Guyana News

As the police continue to investigate the murder of businesswoman Sattie Beekharry, family members are still puzzled as to what might have been the motive and the relationship, if any, between the suspect in custody and the dead woman.

For the third day in a row, the Public Health Ministry has reported no new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Guyana.

Now that there are at least nine active cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Santa Rosa, the Village Council has decided to restrict travel to and from the Region One community for a six-week period.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited yesterday said that all refunds and unprocessed VISA International Debit Card (IDC) transactions will be processed to affected customers’ accounts today.

The Small Business Bureau has seen a significant response from local small businesses seeking financial relief amidst the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Almost two years after three members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were slapped with a total of 50 fraud charges in connection with the forgery of driver’s licences, the charges were dismissed by Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus after the prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence against them.

Guyana has so far handled the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic fairly well as the emergency measures put in place worked to decrease the spread, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative Dr.

A West Canje, Berbice man was yesterday granted his release on $100,000 bail after he was charged with cultivating marijuana on a field which was previously used to grow cane for the Rose Hall Estate. 

The United Republican Party (URP) yesterday said that its Soldiers of Democracy marched into the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown yesterday –  Day 28 of the National Recount of ballots – to continue their work.

Residents of the Chateau Margot Squatting area, East Coast Demerara, are pleading with the relevant authorities to render assistance as some have been heavily affected by flooding following recent heavy rainfall.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is unhappy at the time that has elapsed with no clear declaration of a legitimate outcome while acknowledging the importance of the ongoing recount process.

Two friends were injured on Saturday night following a drive-by shooting at Prince William Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

GECOM today recounted 93 ballot boxes, according to Commissioner Sase Gunraj.

The Ministry of Education has announced that the delayed National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will be held on July 1st and 2nd, 2020.

The government today announced that the COVID-19 Emergency Measures (No.3) published in the Gazette 29th April 2020 and effective until June 3rd 2020 have been extended to 17th June 2020.

A 61-year-old woman was murdered in her Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara house yesterday afternoon and police were forced to use teargas to force the suspect out  after he attempted to hide in the ceiling.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is 97 boxes closer to the completion of the National Recount however the body is no closer to a decision on how to respond to the various “irregularities” raised by the incumbent APNU+AFC.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday said that planning for the use of natural gas from the Liza-1 well began in September 2015 and continues to date even though more than nine billion cubic feet has already been controversially flared  by ExxonMobil.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) yesterday released official timetables for the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) assessments. 

Starting with those in Barbados, Guyanese stranded abroad will begin returning during the second week of June, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).