Guyana News

Up to last Thursday, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) distributed food hampers to 1,759 households as part of its work to bring relief to citizens during the current month-long emergency curfew instituted by the Ministry of Public Health in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

The battered, decomposing body of a woman, suspected to be that of a Corentyne housewife, was found in a barrel in a trench at R and S Street, Belvedere Village, Corentyne, sometime yesterday morning.

With restrictions in place against public gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), government officials yesterday continued to appeal to citizens to refrain from traditional Easter activities, including flying kites in public spaces.  

Almost a week after instituting month-long restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including a 6pm to 6 am public curfew, the government last Thursday gazetted revised measures and expanded the list of “essential services” that are permitted to operate during the period.  

Public transport operators seem to be abiding by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) protocols, according to traffic Chief Linden Isles.  

Masked bandits invaded a Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice business and stole a sum of cash, phone cards and television sets during the wee hours of Friday morning.

A fire of unknown origin destroyed the home of a Bent Street, Wortmanville family in the early hours of yesterday morning.  

The police in Region 4(B) are on the hunt for four men who invaded a Republic Park, East Bank Demerara home and robbed a businessman and his family of over $1 million in cash and gold jewellery last Friday morning. 

Although Guyana’s next oil lift is expected in May, around the same time the Department of Energy (DE) projects that maximum production of 120,000 barrels of oil per day will be reached, revenues will likely be far below the US$55 million received for the first million barrels given the current market conditions.

The number of persons with infected with the COVID-19 virus has risen from 40 yesterday to 45 today.

Director General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig has defended the body’s COVID-19 relief work.

The Ministry of Natural Resources today expressed condolences at the news of the passing of Paterson `Pat’ Thompson, the first Chairman of the Guyana Bauxite Company (GUYBAU).

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank died on Thursday night after he was involved in a motorcycle accident on the Essequibo Coast.

Guyana’s next lift of a million barrels of oil is expected in May, around the same time the Department of Energy (DoE) projects that the 120,000 barrels of oil per day maximum production will be reached, but revenues received would likely be far less than the US$55M for the first lift given the current market conditions.

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting the field work of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to its Director Vincent Adams, who has said that the staff is using their time to conduct research and do analyses.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) is asking that persons avoid kite flying in neighbourhoods and follow COVID-19 safety protocols during their Easter celebrations.

Former presidential adviser on petroleum,  Dr Jan Mangal says that in the current electoral crisis, President David Granger is part of the problem.

With visits to nursing homes now restricted as part of the measures to protect residents from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, caregivers have turned to technology to ensure their elderly residents are not completely isolated.

Following the restart of its operations here in January this year, Australian miner Troy Resources Limited has produced 4,528 ounces of gold in the first quarter.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) yesterday warned that countries in the Americas face potential shortages of blood for transfusions due to a significant decline in voluntary blood donations during the COVID-19 pandemic.