Guyana News

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Friday confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

More than one month after the application process closed, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to come up with a final list of candidates to interview to fill the posts of Chief Election Officer (CEO) and Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO).

President Irfaan Ali on Friday assured flood affected rice farmers of Region Two that government is working to help them get back on their feet by providing them with seed paddy.

The start of the trial of former Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) accountant Peter Ramcharran has been postponed after the police requested time to reconstitute the case file following the removal of court documents from the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions during the fire on Saturday that destroyed the nearby Office of Professional Responsibility at the Guyana Police Force Headquarters, Eve Leary, Kingston, Georgetown.

A St. Cuthbert’s Mission youth was on Thursday released on $200,000 bail after being charged with rape.

A homeless youth has been ordered to serve three months of community service after he admitted to stealing a $60,000 battery.

A man, who police say assaulted his ex-girlfriend, was also charged with assaulting the peace officer who went to arrest him.

A Princes Street man was on Friday released on $50,000 bail after denying that he was found with a quantity of marijuana in his possession.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Friday announced that it will be recommencing its countrywide disconnection campaign for the Christmas season.

GWI says it will be restarting its disconnection campaign targeting those with outstanding balances.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it has taken note of, and is deeply concerned at, the recent spate of fires across the capital city.

Guyana and the European Union (EU) have begun discussions on a $640m (€2.73m) technical cooperation facility to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With questions being raised about its competence to build  the new Fire Service Headquarters, Mohamed’s Enterprise is defending the award of the $641 million contract and says it has been involved in construction for some 30 years now.

A construction worker yesterday morning perished in a fire of unknown origin at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara which destroyed the home he and his brother shared.

Ryan Alberts also known as ‘Murray’ now awaits sentencing for the 2016 unlawful killing of 19-year-old miner Dalton Emmanuel, formerly of Yarakita, North West District.

A Colombian national who was attending court for an assault charge grabbed the  complainant and choked her while in the courtroom.

Children under four years old in the North Rupununi now have access to Early Childhood Development (ECD), to assist them in their journey to well-rounded, educated adulthood thanks to a collaboration by Canada, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Several residents in the Amerindian community of Bethany in Region Two are now equipped with the knowledge of boat building compliments of the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

More than a week after the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) finalised its list of nominees for the various leadership roles at its upcoming congress, the nominees are yet to receive an official letter asking them to accept or decline.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd yesterday  presented Guyana’s candidature to host the 38th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024.