Guyana News

Amid jitters over dengue fever and other vector-borne viruses, the Mayor and City Council’s Public Health Department says it has implemented several measures to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds within the city.

-accomplice fled Police are investigating an armed robbery committed on a 32-year-old contractor, which occurred at about 19:45 hrs on Sunday at the corner of Irving and Forshaw streets in Queens-town, Georgetown.

A 28-year-old suspect is in custody for the murder of 21-year-old labourer, Joao King, of Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi, which occurred on Sunday about 17.00 hours at Aranaputa Valley.

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) is still grappling with an alleged case of sabotage involving a significant number of duck eggs at its hatchery, according to CEO (ag) Dwight Walrond.

The construction of the new St George’s Secondary School in Company Path, Georgetown, initially slated for completion in January of this year, is now expected to be finished in time for the reopening of schools in September.

Omali Medas, a 19-year-old labourer from Sophia was arrested at about 12.30 am on Monday after Police acted on information received and intercepted a white Honda XR motorcycle (without Registration number or documents) between Regent and Wellington streets, Georgetown, the police said yesterday.

No foul play is suspected in the death of a man found several days ago in his Lot 17 First Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara apartment.

(Reuters) – A group of Russian Northern Fleet ships arrived in Venezuela’s port city of La Guaira, Russian state news agency RIA reported today.

Last evening, Civil Defence Commission (CSC) staff members and volunteers from the CDC Volunteer Corps packed relief hampers for Grenada residents severely affected by Hurricane Beryl, the Office of the Prime Minister said today.

A nineteen-year-old  of Hampton Court, Region Two died on Saturday after giving birth to a boy via  C-section on Wednesday.

Sealing the leadership of the PNCR as expected, Aubrey Norton was on Sunday also declared by the 22nd Biennial Congress to be the party’s presidential candidate and it left it solely up to him to decide on any other arrangement for the contesting of the presidency.

A man died in a fire last evening at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice which destroyed two buildings and damaged a third.

KINGSTON/PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Hurricane Beryl’s powerful winds intensified as the strong category 4 storm moved across the southeastern Caribbean yesterday, putting Jamaica near its path after downing power lines and flooding streets on other Caribbean islands.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday turned the sod for the construction of the Monkey Mountain Secondary School in Region Eight.

-enhanced screening for visa applications The government last week welcomed key recommendations in the US State Department’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report and said that there will be enhanced screening of visa applications among other measures.

-additional surveillance for mineral trading entities The miners’ association yesterday welcomed what it said were assurances from the government for ramped up measures to interdict gold smuggling including additional surveillance of entities trading in minerals.

The World Bank Group [WBG] has appointed Diletta Doretti as its Resident Representative in Guyana, a position it says will better position it to support Guyana’s public and private sector priorities.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Residents of Second Dam, Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara yesterday staged a protest in front of the Craig-Caledonia Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) office following several complaints about the deplorable state of the main road and absence of street lamps despite promises.

-help being mobilised The Chairman of CARICOM,  Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali yesterday expressed :deep concern and continued anxiety over the passage of Hurricane Beryl through our region”.

By Mia Anthony SS Natural Fruit Flavoured Inc, an agro-processor based in Georgetown, Guyana, recently participated in the LAC Flavours 2024 event held in Manaus, Brazil.