Guyana News

A Venezuelan man whose name the police gave as  Animal Sonja, 51,  of Valencia, Venezuela was fatally beaten on New Year’s Day at Arau mountain top, Cuyuni River.

As over $1 billion owed by the Panamanian government to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) for rice sold to the country remains in limbo, a proposal is being put forward for consideration by the GRDB to offer a commission to millers.

At a press conference held on Friday in the boardroom of City Hall, City Engineer, Colvern Venture expressed his dissatisfaction with the accomplishments of his department for the year 2021.

GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE ANNOUNCES ITS OTHER RANKS PROMOTIONS FOR 2022   In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, the Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess, MSS, is pleased to announce the promotion of One Thousand Twenty-One (1021) other ranks of the Guyana Defence Force.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) responded to a report of a fire at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation at about 5:24 am this morning.

The Ministry of Health today reported 206 more cases of COVID-19, a surge in recent days indicating that Christmas festivities had led to a rise in numbers.

Newly-elected leader of the PNCR, Aubrey Norton says that the reality is that the PPP/C is the government of Guyana and President Irfaan Ali and his office are accepted, but it does not change his belief that the 2020 election was manipulated to give those results thus making the government an “installed one”.

President Irfaan Ali last evening announced a plan for more oil and gas scholarships for government employees and launched a blistering attack on APNU+AFC MPs over the pandemonium they caused at Wednesday’s sitting of Parliament even as he continued to defend the provisions of the controversial Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill.

The Ministry of Education yesterday released its schedule for the reopening of schools on Monday, January 3, 2022.

Despite around 10 reports being filed with the police and a range of government and non-government options to battle domestic violence, Malini Wahid, 48,  was not provided with the protection she needed and on December 10th she was murdered by her husband who later took his own life.

A wide range of concerns relating to export challenges were raised by the Guyana Rice Millers and Exporters Association during a meeting with President Irfaan Ali, who has since committed to assist exporters in finding cost-effective solutions.

The Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association yesterday strongly repudiated statements by Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC and other government officials on the level of consultations that had been pursued with it on the Local Content Bill.

The police yesterday said that a suspect in the 2018 murder of Leon Delph was held at the Plaisance Market.

A safety officer was yesterday charged at Linden with illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. 

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 30th, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Renne Chester, yesterday said that the Commission has acknowledged the complaint by the Personal Assistant to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ean McPherson, over a racial slur directed at him while performing his duties at the National Assembly.

The police are probing the death of a toddler, whose decomposed body was found in a canal at Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara (EBD) yesterday afternoon.

A man who allegedly opened fire at two policemen injuring one of the officers, has been remanded after being slapped with three charges. 

Three lucky winners of the “Lucky Dollar Christmas Win a Room Makeover Promotion” were announced yesterday.

The Altitude Cocktail Bar & Grill yesterday announced the cancellation of their upcoming Brunch event due to COVID-19 concerns.