Guyana News

Autopsies on Nicholas Low-a-Chee and Elizabeth Sasha Low-a-Chee, the couple discovered dead in their Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home earlier this week confirmed that they both died as a result of gunshot injuries to their heads.

A Venezuelan national was yesterday charged with the murder of a man he reportedly bludgeoned during an argument over raw gold at Arau mountaintop, Cuyuni River, Region Seven. 

While Tulsieram Sookdeo also known as ‘Naresh’ of Bonasika, Essequibo River is still coming to grips with losing his wife and a child after his house at Bonsika Creek collapsed Thursday last, he has made efforts to move  his two remaining children.

Even though the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is yet to state its position on the granting of the environmental permit for ExxonMobil’s Yellow-tail development project, the Government is forging ahead with preparations for the offshore development.

The prominent attorney, who is accused of offering a witness in a murder case a “large” sum of money to have her alter her statement was contacted by the police and has since denied the allegation.

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton has justified the actions of  Opposition Parliamentarians after their attempt to seize  the Speaker’s Mace in an effort to derail the passage of the Natural Resource Fund Bill on December 29.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a Wortmanville, Georgetown resident who is wanted for the offence of bigamy.

The son of 78-year-old hit-and-run victim, Veronica Lewis, is calling on the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to do more so that justice can be served for his deceased mother.

A Berbice man has been charged over the killing of Deon Delph almost four years after the fatal stabbing occurred at Buxton.

ExxonMobil Guyana yesterday confirmed that eight rotational staff on board the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently isolated.

Almost 850 new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday with the Health Minister stating that younger persons are most affected.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has announced that 21 of the 25 core homes under construction on the West Bank of Demerara are between 50-100% completed.

While COVID-19 cases in the country continue to rise, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony has said that medical personnel here are capable of differentiating the flu from the novel coronavirus.

The Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, has blamed City Engineer, Colvern Venture and his department for an insouciant attitude towards their work which resulted in the incompletion of tasks for the year 2021.

After taking note of reports regarding a difference of opinion between the Guyana Power & Light Inc (GPL) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial & Industrial Employees (NAACIE) over an increase in wages and salaries, the Ministry of Labour held a conciliation meeting with both parties on Thursday.

A post-mortem examination conducted yesterday on the toddler, whose decomposed body was found in a canal at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last Friday was inconclusive.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Former West Indies stroke-maker, Ramnaresh Sarwan, was today named as the last West Indies men’s selector, joining new chairman Desmond Haynes and head coach Phil Simmons in a new-look panel which will serve for the next two-and-a-half years.

The PNCR wants its party leader to also be the  Opposition Leader and Representative of the List.

With opposition MPs calling for greater transparency in handling surging COVID-19 cases among teachers and students, Education Minister Priya Manickchand yesterday defended the reopening of schools for the new term and said that administrators have flexibility with seating and other arrangements to ensure safety.

The Ministry of Labour’s National Tripartite Committee (NTC) has agreed to $60,000 being the monthly national minimum wage and this matter is now to be taken to Cabinet.