport oil and gas sector workers into Guyana by ExxonMobil have been granted approval by the National COVID-19 Task Force, according to Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director General Egbert Field.

Faced with the likelihood that international tourist traffic may not return until next year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is considering tapping into the domestic and regional market to ensure the survival of the tourism sector.

The National Insurance Scheme yesterday said that it has introduced an amnesty on the payment of interest on contributions owing at January 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic. 

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) continues to ramp up its readiness to house and care for COVID-19 patients even as the number of cases continues to rise.

In recognition of the brave medical personnel on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus, the Rotary Clubs of Guyana will be hosting a tribute today at 1 pm.

The Transport and Harbours Department (THD) has issued a reminder of the travel restrictions on ferry services to and from the Essequibo Islands.

The auditing of ExxonMobil’s US$460 million pre-contract costs had to be extended without cost to the auditing firm due to the current COVID-19 restrictions delaying the process, Department of Energy (CE) Director Dr.

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.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) today said that the COVID-19 threat posed to this country from Brazil requires more robust action and it also called for the removal of mining and all mining-related activities from the list of ‘Essential Services’.

Day eight of the national recount process concluded yesterday with another 56 ballot boxes being processed – the highest number to be completed in a day since the process started – bringing the total number of boxes counted so far to 367 of the 2,339.

Saying that he “has never seen a more transparent effort to alter the results of an election,” Head of the OAS observer mission to Guyana’s March 2nd elections, Bruce Golding, yesterday reported that the ongoing recount process has exposed glaring instances where the figures presented by Returning Officer of Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, were clearly fiddled.

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and a number of his colleagues have written President David Granger commending the start of the vote-recount process for Guyana’s disputed March 2nd Presidential election and urging him to permit additional observers to the process.

Barbados Ambassador Noel Lynch yesterday told the Permanent Council of the OAS that irregularities in the March 2nd general elections occurred in the count of votes and not in the system and he vowed that CARICOM will see the ongoing recount through to a credible conclusion as it will not abide the erosion of democracy in the community.

Several indigenous communities in Region Nine will be on complete lockdown allowing only persons transporting food supplies to enter and leave their communities after contact tracing revealed that the region’s first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient visited a number of communities in the North and South Rupununi.

Devon Beckles, the owner of Bolo and Sons Enterprise, blames the Guyana Fire Service for not containing the fire which gutted his store and another building in Bartica on Monday night.

Canadian-based gold producer, Guyana Goldfields Inc says it’s no longer considering the buy-out offer of fellow Canada-based gold producer, Gran Colombia Gold Corp.

Forty-one persons have now recovered from COVID-19 in Guyana even as no new positive cases of the disease were recorded yesterday.

Four additional persons from the Palms Geriatric Home have tested positive for the virus which now brings the total number of infected at the institution to five.

The Ministry of Communities has reported that a fire occurred  at the Lusignan landfill site on the East Coast Demerara yesterday.

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.