Guyana News

As Banks DIH Limited continues operating amidst the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, it is assuring that all necessary precautionary measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of its employees and customers.

The Department of Energy (DE) is currently wrapping up the contract details for a seismic study that should begin this year to gather further data to guide the bidding process for Block C, an offshore ultra-deepwater area to the north-east of the lucrative Stabroek block, according to Director Dr.

The current political impasse has stymied the progress of labour talks and an order for Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) and the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) to enter into arbitration to resolve a long brewing dispute over wages and salaries.

A Timehri pedal cyclist died on Monday afternoon following a collision with a motorcycle while riding along the Soesdyke Public Road.

Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday commissioned two recently acquired drilling rigs, which the company’s management expects to increase the amount of water supplied on the coast and in the hinterland. 

The United Kingdom yesterday announced new support of five million pounds sterling ($1.29b) to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Caribbean.

Following a series of complaints, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday attempted to improve the accommodation for media operatives stationed outside the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) for the National Recount Exercise.

A resident of Hogg Street, La Penitence, has expressed concern about constant robberies that occur at the  corner where her house is located.

The long-awaited recount of the votes from the March 2 General and Regional Elections in Guyana continues on the second day. 

Only 25 ballot boxes from a total of 2,339 were counted on day one of the long-awaited recount of votes from the March 2 General and Regional Elections and after a late start yesterday,  various hiccups and getting used to the procedures, today will give a  clearer picture of whether the projection of 25 days for completion will have to be drastically revised.

No additional case of COVID-19 was recorded yesterday but new information has disclosed that the country’s tenth COVID-19 fatality was only tested for the virus subsequent to passing away at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The Police have launched a search for seven youths who along with five others assaulted two police officers before escaping the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre.

Six of the country’s latest confirmed COVID-19 cases, who include a one-year-old and a 12-year-old, are residents of Linden, in Region Ten, which has been grappling with a refusal by many residents to abide by the national curfew and distancing measures in place to stem the spread of the virus.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) yesterday morning made the decision to temporarily close the Stabroek Market gates after patrons refused to abide by COVID-19 safety regulations.

Galton Ivelaw Lyte, 87, better known as Archie Lyte, formerly of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, is among the Guyanese migrants who have succumbed to the deadly novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States.

Contending that a March 2nd article published by this newspaper misrepresented a dispute between owner of RNK Investments Inc.,

The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development (Iwokrama) on Monday  announced that it has been confirmed that it has retained its Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) Certification for Forest Management for the Iwokrama Forest.

The UK Daily Mail yesterday said that a 44-year-old man has been charged with the murder of the niece of singer Eddy Grant.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) on May 4th signed an agreement to develop an industry database as well as enhance training and capacity building initiatives for its members in the tourism sector.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is now using special software to keep track of the public procurement system and the methods used by entities to conduct their procurement activities.