Guyana News

Presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, Irfaan Ali, on Monday said that there have been enough delays in the post-elections crisis and “undemocratic forces will not succeed” as he called for the will of the people to be honoured.

A 30-year-old prisoner was on Tuesday night chopped to death during a scuffle with other inmates in the Holding Bay of the Lusignan Prison, one day after four others escaped from the facility.

General Secretary of the People’s Nation-al Congress Reform (PNCR), Amna Ally on Tuesday gifted a new butchery building to Jamal and  Latchmin Azeez.

A lone gunman, posing as a customer, yesterday morning held an employee of the Emperor Mineral Trading in Bartica at gunpoint before escaping with an estimated $2M worth in cash and raw gold.

Orrin King, the man accused of chopping his ex-wife, Natoya Speede to death almost one month ago at the Bartica Airstrip was charged earlier this month with murder and remanded to prison.

Local business process outsourcing (BPO) services have said that they have implemented measures as advised by the Public Health Ministry as they continue operations.

A search is continuing for Ryan Pemberton called `Sancho’, the Alberttown businessman who is wanted by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) for allegedly threatening to kill ranks after they intercepted a quantity of cocaine on a fibre glass vessel at Parika, East Bank Essequibo two months ago.

The body of Ryan Khayum, the Charity farmer who went missing after a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) vessel collided with his on Monday night has been recovered.

The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) today said that the measures imposed by the COVID-19 task force on the industry are excessive and it also disclosed that it was considering providing relief flights to Region Eight.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Jason Dundas, 30, an inmate of the Lusignan Prison Holding Bay which occurred yesterday. 

Thirty-four companies have submitted expressions of interests (EOIs) to market Guyana’s entitlement from the Exxon-operated Liza Destiny FPSO in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.

Today marks fourteen years since former Minister of Agriculture Satyadeow `Sash’ Sawh, his siblings and a security guard were murdered at his La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara home and his family is still anxiously awaiting the start of a promised inquiry into the deaths.

Fearing the possible spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in their community, the Toshao and residents of the indigenous village of Chinese Landing, in Region One, have called for de facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence to put a halt to mining activities there.

A Corentyne woman died yesterday in an accident along the Number 71 Public Road while her husband sustained serious injuries.

The members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are expected to spend today working on a draft Order, the provisions of which will guide the National Recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections.

Following a video conference on Monday, the governments of Guyana and Suriname have agreed to immediately implement measures to ensure that riverine communities are able to engage in legitimate movements on the Corentyne River during the current COVID-19 lockdown.

One hundred and thirty-two Oldendorff Carriers Guyana Inc (OCGI) workers are to be laid off following the company’s decision to pull the plug on its operations.

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Carissa Etienne yesterday urged the organization’s member states to conduct accelerated and expanded testing for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The number of COVID-19 cases in Guyana went up by one yesterday and now stands at 67.

Offshore workers at ExxonMobil are placed at a private city observation facility, and must undergo a 14-day observation period before they are allowed to fly onboard, as part of mitigation and rigid safety measures against the novel coronavirus Disease (Covid-19), the company yesterday confirmed.