Guyana News

Self-exiled Guyanese politician Balram Singh Rai, who was one the last major surviving figures of the pre-independence period and later famously clashed with the Jagans, passed away in the United Kingdom last week at the age of 100.

A Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne family is seeking answers about the death of  a four-month-old baby girl at the Skeldon Hospital on Friday last and the region  says that an investigation is ongoing.

Civil society group Article 13 yesterday expressed concern over sustained online attacks on one of its prominent members, Yog Mahadeo.

Well-known educator Arthur Chandra passed away on Friday at the age of 61.

The police are continuing their probe into the suspected act of arson which destroyed the echocardiography (ECG) laboratory at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on New Year’s Day.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that there were nine more COVID-19 deaths as of January 15th and five of these persons were fully vaccinated.

The Aircraft Owners’ Association of Guyana (AOAG) has given its full public support to the Local Content Act.

A fire yesterday destroyed a two-storey wooden and concrete house in Maida Village, Corentyne, leaving a family counting millions of dollars in losses and contemplating their next move.

Sasenarine Singh, the Chief Executive Officer of GuySuCo has sued Kaieteur News for alleged libel contained in three letters published by the newspaper.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 15th, 2022, nine more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Embattled Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo has declared that the corruption allegations being levelled against him are “false” and designed to tarnish his reputation.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced plans to have police and surveillance cameras deployed at specific locations around the country’s capital city in order to curb littering.

Amesha La Rose, a fifth form student of St Ignatius Secondary, Region Nine, is happy to be back in the classroom despite the current anxiety about rising COVID-19 cases across the country. 

The Ministry of Health has confirmed five more COVID-19 fatalities, including a three-year-old boy, as well as over 1,000 new infections.

A week after People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader Aubrey Norton made it known that his party believes he should be the Leader of the Opposition, he on Friday skirted questions on the ongoing discussions with the current office holder, Joseph Harmon.

Even as the nation awaits word from President Irfaan Ali on the composition of the Natural Resource Fund Board, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has launched a formal call for nominees from all of its sectoral bodies and corporate representatives.

On his weekly Facebook programme ‘Issues in the News,’ Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC last Tuesday announced that the process for constitutional reform will commence this year and he hoped for the full participation of all stakeholders.

The Auditor General has found that almost $24 million has been unaccounted for as part of the dietary programme in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).

With many fisherfolk across Guyana reporting steady declines in their catches, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha last Wednesday faced questioning by the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services on what the government is doing to ensure marine fisheries sustainability.

Employers should have strict policies in place at their businesses to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces, Minister of Health Dr.