Guyana News

One week prior to his 80th birthday,  a former Del Casa restaurant and bar manager lost his fight with COVID-19 in a New York Hospital. 

The Guyana Police Force Traffic Department yesterday advised that from today the Railway Embankment between UG Road and Conversation Tree will be closed to vehicles to facilitate arrangements for the recount of votes from the March 2nd General Elections at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

As investigators continue to probe the execution-style killing of Linden clothes vendor, Glenroy Chapman, one suspect remains in custody, Commander of Region 10 Hugh Winter said.

Deputy Chief Education Officer (Administration) of the Ministry of Education Ingrid Trotman yesterday said that the ministry would be meeting today to discuss matters relating to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams and safety for the candidates sitting them.

A 29-year-old Guyanese living in North Carolina (NC) died on Sunday evening following a horrific motorcycle crash, the police in Davidson County, NC confirmed.

As a consequence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has implemented a series of new measures including an alphabetized system for the distribution of pensions.

Sasenarine Bisnauth, one of the four prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison two Mondays ago has since been recaptured and he is expected to face an additional charge.

A family is now seeking answers about the death of a mother of three who succumbed following a collision at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo last Wednesday night.

De facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence today reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 pushing the total number of cases to 92.

President David Granger today welcomed the announcement of a date for the start of the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections and said that he will abide by the result.

Guyana’s Liza-1 oil field has produced  over eight million barrels of oil since extraction started last December and its top projected capacity of 120,000 barrels per day is expected to be attained by early June 2020.

GECOM has set Wednesday for the start of the much-delayed recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections but a major battle remains to be settled over live streaming of the exercise and yesterday seven of the parties which contested reiterated reservations over aspects of the process.

The US, Canada and the United Nations yesterday urged the Guyana Government to pave the way for the return of observers from the Carter Center for the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company  (GTT) last night denounced information circulating on social media that it was in talks with the government to limit internet speeds during the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections so that the spread of information could be contained.

With over 30,000 liters of Bunker C fuel having spilled into the environment, Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is facing a $1.6 million dollar fine and will foot the cost of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) environmental impact assessment, Executive Director of the EPA, Vincent Adams told Stabroek News yesterday.

Guyana Goldfields Inc’s (GGI) gold output for the first quarter of this year was 23% less than the corresponding period last year and it has also announced the demobilisation of its open pit contractor, Stracon of Peru.

Guyanese-born physician assistant, a frontline worker at a New York hospital, successfully beat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and returned to her job when it was “overloaded” with patients, many of whom were dying. 

Even with a 3.87% improvement in its net half-year profit after tax, Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited is trimming its interim dividend this year to $1 per stock unit compared to $1.60 per stock unit last year.

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Attorney General and longtime professor at the University of Guyana are just some of the portfolios the late Keith Massiah SC will generally be remembered as having held and in terms of juris-prudence a landmark decision on wages as property will be part of his legacy.

For the second day in a row, no new tests for COVID-19 have been reported  raising concerns as whether there is a problem at the National Public Health Reference Lab.