Guyana News

Two friends died last night after the motor car they were travelling in crashed into the median along the Bagotstown Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Over 70 Guyanese doctors and medical students who are on scholarships in Cuba are seeking to return home after their training was put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic however the government here through the National Covid-19 Task Force has since refused their request. 

A search is underway for four inmates who escaped from the holding bay of the Lusignan Prison last night.

The opposition PPP last night condemned the proposed limiting of hours for the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections by de facto Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and also flayed his contention that observers entering the country for the process will have to be quarantined for two weeks.

Guyana’s seventh coronavirus (COVID-19) fatality has been identified as a visually-impaired resident from the mining town of Linden.

Calypsonian, Joseph Burgan-Thomas who went by the stage name, ‘Mighty Enchanter’ passed away last Friday morning at his Linden/Soesdyke Highway home after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Some private medical facilities have begun to invest in the necessary infrastructure to offer testing services for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) following government’s green light.

Clifton Bacchus, proprietor of SleepIn Hotel, plans to use Guyanese food and hospitality as a central focus to capture the hearts of the people of Barbados.

A Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice couple were yesterday busted with a quantity of marijuana at the Berbice River Bridge.

Guyana and Suriname are to meet virtually today at 10 a.m.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Saturday said that it will be investigating reports that local aircraft operators have hiked fares for passengers and cargo in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Children in The Upper Corentyne area are continuing to receive meals from the Service to Humanity (StH) group even though schools are closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

De facto Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has said that Guyana will over the next few months have to reprioritize the use of its financial resources and possibly access the Natural Resources Fund as it copes with the impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

A Mahaica koker attendant is now hospitalised after the lower part of his right leg was crushed after a counter weight fell on it.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has moved from 63 to 65 overnight, the Ministry of Public Health said today.

GECOM has been told by de facto Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo that its recount of the votes for March 2nd general elections must not extend into the curfew period and that any persons coming into the country for the process would have to be quarantined for two weeks at a government institution.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has indicated that it will cost taxpayers over $1 billion to transform the Ocean View Hotel and Conference Centre into a specialised care facility for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has voiced its concern to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson, retired justice Claudette Singh, over her decision to approaching the National COVID-19 Task Force via Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo with a “request” for advice on working hours during the proposed national recount of ballots cast at the March 2 polls.

Guyana has recorded its seventh novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death. A release from the Department of Public Information last night quoted Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence as confirming the death of the unidentified patient.

One hundred and fifty Canadian Citizens were repatriated yesterday when a Canadian Airline made its first direct flight to Guyana as part of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic relief efforts.