Guyana News

Around 70 Guyanese cruise ship workers, who have been stranded aboard vessels operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises in Florida, are pleading with the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to grant approval for their return home.

The suspect in the murder of a Canal No.1 woman has admitted to the crime and is currently in police custody.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday announced that it was introducing cargo charter services to support supply chains within the Caribbean which have been stressed by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

The body of late Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) head Komal Chand is still in Cuba awaiting the completion of necessary paperwork in order for it to be transported back to Guyana. 

The Ithaca man who allegedly fatally stabbed his former common-law wife last Thursday afternoon was yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge after he appeared at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court. 

Church’s Chicken has opened two new drive-thru outlets in Georgetown.  The most recent opening was last Saturday.

The Ministry of Public Health yesterday received protective gear from the People’s Republic of China to aid in efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

GECOM today said that CARICOM Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque has dispatched a letter to the Chairman of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) indicating that: 1.

An engineer of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Saturday succumbed to his injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident on the Herstelling Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

Canadian silver miner Silvercorp Metals Inc is to acquire the Region Seven-based Guyana Goldfields Inc in a CDN$105m deal.

A Canal No.1 Polder woman was murdered last night by a man who invaded her home and police have since launch a hunt for the suspect who is known to the community.

The finalised order for the recount of votes at the March 2nd general elections will allow a high-level CARICOM team to submit a report at the end of the process which ”may” be considered by GECOM but up to yesterday there was no word on when it will arrive here.

The government’s information unit yesterday said that the appointment of an Executive Secretariat for the National Coronavirus Task Force is aimed at speeding up remediation efforts for those affected.

I took all the precautions to avoid contracting the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19), so even after I developed symptoms and was hospitalized for one night, I still hoped I did not have it. 

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Attorney General and longtime professor at the University of Guyana, Keith Massiah SC passed away yesterday following a period of illness.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating a fuel spill which was discovered yesterday morning at Demerara Distillers Limited’s (DDL) factory at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

A Venezuelan family of six, residing at Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara is struggling to survive under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown and are thankful for their kind neighbours. 

While the mining fraternity is pleased with the current high world market price for gold, some miners say that due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions and other factors they have been unable to maximise production.

Accusing its officials of partiality in favour of the incumbent APNU+AFC, commentator Ralph Ramkarran says that GECOM is now the major battlefield for free and fair elections and he chastised its Chair, Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh for inaction at key points in the elections process.

A female guard who was working at Massy Products, located at Eccles, East Bank Demerara was on Saturday night held at gunpoint as bandits carried out a robbery at the location.