Guyana News

Academics Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Dr Ronnie Yearwood see the resort to the courts to resolve political grievances stemming from last year’s elections impasse here as being representative of a trend towards the “judicialization of politics” in the Commonwealth Carib-bean.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Thursday night launched his campaign for leadership of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and he pledged to reunite the party while seeking to ensure that it is seen as a place for all regardless of ethnicity.

Parliament Office has informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the Clerk of the Committee is unable to continue in the post due to high levels of stress and no one wants to take up the position due to the “unprofessional conduct” of its members.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has instituted legal proceedings against LGS Barns General Building Construction and Civil Engineering for failing to fulfill a multi-million dollar contract of replacing aged transmission lines in the Bel Air Park area.

Commander of Region Six Superinten-dent Jairam Ramlakhan, when contacted yesterday, explained that he had dispatched a team to the location but the tide had already risen, once more covering the coffins that had appeared.

A Brazilian national was fatally stabbed on Thursday by a fellow miner with whom he had been drinking at Central Baramita, in the North West District of Region One.

Six more persons from Region Four, including five who were unvaccinated, have succumbed to COVID-19.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday confirmed that there is currently no revaccination plan for persons who wish to travel but have received the Sputnik V vaccine, which has not yet been approved and is not being accepted by some countries as a valid shot.

Minister within the Minis-try of Public Works Deodat Indar on Wednesday rejected a request by China Harbour Engineering Company’s (CHEC) for an extension of its deadline to complete additional works at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.

As COVID-19 cases in Guyana continue to rise, hotspots remain in regions Two, Three, Four, Six, Seven, and Ten.

Four Essequibo communities were flooded yesterday due to heavy rainfall, which was compounded by a critical sluice being down for repairs.

A man was found with nine pounds of cannabis in the trunk of his car after trying to evade a police roadblock at the Berbice River Bridge early yesterday morning.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is currently in possession of the case file on the bribery allegation against the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ Permanent Secretary Sharon Hicks.

It remains unclear whether Region Nine Regional Executive Officer (REO) Karl Singh will be facing any charges or have his firearm licence revoked following the shooting incident that took place in his vehicle on July 17, resulting in the wounding of 25-year-old Gladys Benedict.

Efforts are underway to acquire modern equipment for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) crime laboratory so as to enhance its capability.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday signed an agreement with the University of Guyana (UG) for the development of new programmes to meet the educational needs of law enforcers.

A coconut vendor was on Friday released on $100,000 bail after he was charged with stealing $2 million in clothes from a Kitty Market stallholder.

A former Superbet cashier was on Friday charged with stealing over $300,000 from the franchise.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 21, 2021, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar on Wednesday rejected China Harbour Engineering Company’s (CHEC) request for an extension of its deadline to complete additional works at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the Department of Public Information (DPI) said in a release.