Guyana News

The Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday announced that it will be closed for all Court operations, effective from today, September 30.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus have died including a 17-year-old from Region Three. 

The police are on the hunt for two bandits who opened fire on a police patrol shortly after robbing a 26-year-old labourer at gunpoint on Tuesday night.

A 48-year-old man was remanded to prison on Tuesday after he was charged with the murder of Pradesh Ramgobin, the Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara (ECD) resident, whose body was discovered on a bed one week ago.

A man was on Monday placed on $50,000 bail after he was charged with the attempted murder of a Canefield labourer.

A Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD) plumber was arrested on Monday after he was allegedly caught throwing a black bag containing parcels of cannabis over a fence.

West Demerara residents now have the convenience of shopping at one of Massy Stores Guyana’s four retail outlets, with the Trinidadian company launching at South New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Bank Demerara, on Tuesday afternoon.

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The Ministry of Health today said that five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

With the availability of the Sputnik V 2nd dose, there was a large turnout for COVID-19 vaccines at the Ministry of Health, Brickdam this morning. 

Mobile service provider, Digicel today said it is making a significant investment in international submarine capacity with the build of its Deep Blue One subsea cable and has signed a partnership agreement with Orange to extend the system from Trinidad to French Guiana.

Economist Winston Brassington recently told the banking sector that consideration should be given to increasing loans to the private sector while simultaneously lowering interest rates.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has finally approved a series of advertisements needed to fill vacancies including that of the Chief Election Officer (CEO).

The Ministry of Labour has deployed 10 more Occupational Health and Safety Officers (OSH) across the regions of Guyana in an attempt to reduce workplace deaths especially in the mining sector.

A twenty-five-year-old bus driver of Lot 43 Walton Hall, Region Two says he was abducted on  Monday evening by three persons and severely beaten.

Contracts for rehabilitation works for the sum of  $366m have been awarded for Zeelugt, Naamryck, Bendorff, Uitvlugt and Blankenburg, Region 3.

As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to probe who was responsible for depositing waste oil into the Demerara River, Head of the agency Kemraj Parsram yesterday said that it will be engaged in periodic surveillance to monitor possible dumping spots.

As part of efforts to ensure learning continuity following the destruction of the North West Secondary School, the Ministry of Education will be asking the school’s Grade 10 teachers to work one additional hour in the morning and afternoon sessions.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the provision of security services at the Ministry of Public Works in three lots.

The Minister of Education yesterday conducted its final consultation session on a proposed five-year Special Education Needs/Disabilities (SEND) strategic action plan.