Guyana News

Two companies which undertake subsea works have been granted permission by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for bunkering activities in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

In the aftermath of the fire which destroyed the century-old Brickdam Police Station on Saturday, a massive clean-up is underway to remove debris left behind.

Following the partial collapse of its reservoir at Matthews Ridge, Chinese-owned Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI) is yet to engage residents despite promises to do so.

Khan’s Auto Sales was on Saturday destroyed by the fire which gutted the Brickdam Police Station.

At yesterday’s COVID-19 vaccination drive at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) the Ministry of Health said that the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) single-dose shot was among the jabs in use.

Beharry Restaurant Holdings and its family of companies yesterday announced a gift of $5m to the Guyana Cancer Foundation (GCF) to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

An intoxicated Upper Berbice River man was yesterday morning rescued from his burning home.

A comprehensive check will have to be undertaken to determine the quantum of documents pertaining to current court cases destroyed in the fire that ravaged the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday, Commander of Region ‘4’ A Simon Mc Bean says.

Twenty-five-year-old Gladys Benedict who was shot in her abdomen by Regional Executive of Officer (REO) of Region Nine, Karl Singh has indicated to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) that she will not be assisting them with further investigations.

A Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man has been hospitalised after he was stabbed and chopped about his body by the father of his wife’s child.

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

A 26-year-old Princes Street, Lodge resident who was taken into custody yesterday morning has confessed to setting the fire which destroyed more than 80 percent of the Brickdam Police Station.

The police shot and killed the two suspects in the robbery and murder of 19-year-old Joshua Denny on Saturday evening.

A fire of unknown origin destroyed more than an estimated 80% of the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday, dealing a huge blow to the operations of the Guyana Police Force in the capital city.

It is now one year since the country has been without a Public Procurement Com-mission (PPC) but that hasn’t stopped the handing out of billions of dollars in contracts and the former Chairman of the body is deeply worried that crucial reform work done could be at risk.

A Berbice River family is now mourning the loss of a 22-year-old expectant mother, who died on Thursday at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after undergoing a C-section to deliver her first child.

A Deputy Superintendent of Police is now in custody after 20 pounds of cannabis was found in his vehicle on Friday night, following a failed bid to evade fellow law enforcers.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed four more COVID-19 deaths along with 242 new cases of the virus.

Almost a month since its introduction, the enforcement of the vaccination requirement for access to public spaces remains inconsistent, with some places ensuring that it is a prerequisite for entry, while others have adopted a relaxed approach or not moved to enforce it all or have.

Pensioners who are not vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus will not be turned away from receiving their 2022 pension booklets or the payout of a one-off $25000 grant as the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has waived its proof of vaccination requirement policy.