Guyana News

Police investigators have gathered additional statements from ranks who were on duty at the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday and they confirmed that the fire started in the said area as claimed by robbery accused, Clarence Greene.

What could have possibly been another major fire in the city was averted at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) headquarters on Brickdam yesterday.

The Ministry of Health is working on a new vaccination card system as instances of forged COVID-19 booklets continue.

Investigators combing through the debris in the aftermath of the blaze at the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday have found evidence of fire extinguishers being used to initially fight the fire.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) yesterday began the distribution of 2022 pension booklets and a one-off $25,000 COVID cash grant to pensioners who showed up in the hundreds at various sites, some of which appeared to be overwhelmed.

A Kilcoy, Corentyne man died on Sunday after he lost control of his motorcycle and was then run over by another biker along the Upper Corentyne Public Road.

David Smith and Quacy Jupiter, the two murder suspects who were shot and killed by the police on Saturday, October 2nd had reportedly beaten and robbed a delivery man on Monday, September 27th, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources have signed an agreement for the acquisition of mineral processing technology that can increase recovery of gold and ultimately reduce the use of mercury.

 While agreeing that Guyana needs an energy mix that is environmentally responsible and cost efficient to fix its nearly 50-year-old power generation problems, a Moray House Trust panel on Saturday said that the interests of citizens must be put above all other factors by policymakers.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll yesterday surpassed 800 as four more deaths were reported.

Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) CEO (ag) James Foster yesterday presented a cheque valued at $1.538m generated from the GBTI Haiti Disaster Relief Fund to Prime Minister Mark Phillips.

A graduation ceremony was held on October 1 for 18 frontline healthcare workers who were trained under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded clinical management training programme for HIV/AIDS.

Tenders were on Thursday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the development of an environmental management system for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 03, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo today announced in Skeldon, Upper Corentyne, that severed sugar workers will receive $250,000 each. 

While urging persons to not procrastinate on checking their National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions or joining the scheme if they are self-employed, Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of October 02, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Expressing disappointment in the Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) “poor at best” response to the fire which ravaged the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday, President Irfaan Ali yesterday blasted firefighters and warned that their lax approach will not be tolerated.

A Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara labourer was found dead in the upper flat of a wedding house in the wee hours of yesterday.

The consultation process for the implementation of utility-scale solar photo voltaic (PV) projects at Onderneeming and Lima Sands in Region Two commenced on Saturday.