Guyana News

Seven new COVID-19 cases have been recorded out of 704 tests that were done.

Business executive Ramesh Dookhoo is the nominee of the private sector for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) board.

The driver of the vehicle which fatally struck two persons along the Number 70 Public Road on Friday evening was today remanded to prison after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failure to report an accident and failure to render assistance.

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy has added Dr. Zulfikar Bux & Dr.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced yesterday that schools will be fully reopened on April 25.

In 2017, the APNU+AFC government saved the Guyana Marriott Hotel from being acquired by Republic Bank Limited (RBL) of Trinidad after a loan default and the inability of NICIL to assist, former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says.

A 28-year-old mason was yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of Guyana Defence Force medic, Chavez Mangal.

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday announced the suspension of the search for three Noble House Seafoods fishermen who went missing off the East Coast on February 19.

Jelon Benny, the prime suspect in the murder of Alex Williams at Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice was yesterday remanded to prison.

An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man suspected of involvement in a robbery at Kimbia, Berbice River was beaten by residents of the community and succumbed on Saturday last.

An Upper Corentyne, Berbice  group formed in January has gathered 262 signatures for their petition for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to appropriately deal with noise nuisance which they argue is a “serious public health issue.”

A tug yesterday morning caught fire and later sank in the Demerara River while at Gopie Wharf, Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

A 23-year-old man is in critical condition after a motorbike ridden by a 16-year-old crashed into a tree stump on the Annai Main Road on Sunday.

Six men on a fishing trip just off of the Liliendaal foreshore, East Coast Demerara were rescued by the Coast Guard and officers of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) after their boat sank.

A man is in hospital with a severed knee following an accident on the Hillfoot Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Sunday morning.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported one new COVID-19 case out of 366 tests that were done, underlining a sharp decline in infections.

Bail was yesterday denied to a  30-year-old businessman of East Street in whose home cannabis was  found by the police.

The Ministry of Education’s Special Education Needs (SEN) Unit in observance of Trisomy Awareness Month and World Down Syndrome Day yesterday hosted a virtual conversation.

US-based Guyanese Rohan Mangra who went missing for approximately five days remained in police custody yesterday after being found in a hotel on Sunday.

A police probe of larceny at the Health Ministry’s Diamond Bond ended up with a bribe being offered by an employee following the discovery of two guns, ammunition and a large amount of cash in his vehicle.