Guyana News

Guyana yesterday signalled its commitment to continue working alongside the United Nations and other countries in the region to better the lives of citizens.

Two Berbice men, both unvaccinated, are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatalities. In a statement, the Ministry of Health confirmed the deaths, which have taken the country’s death toll from the virus to 1,016.

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips yesterday reiterated his government’s commitment to the overall development of Guyanese.

A 55-year-old labourer is currently nursing brain injuries after he struck on Wednesday night along the Cummings Lodge Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD) road, where he was riding.

A truck that was transporting laterite soil caught fire along the Number 62, Village, Corentyne Public Road yesterday after a tyre blowout.

Eureka Medical Laboratories (EML) has taken its services another step forward into the digital realm with the launching of its Online Patient Portal.

P&P Insurance Brokers and Consultants Limited on Friday afternoon made its annual Christmas donation to charitable organisations.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) moments ago voted to appoint Vishnu Persaud as the new Chief Election Officer (CEO), effectively bringing an end to the three-months long process to fill the post.

Defending government’s decision to greenlight the restart of small scale mining at Marudi Mountain, in the Deep South Rupununi, Region Nine, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat last evening said it was based on pleadings from residents of the nearby communities in need of income generation given the severe constraints from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has postponed its impending 21st Biennial Delegates Congress by one week following a report by its Chief Elections Officer Vincent Alexander, who advised that extra time was needed to prepare for the party’s internal elections.

Confirming that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) would be unable to hold Local Government Elections (LGE) before the deadline, Chair-person Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh has officially informed Attorney General Anil Nandlall that she would communicate the new timeline when a Chief Election Officer is hired.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Bar Association of Guyana yesterday signed an agreement to cater for the provision of free legal representation for 500 victims of gender-based violence.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Today, 10 December, is Human Rights Day.

Five more unvaccinated persons are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatalities, the Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed.

Ahead of the impending presentation of Guyana’s local content bill to the National Assembly, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on Thursday evening cautioned businesses against putting the brakes on building their capacity while urging that they form more partnerships so as to better compete in regional and international markets.

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that government has started testing an electronic speed monitoring system that is likely to replace to use of speed guns by members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Saying that prosperity has replaced equality as the country’s measure of success, the local human rights watchdog has lamented that warning signs are being resolutely ignored.

With the Christmas holiday season underway, Food For the Poor Guyana Inc (FFTP) is calling on kind-hearted Guyanese and businesses to support its Angel of Hope Programme, which provides support to vulnerable children in institutional care.

Concerned Region Two residents have called on the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to construct a safe home in the region for abuse victims.

A Montrose, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man is suspected to have drowned on Wednesday afternoon while he was showing children how to swim.