Guyana News

Photos by Orlando Charles With many stores being shuttered around George-town by the COVID-19 lockdown, hundreds are now without jobs or dealing with pay cheque cuts.

A rapid increase in testing, social support and financial relief are among a menu of measures planned by the opposition PPP/C to tackle the spread of the novel coronavirus disease should it transition into government, Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali announced on Monday in an address to the nation.

Work is continuing to transform the former Ocean View hotel into a hospital for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.

The Department of the Public Service yesterday said that 80% of the Guyanese students studying in Cuba prefer to stay in that country rather than travel home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frontline health care workers who are treating and assisting COVID-19 patients are tested if necessary, in accordance with the criteria set out by health officials in the country.

Three bandits on Monday robbed a Whim Village, Corentyne, woman after they invaded her home and a Liverpool Village, Corentyne, man while he was walking home along the Whim Main Public Road. 

Following an appeal for help, the Ministry of Public Health has assisted the Dharm Shala in replenishing the medication of its residents.

Bauxite barging company Oldendorff will be shutting its operations here after 15 years as a result of the stalemate between the RUSAL-owned company BCGI and striking workers.

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has claimed the life of a Guyanese political activist in the United States.

-10-hour work day approved, 14-day quarantine for CARICOM observers reversed Following the approval of a 10-hour work day and the reversal of a decision to quarantine CARICOM observers for 14 days,  the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) is one step closer to executing a national recount of votes cast in the March 2 General and Regional Elections. 

By Shaquawn Gill Two young men died, while another is now hospitalised in a critical condition after the car they were travelling in crashed along the Bagotstown Public Road on Sunday night.

A manhunt is currently underway for four prisoners, including two murder accused, who escaped from the Holding Bay at the Lusignan Prison during the wee hours of yesterday morning.

Six more persons have been tested for COVID-19 in Guyana and the number of confirmed cases has risen by one and now stands at 66.

With the closure of schools extended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Education on Sunday announced options for students to learn from home.

Two East Coast Demerara residents, who were busted last Saturday morning with a quantity of cocaine and cannabis, were yesterday sentenced to four years in jail and fined $240,300 after they pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Despite the continuing contentions over the recount of votes from the March 2 polls and the challenges posed by a curfew imposed to tackle the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the self-styled ‘Guardians of Democracy’ remain committed to safeguarding the containers of ballot boxes stored at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Headquarters at Kingston, Georgetown.

A civilian is missing after the boat in which he was travelling on the Pomeroon River was involved in an accident with a Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard vessel last night.

A firearm which was unearthed by the police during last week in Guyhoc Park, Georgetown was stolen during a robbery last month and the two brothers who were arrested in relation to the find were yesterday charged and remanded to prison.

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is in urgent need of all blood types.

Contending that the APNU+AFC government is illegitimate, activist Ramon Gaskin, former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran and Accountant Nigel Hinds have written the World Bank asking it to halt financing  to Guyana under the petroleum resources project.