Guyana News

The Georgetown City Council has reported a big decrease in revenue since the confirmation of the first novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Guyana on March 11.

Presidential Candidate for the Change Guyana political party, Robert Badal, has branded government’s approach to the World Bank for a US$5 million loan to tackle the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) currently ravaging the world, a “shame.”

Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels is among a number of ranks who were granted substantive appointments effective from the beginning of this year.

The price per barrel of Guyana’s oil will be calculated using the Brent crude benchmark after the bill of lading for the cargo is issued and how information on the sales will be released is currently being determined, Director of the Department of Energy (DE) Dr Mark Bynoe says.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) says it is taking a range of measures to keep customers and employees safe.

A car driven by a Canje nurse slammed into the Welfare Community Centre fence on Saturday after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle.

A man accused of robbing a woman of two gold chains during which he fired shots from a gun was remanded to prison after appearing at the George-town Magistrates’ Court on Friday on several charges. 

The Leopold Street man accused of assaulting a police officer was granted bail on Friday after telling the court that his father was struck down and subsequently died.

The Rotary Club of George-town Central partnered with the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to establish a public handwashing station at the Stabroek Market Square yesterday.

In a bid to limit the risk of exposure of employees and customers to the coronavirus, Beepats Store on Regent Street will be temporarily reducing its hours of operation from today until further notice.

The Assuria insurance company is providing a grace period of 14 days for the payment of insurance premiums after the due date for any of its policies in the wake of the challenges posed by the coronavirus alert.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council will be sanitising public spaces to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

In a second statement in less than a week on the Guyana crisis,  Sir Shridath Ramphal has applauded the statement by Dominic Gaskin on the need for a new form of governance and has called for democracy and the rule of law to prevail.

Shanta’s The Puri Shop today announced a temporary closure until further notice.

Saying it was “alarmed” at the developments surrounding the tabulation of votes from the March 2 polls the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a member of the governing A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition, yesterday joined calls being made for a verified recount of ballots cast in all electoral districts, which it said is permitted under the constitution.

A Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice butcher shop was torched late Friday night in an attack that its owners believe was politically-motivated. 

Opposition-nominated elections commissioner Robeson Benn has alleged that he was verbally abused and threatened while at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Headquarters yesterday morning and he has since written to Commissioner of Police Leslie James voicing his concerns about the encounter.

Rejecting the controversial vote count that was initially declared by Region Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo, AFC executive and former Business Minister Dominic Gaskin on Friday said there needs to be a full investigation to determine if there was wrongdoing by Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) officials in connection with the integrity of Statements of Poll (SOPs) or the tabulation of results from the March 2 elections.

Some persons have decided to self-isolate as a precaution against contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after five cases have so far been confirmed in the country.

Police are currently searching for a driver who struck and killed a 61-year-old man along Brickdam last night.