Guyana News

Months after he allegedly shot and killed Dartmouth businessman Orin Boston at his home during an operation, a police constable attached to the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit was yesterday charged with manslaughter and asked to post $1 million bail for his release.

A 43-year-old construction worker died on Thursday night after he was impaled by a steel rod while riding by an Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) construction site.

The Health Ministry on Friday reported six more COVID-19 deaths, including that of a toddler, while active cases across the country neared the 9,000-mark with the confirmation of more infections.

Just over 24 hours after his party issued a call for the “Introduction of temporary price ceilings to curb the constant rise in prices and introduction of consumer food subsidies” to address the rising cost of living in Guyana, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton said that he was not aware of the position.

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine on Friday called for an opposition boycott of the city cleanup planned this weekend by the government and Private Sector Commission (PSC).

Guyana Teachers’ Union President Mark Lyte on Thursday urged the Ministry of Education (MoE) to continuously engage with teachers to tackle issues within the school system, including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The five men who are accused of brutalising Black Bush Polder, Coren-tyne labourer Gregory Bhola on Sunday, leaving him hospitalised in intensive care, have been charged.

A 23-year-old man was found dead on Friday morning at his Onderneemimg Sand Pit home, in Region Two.

The Attorney General’s Chambers has reported that former Police Sergeant Colin Bailey, who was discharged in the murder of his wife after the prosecution admitted it had no evidence against him, has lost a challenge against the state on the claim that it did not facilitate his trial within a reasonable timeframe.

Several hours-long closures of the Demerara Harbour Bridge are scheduled as major rehabilitation of spans nine and ten is due to resume, according to General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation Wayne Watson.

Roraima Airways pilot Learie Barclay has been suspended for six months by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) following the crash landing involving the Britten-Norman Trislander at Eccles, East Bank Demerara last August.

GTT on Friday urged all subscribers to be vigilant of scammers in light of the company’s recent Christmas promotion and upcoming anniversary promotion.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips has shut down the five dual-fuel power generating sets at GPL’s Garden of Eden power plant, to prevent a looming disaster, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said this evening.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) today expressed concerns that the absence of the Director from the Food and Drug Department may have had negative consequences on its ability to function.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 13th, 2022, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The police constable who allegedly shot and killed Essequibo businessman Orin Boston months at his home last year was today charged with manslaughter and granted $1 million bail.

The Guyana Police Force is investigating the death of a Diamond Housing Scheme man, who was impaled on Thursday at Falcon Drive, Industrial Site, Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

The Private Sector Com-mission (PSC)  yesterday defended Guyana’s local content law and castigated a little known regional business body for suggesting that the legislation might contravene the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC) which underpins CARICOM.

The opposition PNCR yesterday called on the government to take measures to restrain the rise in the cost of living including the introduction of “temporary price ceilings” and “consumer food subsidies” On Tuesday, President Irfaan Ali, while explaining the reasons behind steadily rising food prices, had frowned upon the idea of implementing price control measures as a cushioning mechanism.

A young mother who was denied access to deliver her baby at a private hospital yesterday gave birth in a taxi outside the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Accident and Emergency Unit.