Guyana News

Australian gold miner Troy Resources has accepted responsibility and has agreed to pay the $1 million fine for the recent fuel spill at its Karouni, Region Eight worksite.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has instituted measures at its branches that will give priority to NIS pension payments.

A Bushlot Village, West Coast Berbice business as of last evening remained under water after a drain was blocked with red sand and other items from the construction of a butcher shop nearby. 

Bartica Mayor, Gifford Marshall, yesterday announced that the municipality will be implementing a “Stay Home” Public health advisory as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence yesterday announced that three additional cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been detected in Guyana, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Guyana to eight, including one death.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Guyana Gold & Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) have jointly declared that any government that is sworn in on the basis of non-credible results will not be recognised by the local business community, and that every lawful measure will be taken to resist and condemn such an action.

Reeaz Holladar, the applicant in the People’s Progressive Party (PPP)-led court case challenging the Region Four vote count, died after he reportedly shot himself in the head yesterday morning during a domestic row with his wife.

Australian gold miner Troy Resources has been fined $1 million by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the spillage of some 5,000 litres of fuel at its Karouni, Region Eight worksite and it has been ordered to pause works to emphasise safety measures.

Natoya Speede, the schoolteacher who was axed to death on Friday night at the Bartica Airstrip, was a victim of domestic abuse and had only ended her years-long marriage with her attacker several months ago.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday stated that the blockage of the Berbice River or any waterway is illegal and in direct contravention of the law.

President David Granger should exert his leadership and ensure that there is a recount of ballots and should take an example from the late President Desmond Hoyte and reach out to the PPP/C to work together, says former PPP/C Finance Minister and veteran politician Asgar Ally.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is calling on the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to urgently recount the votes cast in Region 4 and end the pain, shame and embarrassment Guyanese are now facing over the March 2nd general elections.

The recruitment process of the Spotlight Initiative has been put on hold, according to Sylvie Fouet, UNICEF’s Representative here, even as several organisations have expressed concern about aspects of the project such as restorative justice in domestic violence as they believe such settings in Guyana will put the safety and well-being of survivors at risk.

 Bryan Mackintosh, the Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara resident who is accused of threatening several public officials during a live video broadcast on popular social media site, Facebook, earlier this week, was expected to be released on station bail last evening.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) has stepped up the use of protective equipment and is disinfecting more than usual in an effort to protect health workers and patients from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The plummeting oil prices worldwide would see Guyana getting less than the expected US$300 million for this year but if the APNU+AFC government had negotiated for better royalties it would have cushioned the lost sums, says Dr Jan Mangal, the former Petroleum Advisor to President David Granger.

In a statement released yesterday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has reiterated that there is no breakdown in the rule of law in Guyana and stressed that the APNU+AFC coalition government remains in place until a successor is declared and sworn-in in its stead.

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence today announced three more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Reeaz Holladar, the applicant in the PPP-led court case challenging the vote count for Region Four died this morning by apparent suicide.

The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh has submitted to Justice Franklyn Holder an affidavit contending that GECOM is fully empowered under the Constitution of Guyana to order a recount of votes at the March 2 general elections if necessary.