Guyana News

An early morning fire, suspected to have been deliberately set, yesterday destroyed a part of a building which once housed a disco at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

Police have asked the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice on charges against the suspects in the murder of Mahaica fisherman Zahir Ali, who was fatally stabbed on.

As the Ministry of Public Infrastructure awaits funding to execute emergency works on the Content, Mahaicony sea defence, it is looking to deploy a contractor to undertake short-term works at the site.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday urged countries to continue vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent seasonal flu and measles outbreaks.

The opposition PPP/C yesterday express-ed “grave doubt” over the credibility and transparency of the impending national recount of votes from the March 2 polls, after Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh voted against a majority of proposals made by opposition-nominated commissioners that they say were intended to “safeguard” the process.

Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, this afternoon confirmed an eighth death in Guyana as a result of COVID-19.

A senior US official today again lamented the delay in the finalization of Guyana’s election results and said this is a violation of the rights of the people of this country to a transparent electoral process.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is aiming to complete a full national recount of votes cast at the March 2 polls in 25 days.

Guyana has confirmed three more cases of persons with the novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19), bringing the total number to 73, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence announced today.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday wrote to Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh urging a 10-day recount of votes and for the process to start in the four districts where there had originally been requests for recounts.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) today announced that it has debarred Manboadram Sukhai trading as M.

After a full day of going through the “minutiae” of the proposed work-plan, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has still not finalized the timeline for the National Recount of votes from the March 2nd polls instead it will meet again today to settle this and the Order which will govern the process.

The Emergency Measures which were implemented by the Ministry of Public Health to reduce the community spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) are likely to be extended after the May 3 expiration date, though the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) has not officially been asked to consider any such extension.

By Shaquawn Gill  A Mahaica fisherman was knifed to death on Wednesday after an argument with neighbours who threw bricks at his home.

The Uitvlugt sugar factory on Wednesday used almost ten times the amount of cane normally needed to produce a tonne of sugar,  a sign of serious mechanical problems.

As police near the end of their investigation into the Pomeroon River crash that claimed the life of a farmer on Tuesday, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coastguardsman who was captaining the vessel that struck a civilian boat remains in custody.

With many Guyanese not being aware of the serious impact of climate change on our coastlines, environmental filmmaker, Alex Arjoon is bringing it to life with his latest documentary, Coast Land, that premieres today via Facebook. 

The Ministry of Public Telecommunications has donated 20 tablet computers to the GPHC for use by COVID-19 patients in its Isolation Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

The Ministry of Public Health is exploring the possibility of mobile sample collection in an effort to ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country.

GTT last night apologised “profusely” to a batch of customers whose internet service was disconnected yesterday though they claimed to have made on-time payments.