Guyana News

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is awaiting the results of the testing of samples which were sent to the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) to conclude the investigation into the fire that destroyed the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) echocardiography (ECG) laboratory on New Year’s Day.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has announced that its Gender-Based Violence (GBV) app, ‘iMatter,’ aimed at enabling access to information and support, can be now be downloaded from both the Google Play store and the Apple store.

Construction has commenced on the new Guyana Fire Service (GFS) headquarters at Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 21st, 2022, eight more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

   Three Guyanese women have filed a case against Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency to put a stop to flaring of gas offshore by ExxonMobil.

Former President and current A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Chairman David Granger and Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader Khemraj Ramjattan are due to meet next Monday and sources say the issue of the main opposition coalition’s parliamentary list representative will be at the centre of the discussions.

“The fish gone! The fish getaway. All over we deh searching.

A Dominican Republic national was yesterday sentenced to more than four years in jail and fined $14.4 million over the 36 pounds of cannabis that was found aboard a boat at the Guyana National Industrial Company (GNIC) Wharf earlier this week. 

Although the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) probe has concluded that the blaze that destroyed two Laparkan Shipping storage bonds on Lombard Street, Georgetown was an act of arson, the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) yesterday said that at no point during a joint review of surveillance footage was there any “conclusive evidence” to support the claim.

Twelve bids have been submitted by firms for the consultancy services for the review and evaluation of field development plans for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail project.

Head of the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber Manniram Prashad on Thursday met with CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett and asked that the regional body de-recognize the Caribbean Private Sector Organization (CPSO).

Almost one year has elapsed since the life of the Integrity Commission board expired and the government is yet to make substantive movement in the reconstitution of the all-important body.

With emphasis on the marketing of packaged sugar, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been able to earn over US$1.7 billion in revenue from the venture.

Six months after his son was shot dead at Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, in Region Two, Donald McLennon has said he is yet to receive any word from the police on the investigation while the perpetrator remains at large.

A Corentyne teenager is now hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in a serious but stable condition after he was shot at his home on Thursday evening.

A city restaurant owner was yesterday released on $90,000 bail after he denied several charges, including breaching the COVID-19 guidelines and assaulting a peace officer. 

A woman who police say was seen in surveillance footage stealing a bag containing United States and Guyana currency was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the offence.

Four months after being remanded on a charge of robbing a woman of over $3.3 million in gold and other valuables, Raphael Watts was yesterday released on $300,000 bail.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that no charge will be laid against attorney-at-law Bernard Da Silva, who was arrested by the police earlier this week for allegedly discharging his licensed firearm.

After investing millions in his home in ‘Young Professionals’ Housing Scheme at Eccles, on the East Bank of Demerara, Wahabudeen Imran says it is under threat due to the operations of a rice mill that was built behind it.