Guyana News

Clifton Bacchus, proprietor of SleepIn Hotel, plans to use Guyanese food and hospitality as a central focus to capture the hearts of the people of Barbados.

A Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice couple were yesterday busted with a quantity of marijuana at the Berbice River Bridge.

Guyana and Suriname are to meet virtually today at 10 a.m.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Saturday said that it will be investigating reports that local aircraft operators have hiked fares for passengers and cargo in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Children in The Upper Corentyne area are continuing to receive meals from the Service to Humanity (StH) group even though schools are closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

De facto Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has said that Guyana will over the next few months have to reprioritize the use of its financial resources and possibly access the Natural Resources Fund as it copes with the impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

A Mahaica koker attendant is now hospitalised after the lower part of his right leg was crushed after a counter weight fell on it.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has moved from 63 to 65 overnight, the Ministry of Public Health said today.

GECOM has been told by de facto Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo that its recount of the votes for March 2nd general elections must not extend into the curfew period and that any persons coming into the country for the process would have to be quarantined for two weeks at a government institution.

Minister of Finance Winston Jordan has indicated that it will cost taxpayers over $1 billion to transform the Ocean View Hotel and Conference Centre into a specialised care facility for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has voiced its concern to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson, retired justice Claudette Singh, over her decision to approaching the National COVID-19 Task Force via Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo with a “request” for advice on working hours during the proposed national recount of ballots cast at the March 2 polls.

Guyana has recorded its seventh novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death. A release from the Department of Public Information last night quoted Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence as confirming the death of the unidentified patient.

One hundred and fifty Canadian Citizens were repatriated yesterday when a Canadian Airline made its first direct flight to Guyana as part of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic relief efforts.

With their limited medical resources, Guyana’s Indigenous communities are at risk of potential devastating consequences if the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) makes its way into any one of them, Amerindian People’s Association (APA) member Michael McGarrell has warned.

Guyana is not running out of kits to test for the novel coronavirus disease, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) resident representative Dr William Adu-Krow, who says some 7.000 more are expected.

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Local charter airline Air Services Ltd (ASL) yesterday denied increasing its prices for flights to hinterland regions, while Finance Minister Winston Jordan said the government would be prepared to examine proposals to cap the fares being charged by public transport operators.

Authorities in neighbouring Brazil arrested four persons last Wednesday afternoon after they allegedly attempted to smuggle a quantity of infrared thermometers into the country through an illegal crossing from Guyana.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Thursday celebrated its 15th Anniversary and its President, Justice Adrian Saunders, said that as a court of last resort for contracting Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states, it court represents a new and different approach to regionalism.

The Bishops’ High School Law Society (BHSLS) has commenced weekly live sessions aimed at engaging youth in a positive light amidst the anxieties brought on by COVID-19.