Guyana News

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been sourcing equipment for the fight against COVID-19 from a number of countries even as it acknowledges that there are manufacturing shortages.

President of the Guyana Nursing Association (GNA), Cleopatra Barkoye, is inviting the public to take part in a one-time event to recognise the achievements of nurses in Guyana.

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Financing Facility – Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) is offering undergraduate and post-graduate scholarships valued at about US$150,000 to Caribbean nationals at universities in Canada, the Caribbean, the UK and the USA.

Six of the country’s latest confirmed COVID-19 cases, which 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 recount of the votes from the March 2nd general elections is finally underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

The Ambassador of the United States of America, Sarah-Ann Lynch, the British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn, the Canadian High Commissioner,  Lilian Chatterjee, and the Ambassador of the European Union, Fernando Ponz-Canto, in a joint statement today noted the plans put forward for a recount of ballots from the 02 March elections.

With all the ballot boxes transported yesterday to the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), the recount of votes from the March 2nd elections is finally set to begin this morning even though there was a late concern raised by the PPP that the Chief Election Officer should not have sole possession of the crucial Statements of Recount at any time.

Guyana has recorded its 10th COVID-19-related death while one new case was confirmed as the Chief Medical Officer said that local cluster transmission is taking place.

Rixon Peneux, brother of one of the three fallen soldiers from last Thursday’s explosion at Base Camp Stephenson, Timehri, is calling on the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to take responsibility for the death of the three men and to provide answers to the families as they seek closure.

One of the four prisoners who escaped from the holding bay at the Lusignan prison two weeks ago was recaptured yesterday, the police said.

A mere two weeks after two friends lost their lives when they crashed into the median at Bagotstown before running into a resident’s fence, another car  crashed into the same resident’s fence and that of his neighbour in the wee hours of yesterday.

As police await legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the boat crash in the Pomeroon River in which a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard vessel collided with a civilian boat, resulting in the death of farmer Ryan Khayum, his widow has broken her silence and is calling for justice.

Canadian gold mining company, Gold X Corp, says it plans to begin production at its Toroparu project as soon as the necessary steps are completed.

The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) yesterday refuted the claims of those involved in protest action staged on Monday in front of the Kwakwani Forest Station that they were not treated fairly in the awarding of concessions.

Persons travelling to the Giftland Mall can now access its services through two routes in light of the arrangements which have been put in place by the Guyana Police Force to accommodate the national recount at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre which commences today.

Online classes for secondary and tertiary level students are proving to be a double-edged sword – beneficial but also inaccessible, according to the level teachers and students.

A Guyanese student has been awarded second place in a regional secondary school essay competition which concluded on March 31 and saw 50 entries from across the Region in two categories.

One year after being open-ed to the general public, the Indian Immigration Monument, located at Palmyra Village, East Berbice, directly opposite the entrance to the Berbice River Bridge, has become a popular location for locals and visitors. 

The PPP today objected to an aspect of the recount process that would leave the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield in sole possession of the Statements of Recount (SoR) for some period.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) today said it has taken note of a publication on social media which suggests that a local air operator allegedly piloted an aircraft with passengers from Trinidad to Guyana without the relevant approval on Monday May 4, 2020.