Guyana News

Days after they were arrested for questioning in relation to the theft of supplies from the Ministry of Health’s drugs bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), a doctor and retired Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer remain in custody.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday maintained its silence on allegations made by a policewoman, who has accused an attorney of assault and hurling racist insults at her. 

The Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed nine new COVID-19 infections. The new infections were recorded from 964 tests that were done.

Turmoil has once again surfaced in local cricket with the GCB questioning a financial report from the Berbice board and replacing its Head Hilbert Foster on the CWI board with Essequibian Deleep Singh.

(Trinidad Guardian) The leaders of the Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Couva Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce have labelled recent comments about Trinidad and Tobago by Guyana Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo as unfortunate, saying it is not a proper assessment of T&T’s current state.

Revamping the Carter-Price formula for the composing of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was yesterday raised by visiting United States government official Barbara Feinstein with Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Dr Marlan Cole’s tenure as the Director of the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) came to an abrupt end yesterday when he was reassigned with immediate effect.

Terrence Williams, who is the focus of a probe into the theft of pharmaceutical supplies from the Ministry of Health’s Diamond drug bond, was on Friday faced with five charges, including the unlawful possession of guns and bribery.

Taxi-driver Thurston Semple, charged with multiple rapes, was yesterday afternoon found guilty at his fist trial before the High Court and is now awaiting sentencing.

The Ministry of Health is aiming to begin the payout of up to $600,000 in financial support to each hemodialysis patient countrywide from next week, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony said on Friday.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said his recent statements positing that Trinidad and Tobago is “falling apart” was based on economic reality and not intended as an attack on its Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, the country or its people.

Traffic Chief Ramesh Ashram yesterday reported that a total of 26 persons have lost their lives in road accidents for the year so far.

The Traffic Department of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is moving to digitalise the learner driver programme and beginning April, some candidates will be able to sit the examination online and their results will be available immediately after.

Levelling allegations of serious mismanagement against their toshao, some residents of Wikki/Calcuni Village in the Berbice River has petitioned the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs seeking his immediate removal.

Proprietors of the tugboat that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), dislocating a pontoon anchoring chain last week Friday, have agreed to stand the cost for expenses incurred.

Matthew Ambedkar, who is accused of causing the deaths of three persons in an accident at De Willem, on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), was on Thursday asked to post a total of $1.5 million bail for his release pending trial.

A Venezuelan national was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for simple larceny on Wednesday.

A simple larceny accused, Colin Denny, called ‘Malice,’ was granted $100,000 bail on Friday after he denied the charge.

Two NGOs have collaborated to analyze the prevalence of hate crimes in Guyana with a view to helping to protect those persons and groups that suffer from these crimes.

Construction of new holding facilities at the Lusignan Prison is ongoing and works are expected to be completed in August this year.