Guyana News

Murder has been ruled out in the death of Dannie ‘Rickey’ Persaud who was found in the upstairs of a wedding house at Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.

Political confrontation would lead us nowhere, PNCR Chair and acting party leader Volda Lawrence told an event to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the party yesterday while former President and party leader, David Granger warned against factionalism.

Four more unvaccinated persons are Guyana’s latest fatalities as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

In the quest of a new paradigm in relations, Guyana and Barbados yesterday discussed a range of natters including how they can work together to lower their food import bills.

The judiciary yesterday launched its revised code of ethics for judicial officers, which seeks among other things, to ensure integrity, impartiality and independence in upholding the Rule of Law.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday formed a committee in the Upper Corentyne which will be responsible for selecting the 150 fishermen to be sent to Suriname to acquire licences to fish in Suriname’s waters.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Main access road at Ituni/Tacama in Region Ten.

Over 1,200 persons were inoculated at the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 vaccination drive-thru on Sunday at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) in Georgetown.

The Minister of Health yesterday stated that the administration of the Pfizer vaccine has been extended to cover pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers.

“We shall always protect the rights of the people,” is what President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders said is the court’s “solemn promise” to the Region.

A Corentyne family is now mourning the loss of their loved one after he fell from his work truck along the Number 65 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, on Monday.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) believes that sugar workers nationwide, who it claims were all unfairly punished by the previous administration, are deserving of government’s recently announced financial support  programme.

As a result of Saturday’s devastating fire at the Brickdam Police Station, Shahab Hack, a businessman of Georgetown and a road safety advocate, has donated in excess of 48 traffic wands and other items to the Guyana Police Force.

Officials from the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI) yesterday handed over a quantity of pepper seeds that were produced by the institute to assist the government with its ongoing flood relief efforts.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 04, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Political confrontation would lead us nowhere, PNCR Chair and acting party leader Volda Lawrence told an event to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the party today.

The government is currently in the advanced stages of awarding another telecommunications licence for a 5G carrier.

The Ministry of Health is investigating the case of a 13-year-old Region One boy who died yesterday, hours after he was administered the second dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

-Berbicians to be trained for oil and gas under Clem Sankat photos by Bebi Oosman Vice President  Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced in Region Six that thousands of sugar workers severed under the former APNU+AFC administration will each receive a $250,000 grant at least by the end of January, 2022, regardless of their employment status.

Staymon George yesterday pleaded guilty at the High Court in Berbice to the murder of British teenager Dominic Bernard in 2015.