Guyana News

Rosella Smith, the Bartica grocer whose body was found in an abandoned mining pit at 3 Miles, Karrau Backdam, Mazaruni last Friday afternoon, was murdered, an autopsy has confirmed.

Still unable to slow the rate of transmission of the novel coronavirus disease, Guyana on Monday recorded seven new cases, which brought the total number of confirmed cases up to 124.

Candidates preparing to sit this year’s CXC exams and the NGSA are still awaiting word from the Ministry of Education about when the exams will be written and what changes to expect.

A South Ruimveldt Gar-dens man succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after being involved in a collision at Friendship, on the East Coast, the day before.

Facing a current shortfall of over 14,000 tonnes from its first crop target, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is banking on the Albion and Blairmont estates to reduce the gap.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Indus-try (GCCI) yesterday said it is disappointed to learn that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) took a decision to increase the number of workstations for the recount exercise to only 12 from the 10 that are currently in place.

A Berbice doctor involved in an accident which resulted in the death of teenager Alyia Mohabir was yesterday placed on $400,000 bail after he was finally charged. 

A husband and wife of Auchlyne Village, Corentyne, Berbice were yesterday granted $300,000 bail each after they denied a joint charge of possession of cannabis for trafficking. 

The police in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) have detained a licensed firearm holder, who allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old miner early Sunday morning at Puruni Landing, Mazaruni River.

Following a tour of quarantine and isolation facilities in Region Ten, that region’s Health and Emergency Committee (HEC) has announced that it is set and ready to accommodate COVID-19 patients.

As the Ministry of Public Health continues to utilise COVID-19 mobile testing sites, it has found that more persons are taking the opportunity to check their level of exposure to the virus.

The Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sport has launched a National Songs remix contest, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The National COVID-19 Task Force today agreed on the return of dozens of Guyanese stranded overseas as long as public health conditions are met among other things.

The police are investigating the murder of a 68-year-old security guard, whose partially nude body was discovered in the Le Repentir Cemetery early this morning and a suspect has since been arrested.

Sixty ballot boxes from the March 2nd general elections were recounted yesterday – the highest daily total since the exercise started 12 days ago – and the tabulated result for District One was signed off by all parties even as GECOM continues to wait for the COVID-19 task force to approve more work stations to speed the process up.

President David Granger yesterday said that his APNU+AFC government will accept the Guyana Elections Commission’s declaration of the result of the March 2nd General and Regional Elections.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Ricky Skerritt yesterday denied that there had been any cover-up of a damning audit report of the board under his predecessor which raised concerns about money-laundering and other transgressions and  said a series of recommendations are already being implemented.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has registered an after-tax profit of $1.48b for the year ended December 2019, a rise of 2.59% over the 2018 figure of $1.44b.

Silvercorp Metals Inc and Guyana Goldfields Inc yesterday announced that they have entered into an amending agreement to the deal entered into previously and announced on April 27, 2020, pursuant to which Silvercorp agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Guyana Goldfields by way of a court approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.