Guyana News

A young Cummings Park, Sophia woman is now in police custody after she was caught attempting to smuggle a quantity of cannabis hidden in blue soap into the Lusignan Prison on Monday.

Double murder accused Kapildeo Gangadin, who was recently recaptured after he escaped from the Lusignan Prison, was on Monday sentenced to three years in jail after he admitted to fleeing.

The new holding facilities under construction are expected to resolve all of the existing security concerns at the Lusignan Prison, which has recorded a high number of escapes in recent years.

Bids were last Tuesday submitted to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for painting and repairs to the main building of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Residents of Region One (Barima/Waini) and Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) can now access immigration and passport services at Anna Regina, on the Essequibo Coast.

A COVID-19 death from the month of August was yesterday added to Guyana’s total number of fatalities from the virus.

President Irfaan Ali has been asked by a UK Minister about Guyana’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) which deals with cutting carbon emissions and fashioning climate change policies.

The Ministry of Health today said that as November 01, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Guyana is aiming to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, President Irfaan Ali today told the UN COP26 climate conference underway in Scotland.

With China Railway Group Limited found to be the “most capable partner” for the development of the Amaila Falls Hydro Project (AFHP), Cabinet has given its no-objection to the Office of the Prime Minister to engage the Chinese company on the venture, which is expected to see Guyanese accessing cheaper electricity.

Following the evaluation of tenders for the construction of the New Demerara Harbour Bridge, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has submitted the lowest responsive bid and pending successful negotiations with government, will be building the anticipated structure.

With major national infrastructural projects in the pipeline, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said government is aggressively seeking financing from different sources, including China, which he argued has more favourable terms and conditions for lending.

“We are hoping that [at] latest, next year third quarter, that we will be able to auction the new blocks.

Lamenting the condemnation of the judiciary by persons who “should know better,” acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards yesterday said it is doing its best to deliver justice despite its limited human resources.

A Mahaicony miner was found dead last Friday at an interior location.

Devi Samaroo, who died at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital on Sunday after a stillbirth delivery, succumbed as a result of blood clots in her lungs, an autopsy has found.

New telecoms sector entrant Green Gibraltar Incorporated has announced that its application to provide cellular services in Guyana has received government’s approval.

Four men are now wanted by police over the murder of a Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man, who was stabbed several times about his body and chopped to his head after a fight erupted during a drinking session at a shop in the community on Sunday night.

A Canefield, East Canje, Berbice businesswoman is now dead after she reportedly lost control of her motorcycle while navigating a turn at Airy Hall, at Mahaicony, on the East Coast of Demerara.

An accident at Drill Old Road, Mahaicony on Sunday left a young Mahaica man dead after he lost control of his motorcycle while negotiating a turn and ended up into a nearby trench.