Guyana News

Nine contestants are vying for the top three coveted positions in the upcoming Whiz Kids finals when they meet for the semi-finals tomorrow.

The Ministry of Health’s Food Policy Division, in partnership with the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) has inaugurated the second phase of a five-day Focal Point Training programme for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).

Amidst ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19, Guyana has recorded 371 new positive cases since the beginning of 2024, reaffirming the persistent challenges faced by the Ministry of Health.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is notifying all public procurement agencies of the legal requirement to submit copies of their procurement manuals so that their plans can be reviewed and approved.

Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh has revealed that over 75 kilogrammes of cocaine and approximately 1.1 tonnes of marijuana have been seized thus far this year during the agency’s drug bust operations.

The Region Two Administration on Friday celebrated Phagwah with staff members.

Guyana abstained on a US motion on Friday at the UN Security Council on the Gaza war as it did not call for an immediate ceasefire and spared Israel responsibility for the massive deaths and destruction in the Palestinian territory.

The Guyana Fire Service is currently battling a large grass fire in Cummings Lodge which has engulfed the area in smoke.

The Presidents of Guyana and Suriname have instructed their respective teams to enter discussions of financing, pricing and other matters related to the development of the bridge over the Corentyne River.

Rice farmers on the Corentyne are reeling from the paddy bug infestation which has caused an average of 20% losses throughout the region leaving many farmers unsure of how they will return to the fields next crop.

The Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) on Friday announced that it had hauled 1 million cm3 of sand to the Wales, West Bank Demerara site of the planned gas to energy project In a release GYSBI  also announced that it had achieved a milestone of 250 days free of Lost Time Injuries (LTIs).

The Caribbean’s Regional Security System (RSS) needs to consistently adapt to technological and other advancements to keep up with the evolving transnational crimes and other illicit activities.

Former US President Bill Clinton is scheduled to attend the United Carib-bean Forum on Tuesday at the Arthur Chung Confer-ence Centre, in Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.

Police are currently investigating a fatal accident involving a 20-year-old West Coast Demerara pedestrian.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Friday commissioned a 31.5 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) mini-grid in the community of Baramita located in Barima-Waini.

Temeca Kerr, a 28-year-old of Lot 377 Charlotte Street, Georgetown, one of the persons injured in an accident on the morning of February 25 at the intersection of Camp Street and Brickdam, George-town, succumbed to her injuries yesterday morning at the Liliendaal Hospital.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday rejected claims by the opposition in an article appearing in the March 19 edition of Stabroek News titled “Non-functioning wells in Region Nine villages causing hardship.”

The Leonora Market tarmac on the West Coast Demerara in Region Three has been completed and the vendors now have the benefit of a more spacious and enabling business environment, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated yesterday.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil is ahead of schedule with its plan to double the size of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) portfolio to 40 million tons per annum (mtpa) by 2030 and will focus on selling its own gas rather than trading that of third parties, the company’s LNG chief said on Thursday.

Leonard Bristol on Friday appeared before Magis-trate Faith Mc Gusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he was sentenced to three  years imprisonment and fined 10,492,200 in relation to the offence of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking to wit 11.65 8kgs of cannabis, a release from the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit said.