Guyana News

Following the end of the parliamentary recess, the Government has approached the National Assembly for over $26.5b in supplementary funding for a number of areas including $3.35b for the  COVID-19 fight and $755m to battle flooding.

Prosecutor Darshan Ramdhani QC has said that attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes has misconstrued his reasons for asking that Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus proceed with a summary trial for the former, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, Deputy CEO Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, who are charged with misconduct in public office.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT)  yesterday committed to improved infrastructure and services in Berbice.

A security guard has been arrested after Distribution Services Limited (DSL) and Massy Distribution in New Amsterdam reported that $1.2m out of a sum of cash handed over to the guard to be transported was missing.

A man and woman were on Tuesday arrested after they were busted with 45 grams of suspected cocaine at Number 60 Village, Corentyne.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has castigated Deputy Speaker Lenox Shuman, labelling his criticisms of the Law Reform Commission’s composition as “without basis” and “unfounded”.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 15, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

A man has been remanded after being charged following the interception of a boat suspected to be smuggling cannabis into Suriname.

On Friday November 26, the Guyana Police Force administration ordered the cutting down of several palm trees at its headquarters in Eve Leary, Kingston, Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Britain’s seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received a knighthood for services to motorsport yesterday, days after losing out on what would have been a record eighth title in the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Personal Protection Equipment including over 1.5 million medical masks amounting to $77 million have been donated to Guyana’s Ministry of Health COVID Prevention Programme A release from the Ministry of Health thanked the Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) partners, PRIMED Medical Products, GlobalMedic and CS World Cargo.

The Guyana Police Force received legal advice this afternoon for a charge to be bought against Ministry of Amerindian Affairs Permanent Secretary, Sharon Hicks who has been at the centre of a bribery allegation over the past two months.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 15, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The government yesterday announced the receipt of a final tranche of €7.56 million ($1.7b) in budgetary support from the European Union (EU) as President Irfaan Ali reminded that the country is still a developing one and will need all the financial aid it can muster until it fully transitions to an oil state.

Promising to execute his duties in a neutral, professional and law-abiding manner, newly-appointed Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud yesterday morning took the oath of office.

Rapping the two main political parties for “power-grabbing policies”, ANUG yesterday proposed a raft of changes to the electoral laws including a method for dealing with the bloated voters roll.

The 143 graduates of a Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme were taken by surprise when they received more than just their certificates on graduation day at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute (GWLI), Cove and John, East Coast Demerara.

The Auditor-General’s report for 2020 says that the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs single-sourced 112 Mahindra tractors and trailers on the grounds that market research had revealed that it was the most economical of its type.

With the support of the opposition, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill was passed in the National Assembly on Wednesday and now encompasses what are commonly known as “designer” drugs.

Sewdial Persaud, the man who was found dead in the Number 51 Police Station lock-ups in June of this year died as a result of asphyxiation due to hanging and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) had recommended that an inquest be held into his death.