Guyana News

An accident along the Number 56 Public Road, Corentyne  on Sunday has left a young man dead.

On Monday, June 10, 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Immigration Support Services department held a certificate-issuing ceremony to welcome 11 new citizens from seven  countries who gained Guyanese citizenship through registration and naturalisation.

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Bank, on Monday commissioned  a new digital X-ray unit at the Fort Wellington Hospital in Region Five.

A fire at Betsy Ground, East Canje Berbice has left a single mother of three contemplating her next move and taking up residence in a small shop-like shack in the yard where her house was once located. 

Berbice’s EMTs within a month of the commissioning of the emergency medical service offered on-the-spot assistance to a mother by delivering her baby in Region Six when they responded to a call.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) and the Child Care and Protection Agency, yesterday announced the hosting of the first International Day of Play for children across Guyana at daycare facilities, and at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute, which saw hundreds of children from schools and daycare centres, parents and caregivers, enjoying a play experience blended with learning.

The Guyana Police Force held a graduation ceremony  yesterday for ranks who successfully completed the 19’G’ Course, Final Training Course, and the Junior Leaders Course 1 & 2.

The Government of Guyana today said it has taken careful note of a US Department of Treasury press release sanctioning three Guyanese over corruption and it has sent one of them – Ministry of Labour Permanent Secretary, Mae Thomas Toussaint on leave with immediate effect while it gathers more information.

The US Treasury Department today sanctioned businessmen Nazar Mohamed and his son Azruddin Mohamed and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour Mae Thomas Toussaint for alleged corruption.

Incumbent PNCR Leader, Aubrey Norton yesterday clinched the vast majority of nominations for the leadership post at the June 28-30 Biennial Delegates Conference and he was followed by  Roysdale Forde SC and Amanza Walton-Desir.

-sluices to be repaired or replaced The World Bank has approved a US$45m project to help Guyana adapt to climate change and reduce flood risk on its coast and over 45 drainage assets are to be repaired or replaced.

With the runway lights completely restored last evening, night flights to and from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri have fully resumed.

Though the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) again failed to reach an agreement on ending a prolonged strike at yesterday’s meeting under the auspices of the Ministry of Labour, the union has put forth a proposal for a new multi-year agreement, to be completed within 30 days.

Farmers from Guyana and seven other Caribbean countries are to benefit from the new CA$10 million Regional Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean project which was officially launched on June 3 at United Nations House in Barbados.

The police say they are investigating the death of Kesi Adele Adams, a 33-year-old female from Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara, who was found motionless at about 7 am yesterday at her home, by her mother Bridgette Boston.

Twenty-three-year-old Paulette Edwards’ fiancé, Silus (only name given), was arrested by police in Baramita, Region One, for questioning in relation to her murder.

The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday said that as part of its monitoring of Guyana’s petroleum industry, it has through the Local Content Secretariat, intensified its tracking for practices known as “rent-a-citizen” or “fronting”.

-UNICEF report Guyana is among 63 countries facing severe child food poverty, according to a recently released United Nations Children’s  Fund (UNICEF) report.

Omni Helicopters Guyana Inc (OHGI) yesterday announced that after an intensive process it has selected its first two Guyanese citizens to participate in its Ab-Initio flight programme. 

A key anti-money laundering report from Guyana was adopted at the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force’s (CFATF) 58th Plenary and Working Group Meetings earlier this month in Trinidad and Tobago.