Guyana News

New telecoms sector entrant Green Gibraltar Incorporated has announced that its application to provide cellular services in Guyana has received government’s approval.

Four men are now wanted by police over the murder of a Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man, who was stabbed several times about his body and chopped to his head after a fight erupted during a drinking session at a shop in the community on Sunday night.

A Canefield, East Canje, Berbice businesswoman is now dead after she reportedly lost control of her motorcycle while navigating a turn at Airy Hall, at Mahaicony, on the East Coast of Demerara.

An accident at Drill Old Road, Mahaicony on Sunday left a young Mahaica man dead after he lost control of his motorcycle while negotiating a turn and ended up into a nearby trench.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Monday announced that during this week the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to the general public.

The Health Ministry on Monday confirmed five more COVID-19 deaths along with 36 new cases.

Although not officially completed, the new Festival City Polyclinic was on Monday opened to offer services to the public.

The Mayor and City Coun-cil (M&CC) has launched a website, which it believes will help in its administration of services to Georgetown’s citizens and businesses. 

A Brazilian national who confessed to stealing money through Republic Bank Limited using forged bank cards was yesterday fined a total of $310,000 and ordered deported.

A 16-year-old boy and two men were yesterday charged with robbing overseas-based Guyanese Shamwattie Naipaul in an tack at Number 73 Village, Corentyne, early last week Monday.

Cabinet has granted its no-objection for the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) to engage China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd.

The Ministry of Finance tonight announced that China Railway Group Limited has gotten Cabinet’s no-objection to construct the Amalia Falls Hydropower Project.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 31, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony today announced that beginning this week the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine would be available to all members of the public.

Surveillance footage of the accident that left veteran aviator Malcolm Chan-A-Sue and his wife hospitalised shows that he stopped at the Kingston intersection before the collision, contrary to what was reported by the police.

Sapote-1, ExxonMobil’s third well in the Canje Block offshore Guyana, has failed to unearth evidence of commercial hydrocarbon volumes, according to oedigital.com

Former leader of the PNCR’s  youth arm, Christopher Jones has defended the electoral systems and processes to be used for the upcoming leadership election saying that while there may be criticisms, it is one of the most transparent systems seen.

A West Berbice pedestrian yesterday afternoon succumbed to injuries after being struck down by a motor car driven by a cop stationed at the Fort Wellington Police Station.

A Venezuelan national was fatally stabbed just after midnight on Saturday during an argument as he was on his way home at Ruby Backdam, East Bank Essequibo.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has again warned of what it said appears to be a “nefarious scheme”  by some members of the Georgetown City Council to undervalue and rapidly dispose of city properties.