Guyana News

The dire state of the fishing industry has caused Soorsattie ‘Lilly’ Chandrapaul to put two of her fishing boats up for sale and cease operations with the third after she suffered major losses.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said that an investigation has been launched by its internal affairs unit of the conduct of ranks in a rape allegation case where the complainant later died by suicide.

A team of government ministers on Saturday descended on the South Rupununi village of Aishalton to defend the controversial decision to restart small-scale mining activities on the Marudi Mountain, presenting the move as a solution to fast-track development in the area.

President Irfaan Ali has told the staff of the Morning Glory Inc rice cereal plant in Region Two that they should be able to regain full employment in three weeks.

Three persons who attempted to bribe lawmen at the Golden Grove Police Station, East Bank Demerara have been arrested and are likely to be charged today.

Civil society group, Article 13 on Saturday called for the extension of consultations for proposed electoral reforms and warned that key areas had been neglected in the draft changes presented by the government.

Sugar cane that was waterlogged for weeks earlier this year has resulted in the production of a lower quality of sugar at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).

Environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has taken ExxonMobil, its partners and the consulting firm, ERM to task over the lack of a comprehensive fishery baseline study as part of the impact assessment for the oil  giant’s Yellowtail development.

A West Ruimveldt man died on Saturday and three others were hospitalised after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utility pole along the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara.

A young Don Robin Farm farmer lost his life yesterday after the tractor he was operating turned over and pinned him underneath, leaving his family in a state of shock.

The $60 million agro-processing facility in Pomeroon-Supenaam is complete and will soon be outfitted with high-end equipment, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Three hundred and eighty-five Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship awardees have successfully completed their Continuing Professional and Educational (CPE) programmes offered at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus for the 2021 Summer semester. 

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

A University of Guyana lecturer died by suicide on Saturday morning leaving his family and friends in shock. 

The Ministry of Health today said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Friday commissioned a state-of-the-art health centre at Supply, East Bank Demerara.

With the six-week review period for the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) winding down, the Electoral Reform Group (ERG) is calling on the government to simplify the proposals in order to reach the wider Guyanese population and extend the timeframe.

Eight candidates have been shortlisted for consideration as prospective commissioners for the Public Procurement Commission (PPC).

By Baytoram Ramharack George Lamming, the Bajan novelist and social commentator said that the name Cheddi Jagan evokes “permanence and awe” of the type “which time confers on certain historical monuments.”

The family of an 18-year-old girl who recently took her own life are blaming officers at the Cove and John Police Station for her drastic action because of the way they handled her allegation of rape against a taxi driver.