Guyana News

The bodies of the four men who were flung overboard on Tuesday evening after a ganja-carrying boat collided with theirs in the Upper Berbice River were recovered yesterday. 

Forty-one persons were tested yesterday for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) – the highest daily figure – even as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Representative to Guyana called again for the ramping up of testing in the country.

An extra hour has been cleared for the daily recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections but the CARICOM Secretariat is still to advise the Guyana Elections Commission on when its team is to arrive.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a masked man in the pictures below who is suspected of stealing batteries from traffic lights.

The British Airways charter flight that on Tuesday brought in offshore oil and gas workers was delayed here for several hours because of the failure to pay the necessary Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) tax and was only allowed to leave after ExxonMobil gave an undertaking to pay the outstanding monies.

Guyana has moved up in the press freedom rankings for the third straight year, moving to 49th out of the 180 countries listed on 2020 World Press Freedom Index even as the Reporters without Borders (RSF) assessment has deemed the upcoming decade a “decisive” one for journalism. 

ExxonMobil and its partners here have pledged more than $60 million to local organisations to support COVID-19 programmes that are in need of funding.

A miner died on Tuesday morning after the mining pit where he was working caved in.

Amidst the uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the attendant measures to combat it, a number of catered events such as weddings and birthday parties have been cancelled or postponed.

As the use of the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as treatment for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), local health authorities are in talks on using different methods in treating patients with the virus including the use of plasma.

A man who breached the curfew which is in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was yesterday sentenced to one hour of standing and displaying a curfew notice.

GTT says its customers can now apply for new SIM cards or replacements via the company’s online platform and have it delivered to their home or office through Hero Cart or Onecart delivery.

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is in urgent need of all blood types.

The Salvation Army Men’s Rehabilitation Centre is restricting visitors to adhere to the COVID-19 precautionary measures.

The police are on the hunt for one person as they continue to probe the one-week-old robbery of the Emperor Mineral Trading in Bartica.

De facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence this afternoon said that the number of persons positive for COVID-19 has risen to 78 from yesterday’s 75.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has written the National Coronavirus Task Force (NCTF) calling for urgent relief measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic including income tax relief for employees in vulnerable sectors and the removal of VAT on all food items.

The four men whose boat was struck last evening in the Upper Berbice River are still missing and Region Six police are presently in the area conducting a search.

All eyes are once again turned to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) which is expected to announce a date for the start of the National Recount today.

There is one new confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Guyana as 14 more persons have been tested for the virus.