Guyana News

Despite promises that oil and gas transactions would be transparent and the public would be kept up to date, the audit by UK firm IHS Markit of the US$460M in pre-contract costs claimed by ExxonMobil still has not been released by government and the opposition will today be asking for answers when the National Assembly meets.

Mangroves have begun to spring up on the Malgre Tout/Versailles, West Demerara foreshore where they were destroyed last year to make way for the TriStar Inc oil and gas shore base facility.

A Holland-based Guyanese woman and her three-year-old daughter have been denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago after immigration officials flagged her for failing to meet the country’s COVID-19 entry requirements.

Days after he was named as a nominee of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), financial analyst Joel Bhagwandin was appointed as the Managing Director of an oil and gas shore base company, TriStar Inc.

The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) is still to make a decision on the sanctions to impose against the organisers of the Futsal Final on January 8th over severe overcrowding and other breaches of  COVID-19 guidelines and protocols.

The Ministry of Health expects to procure the necessary equipment to print digital COVID-19 vaccination cards in the first quarter of this year, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony disclosed recently.

On his weekly Facebook programme ‘Issues in the News,’ Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC said that work aimed at constitutional reform, as well as amendments proposed to the Narcotics Act have already begun.

One person was arrested by police on Friday during a raid at the Stabroek Market which led to the discovery of 478 grammes of marijuana.

The police in Regional Division 4A say they are on the hunt for four identifiable females who allegedly threw a corrosive liquid on a woman on 2022-01-21 at about 20:40 hours at the corner of Norton and John streets.

The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown has congratulated Colonel Raul Jerrick, of the Guyana Defence Force, who was successfully awarded a Master of Arts in Security Studies, with an emphasis on Countering Terrorism from the United States Naval Postgraduate School.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 22nd, 2022, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A murder convict who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on June 8 last year, was recaptured last evening.

With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increasing by 40% and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions doubling during the first three weeks of the year, opposition party A New and United Guyana (ANUG) on Saturday called on the government to consider reinstituting restrictions to limit physical contact between citizens in order to curb the continuing spread the virus.

The government’s 2022 national budget, which is set to be presented to the nation on Wednesday, focuses heavily on investments for the future that will enrich the lives of Guyanese, according to Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who signalled major projects in the public infrastructure, agriculture, ICT and oil and gas sectors aimed at propelling development.

Family members and friends as well as government officials and dignitaries were among the many mourners who gathered yesterday to pay their final respects to local business icon Dr Yesu Persaud.

Four months have passed since Dartmouth businessman Orin Boston was fatally wounded during a police operation at his home and while a manslaughter charge was recently laid against the officer allegedly responsible, a number of questions remain unaddressed about the mission.

Eight more persons succumbed to COVID-19 between Thursday and yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health.

As COVID-19 cases in Guyana continue to rise, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony is cautioning citizens to exercise personal responsibility in deciding whether to attend events even if they are approved by the authorities.

Power lines along the Lamaha Railway Embankment land reserve will soon be mounted on durable steel and concrete poles as safety remains a prime concern for government as it aims to transform a section of the corridor into a recreational and commercial hub, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill.

Still recovering from the devastating floods of 2021, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has set a target of 66,000 tonnes of sugar for the new production year.