Guyana News

(Jamaica Observer) Sunday Finance can confirm that recently listed company, First Rock Capital has made its first private equity investment by acquiring controlling interest in Montego Bay-based microfinance and cambio outfit Dolla Financial Services, which has operations across Jamaica and in Guyana.

By Dr Steve Surujbally Over the past month, I have been inundated with calls from pet owners asking me whether their pets can infect the owners.

Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran says GECOM can easily give approval for a recount of votes under the CARICOM Initiative announced on Saturday.

The rubber trees that line the Philbert Pierre Avenue roadway in Mabaruma, in Region One, are in no immediate danger of removal after the contractors who were working on the road expansion project departed, Mayor of Mabaruma, Chris Phang says.

Law enforcement officers are investigating a shooting which occurred early yesterday morning at Seeta’s Bar on Station Street, Kitty.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday welcomed the appointment of a ”high-level” CARICOM team to recount ballots from the March 2nd general elections and urged that it be done with alacrity.

A Leopold Street man was the apparent target of a gunman, who shot at him while driving through the area yesterday.

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an “existential” threat to all Guyanese and emphasis needs to be place on addressing the now global pandemic, General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Bharrat Jagdeo has said.

Two persons are homeless after their wooden house was completed destroyed by a fire of unknown origin on Saturday afternoon at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.

The Department of Citizenship yesterday requested that citizens visiting its offices comply with the Ministry of Public Health’s guidelines in relation to infection prevention and control.

The Georgetown City Council has indicated its intention to seek a meeting with the Local Government Commission (LGC) after receiving a letter instructing the Town Clerk to send the council’s treasurer on administrative leave.

A father of three was jailed last week after he told a court that he stole an iPhone 11 Pro and sold it for $8,000.

The behaviour of the Police Tactical Services Unit (TSU) on March 5th at the Office of the Returning Officer-Region Four in removing party agents has continued to attract comment and condemnation.

A man, who is currently serving an 18-month sentence for one of two robbery-under-arms charges, last week changed his plea to guilty on the second charge.

A father of three was last week brought before the court on a simple larceny charge.

An inmate of the Camp Street jail was on Friday charged for allegedly having narcotics in his possession and was granted bail.

In an address to the nation today, President David Granger says he has proposed to CARICOM Chair, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley that the initiative for the recount of the March 2 votes operate within the legal framework of the constitution and respect the role of GECOM and the rulings of the Supreme Court.

As part of its global cutback because of the coronavirus pandemic, American Airlines yesterday announced that with effect from tomorrow its flights to Guyana from New York and Miami will be suspended through May 6th.

A High Level Team from CARICOM is now in Guyana to supervise the re-counting of ballots from the country’s 2 March 2020 Elections, according to a statement today from CARICOM.

Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Guyana rose to four yesterday after three persons, all linked to the 52-year-old woman who died from the illness last week, returned positive tests.