Guyana News

Newly-appointed Chief Elections Officer (CEO) for the PNCR 2021 Congress, Vincent Alexander is set to provide a report on Wednesday to the party’s Central Executive Committee on its readiness for Saturday’s scheduled 21st Biennial Delegates Congress or whether it will have to be postponed to next year.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Lenox Shuman yesterday berated the PPP/C government for not consulting with the Indigenous Peoples and he cited the South Rupununi mining deal as an example and called for its rescinding.

One year after a joint venture between Trinidad Offshore Fabricators Unlimited (TOFCO) and Guyana Oil and Gas Support Services (GOGSSI), the company has landed a big project with ExxonMobil’s prime contractor Saipem and is looking to hire key staff.

The safety of Guyana’s proposed gas-to-shore pipeline is being questioned based on available plans and critics have also taken aim at the lack of information from the government.

Lawmen at Weldaad Police Station, West Berbice  yesterday afternoon intercepted a motor car transporting $12.5M worth of cannabis and two men have been arrested.

The spring tide has caused a resident living near the Boerasirie Creek, Region Three to be affected by flooding after the water gushed out from a section that was not fixed when sea defence work was carried out. 

Lima Sands residents are breathing a sigh of relief now that the government has heeded their call for better roads.

The police are probing the death of a vagrant at the Westminster Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 05, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The University of Guyana was on Wednesday presented with $2.3m from Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited to support the upgrade of the electrical fittings in its 35-year-old Education Lecture Theatre.

A 54-year-old woman recently benefitted from an advanced laparoscopic procedure performed by doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The police on Thursday arrested a Haslington New Scheme, East Coast Demerara man after a 12-gauge shotgun and live ammunition, for which he did not have a licence, were found in his home.

A man who denied stealing a car valued at  $1.3 million has been released on $550,000 bail.

A vendor was on Wednesday released on $450,000 bail after he was charged with discharging a loaded firearm at three persons.

Colwyn Daly was on Wednesday fined $70,000 after he did an about-face and admitted his guilt on two counts of unlawful wounding and one count of threatening behaviour.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) recently heard arguments in a decades-old action which has its genesis in the 1998 termination of the services of James Ramsahoye by the now-defunct Linden Mining Enterprise (LINMINE) and Bauxite Indus-try Development Company Limited (BIDCO).

Article 13 has denied a claim by Attorney General Anil Nandlall that it is calling for a restructuring of the political system.

Referencing recent moves between Guyana and Barbados to remove trade barriers, President Irfaan Ali on Friday night sounded a warning for other CARICOM nations that are bent on making it tougher for the local manufacturing sector to take advantage of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Over 400 hinterland students have been denied access to classes in Region Seven since the resumption of in-school learning due to a requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to stay in dorms and the Education Ministry has since moved to rectify the situation.

Citing oil and gas developments, Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited says it remains optimistic about Guyana’s growth prospects.