Guyana News

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is proposing that citizens who are being conditionally repatriated to Guyana should be allowed the option of being quarantined at home for two weeks with the penalty of a $100,000 fine should they commit a breach.

A young Lusignan woman is now dead after a Route 44 minibus and another vehicle collided yesterday morning at Liliendaal, along the Rupert Craig Highway.

The National COVID-19 Taskforce has rejected a request from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to approve additional workstations for the National Recount currently underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).

While some sectors have not been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, others have been hard hit, according to the Private Sector Commission (PSC), which has recommended that government consider buying crops to support farmers and to distribute to citizens who may need food.

The Public Health Ministry yesterday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases following the testing of 59 more persons.

Government-nominated GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander yesterday addressed the claim by APNU+AFC that a number of unstamped ballots detected during the National Recount had been cast by members of the disciplined services on February 20.

Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) says it has produced over 28,000 ounces of gold for the first quarter of 2020 with a net earnings of over US$2 million compared to an equivalent loss for the first quarter of 2019, a gain which was driven by higher gold prices.

Heavy and continuous rainfall is anticipated in the next 24 hours over Guyana, according to the National Weather Watch Centre.

President David Granger sees Guyana as one of many small states needing robust systems and structures both domestically and regionally, to preserve lives and livelihoods as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic.

With close to 50% of the 200 residents of the state-run Palms Geriatric Home tested for the novel coronavirus disease, efforts are continuing to ensure all of them are tested.

The protest actions by workers of the Uitvlugt sugar estate factory continued yesterday morning  but they were dispersed by the police.

Albertha Hicks, née Burrows, is celebrating her 100th birthday today among close family members who gathered to celebrate this notable milestone.

Although many in the beauty business have been forced to close their doors due to the current COVID-19 restrictions, some are still working to support themselves and their families while adopting measures to keep themselves and their clients safe.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday said it was mourning the loss of Clarence Chue, “another reputable career individual who made an indelible mark in Guyana’s tax administration”.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) will be re-opening its Camp and Robb streets retail location on June 1, 2020, to better serve its customers.

De facto Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton yesterday expressed condolences on the passing on Wednesday of architect Lennox Hernandez.

A resident of Charity, Essequibo Coast, is calling on the relevant authorities to implement stricter measures for owners of animals who allow them to wander along the roadways, following an accident on Saturday afternoon that could have caused her and the other occupant of her car PSS 8374 to be injured.

Ninety ballot boxes from the March 2nd general elections were recounted today at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, according to GECOM Commissioner, Sase Gunraj.

Eleven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded taking the total up to 150.

An accident on the Rupert Craig Highway this morning around 10 involving a Route 44 minibus and a Rav-4 has left a 20-year-old woman dead and two others injured.