Guyana News

The police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly shot and killed a labourer on Wednesday night at Middle Mazaruni River.

The closure of all schools in Guyana has been extended until further notice, according to the National COVID-19 Task Force.

While warning that its independent modelling of the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) projects 19,500 cases by the end of the first week in May, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday said that a fully-empowered government needs to be in place to grapple with the health threat and that this would only be possible with a quick end to the elections crisis through a recount of votes.

A group of Lodge residents, formally known as the Lodge Housing Scheme Beautification Group, yesterday distributed 25 large hampers to vulnerable members of the community in their effort to ease the impact resulting from the shutdown due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Noting that there is sometimes need for attorneys to be in contact with their clients even after regular working hours, the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) has written to the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) requesting that attorneys be classified as essential workers.

A 20-year-old man was on Thursday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Albert Raghu, the Enmore, East Coast Demerara labourer who died after he was stabbed during a quarrel over loud music on Sunday night.

Almost three weeks after he allegedly shot and killed his father during an argument, a Paramakatoi Village pork knocker Dintus John was yesterday charged with manslaughter and remanded to prison.

Sandra Brescenio, the woman who allegedly stabbed her common-law-husband to death on Sunday during an argument at their home, was yesterday charged with manslaughter and granted $300,000 bail.

Newly established tourism promotion company Tourism Guyana and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to promote the awareness of Guyana’s tourism product and to drive market demand among locals and international travellers.

Two brothers were arrested on Thursday after the discovery of an unlicensed pistol and several live rounds at their Guyhoc Park, Georgetown residence.

As the Ministry of Public Infrastructure awaits financing to execute works on a vulnerable portion of Mahaicony sea defence, emergency measures have been put in place to monitor the erosion that is rapidly taking place.

Five parties that contested the recent general elections today expressed disappointment with the GECOM Chair’s decision for no more than 10 work stations for the recount of votes.

Fallout from a US lobbyist’s report on behalf of APNU+AFC continues as the Ministry of the Presidency was this afternoon forced to state that President David Granger is Guyanese and not a US citizen as stated in the document.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has commended GECOM Chair, Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh on her decision today to move forward with the recount of votes cast at the March 2nd  general elections.

The number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Guyana has risen to 63, with 18 new cases being recorded in this week alone, Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence announced this afternoon.

GECOM Chair Claudette Singh today decided on 10 work stations for the recount of ballots from the March 2nd elections.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry today said that a fully-empowered government needs to be in place to grapple with the COVID-19 threat and this would only be possible with a quick end to the elections crisis through a recount of votes.

Schools will not be re-opened on April 20 and will remain closed until further notice, according the National COVID-19 Task Force.

As the number of positive novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Guyana continues to rise, the caretaker government yesterday announced that the distribution of relief hampers to the vulnerable has been suspended as the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is being reorganised to improve its response to the pandemic.

A West Coast Berbice woman was last evening stabbed to death by her former partner in Ithaca Village, West Coast Berbice.