Guyana News

Six legislators from the US House of Representatives representing both Democrats and Republicans today expressed support for the recount of votes underway here and called for the return of Carter Center observers.

On the heels of its announcement that as much as 85% of its workforce here could be severed  in a restructuring exercise, Guyana Goldfields yesterday announced that it has received an unsolicited proposal from fellow Canadian miner Gran Colombia and this will be reviewed by the board to determine if it is superior to one from silver company, Silvercorp.

Region Nine’s first coronavirus (COVID-19) victim this morning escaped from the Lethem Hospital where he had been quarantined and was later apprehended at his Bon Fim, Brazil home just across the border, Region Nine Police Commander Keithon King confirmed.

Canadian gold miner Guyana Goldfields Incorporated (GGI) has informed the employees of the Aurora Gold Mines (AGM) that a significant number will be made redundant since the size of the workforce will be reduced over the next month to facilitate a transition from open pit to underground mining.

The first confirmed case out of Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) is among the five new COVID-19 cases, raising the overall number in Guyana to 109, according to de facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is slowly increasing the number of ballot boxes it processes daily in the National Recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections.

A Vryheid’s Lust mother of three was  stabbed to death by her son-in-law yesterday afternoon and he is currently in police custody after he was apprehend by public-spirited citizens.

Executive Member of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Anil Nandlall has released a letter he wrote to Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, formally complaining about the results declared for Region Four by Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo.

The Ministry of Public Health has launched a COVID-19 testing and screening site at the Merriman Mall, Bourda. 

Now that the rainy season has started, many persons living in the Deep South area in the  Rupununi are wondering how they are going to adhere to the many restrictions outlined by the Ministry of Public Health and their respective village councils to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Four Corentyne men were yesterday charged with seven counts of armed robbery committed on residents within the Central Corentyne area over the past few weeks. 

A flood warning has been issued for flood-prone areas over the next few hours, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said yesterday.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC)  has written to the Chairman of GECOM, Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh expressing concern at the unfounded allegations about the March 2nd elections being made by party agents during the ongoing recount.

Two Corentyne men were charged with the attempted murder of a Port Mourant vendor when they appeared at the Whim Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

A 57-year-old labourer was chopped to death on Sunday morning during an argument over a bicycle and the suspect has since been arrested.

The police have not yet been able to make an arrest in the murder of Brazilian dredge owner Fredson Da Conceicao which occurred more than two weeks ago and it is believed that the perpetrators have fled to neighbouring Brazil.

A Port Mourant, Corentyne man who was arrested after a quantity of narcotics was found in his house last Saturday was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after he was charged.

Guyana Goldfields Inc is to sever between 200 to 300 employees as it faces a range of challenges including financing, regulatory approval of a mining plan and the impact of COVID-19, sources say.

The Carter Center remains interested in observing the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections and will be following up with the authorities here on requests that were submitted last week.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) used one of its Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft for a cargo only charter service between Guyana and Cuba, on Friday 8 May 2020, for the first time in the airline’s history.